It was first used to count time.

它最初是用来记录时间。

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Quite complicated. The Chinese used to count time by using Ganzhi.

很复杂。中国人过去用干支计时。

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You see, the fall leaves gently across, birds stand quietly in the branches, in the winter scenery to count time.

你看，凋零的落叶轻轻飘过，鸟儿安静地立在枝头，在冬的风景里细数流年。

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In the old days, it took a long time to count the votes from the November elections.

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And frankly it would be incredibly time-consuming and tedious for me, to count this room full of people old school style-- 1, 2, 3 and so forth.

坦白说，按学校的老办法一个人一个人的数,1个，2个，3个……,对我来说极其费时费力。

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Let's say oftentimes orchestral musicians, they're sitting there and they're not playing so they have to be able to count for a long period of time.

时常,管弦乐团的乐手们坐在那里,却不需要演奏,因此他们不得不打很长一段时间的拍子

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Part-time or part-time seasonal workers can be lumped together to count as full-time equivalent.

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At this step, the group takes the time to count the votes right.

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"The holiday time is a great time to count your blessings, " she says.

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