Historically, one common method of counting has been to use body parts to keep track of a running total.

历史上，计数的一种普遍方法就是通过人身体的某些部位来记录总体数量。

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WHEN Italy rejigged its method of counting GDP in 1987, the updated figures saw it edge ahead of Britain.

当意大利在1987年重新调整GDP的计算方法时，更新过的数字使意大利领先于英国。

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Inward migration last year reached its highest level since the current method of counting was introduced 17 years ago, with 605,000 long-term migrants arriving in the 12 months to mid-2007.

去年移民流入达到自17年前开始采用现行计算方法以来的最高水平。在截至2007年中期的12个月中，长期移民人数达到60.5万人。

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By and large, Republicans prefer the traditional method of going door-to-door and counting real people.

ECONOMIST: The politics of the census

Oltmanns and Rosas lead a tight-lipped team of accountants who conduct the same ballot-counting method that they have used for decades.

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