70-year-old granny can recite pi to 5,000 decimal places

时间：2007-06-02 02:49:31

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Chinanews, Chongqing, Jun.1 – According to Chongqing Evening News, Liu Zhengyi, an ordinary elderly woman from Chongqing, often demonstrates her ability of reciting pi to 5,000 decimal places.

 

Liu is a retired1 accountant. She became audience of Chongqing Craftsmanship2 Contest and thought she could also demonstrate her own stunt3. She told the contest organizers she wanted to challenge the recitation of pi.

 

In 2002, Liu learned from the press that one could easily suffer from brain atrophy4 without exercising and reciting. As a result, she participated in a training course for reciting pi. After 4 days of learning, she could recite pi to 200 decimal places. Feeling very much encouraged, she kept on until she could recite pi to 5,000 decimal places in 2004.

 

“Everyone can do this if one keeps at it,” she said.

 
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1 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
2 craftsmanship c2f81623cf1977dcc20aaa53644e0719     
n.手艺
参考例句：
  • The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship. 那整座房子是她技艺的一座丰碑。
  • We admired the superb craftsmanship of the furniture. 我们很欣赏这个家具的一流工艺。
3 stunt otxwC     
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
参考例句：
  • Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
  • Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
4 atrophy 3eWyU     
n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退
参考例句：
  • Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
  • Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

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