Six-Year-Old Girl Breaks Rubik's Cube World Record

A six-year-old girl from China set a new women's world record for solving a Rubik's Cube. Lian Yunzhi solved the puzzle five times with an average time of 4.27 seconds. She is the first female speedcuber to average under 4.5 seconds. A speedcuber is a person who solves puzzle cubes as fast as possible.

speedcuber= 以最快速度解開謎題方塊的人

Lian Yunzhi started taking a Rubik's Cube class when she was younger. Her mother also signed her up for dance and music lessons. Her mother soon saw that puzzle solving was great for her daughter's development. Lian Yunzhi now knows more than 1,300 solving methods. She practices for two to three hours every day.

signed her up for= 幫某人報名或註冊參加課程或活動

Her mother says that solving a Rubik's Cube helps children build focus and memory. It also teaches them how to think logically and handle winning and losing.

build focus= 培養並提升集中注意力的能力think logically= 運用清晰的邏輯與道理進行思考

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文法整理

句型	意思
speedcuber	以最快速度解開謎題方塊的人
signed her up for	幫某人報名或註冊參加課程或活動
build focus	培養並提升集中注意力的能力
think logically	運用清晰的邏輯與道理進行思考

詞彙整理

單字	意思
puzzle	需要運用推理、觀察或創意才能解開的難題；也指以解決這類難題為目的的遊戲或題目。
development	發展；開發；改進。指事物逐漸成長、擴充或變得更完善的過程；也指為了使某項事物更有用或更具效益而加以改良。
practices	通常採用的做法、行為方式或習俗。
memory	對過去的人、事、物或經驗的記憶；也指被記住的事情。

延伸學習

•魔術方塊速解（Speedcubing）已從休閒嗜好發展為由世界魔術方塊協會（WCA）等機構規範的正式競技運動。
•「signed her up for」是日常英語中非常常見的動詞片語，常用於表示幫某人報名課外活動或課程。