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Question: How does the sixth finger move?

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Japanese and French scientists make a sixth finger. It is a robotic finger.

日本和法国科学家制造出了第六根手指。它是一根机器手指。

Robotic means that it is a machine. Scientists know that we move our body with the brain. They want to see what happens to the brain when something is new on the body.

机器手指意味着它是一个机器。科学家知道我们用大脑来移动我们的身体。他们想要看看当身体上有新的东西时大脑会发生什么。

Scientists attach the sixth finger to a hand. It is next to the smallest finger. A sensor checks how the muscles on the arm move. A special device then moves the sixth finger.

科学家把第六根手指连到一只手上。它紧邻着最小的手指。一个传感器会检查手臂上的肌肉如何运动。然后一个特殊的装置会移动第六根手指。

Scientists say that the sixth finger can be very useful. For example, it helps you to type or carry many things in one hand. In the future, people may wear it just like they wear glasses today.

科学家称，第六根手指会非常有用。例如，它能帮你打字或用一只手拿下很多东西。未来，人们可以像如今戴眼镜一样戴着它。

Notes:

1. robotic：adj. 机器人的，机械的，由robot（机器人）变换而来。

2. attach：v. 把…固定（在某处），发邮件时加上附件也可以用attach，如attach a file to the email。

3. sensor：n. 传感器，由sense（感觉）变换而来。

4. glasses：n. 以复数形式出现是“眼镜”的意思，如a pair of glasses。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

How could the sixth finger help us in the future?