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1、ThinkAboutThreeQuestionsWhatissuperstition?Giveyourowndefinition.Whydoyouthinkcontemporarypeoplearemosteasilyinfluencedbysuperstition?Doyou(orothersyouknow)haveanysuperstitions(Forexample:Luckynumber)?Talkaboutit.BackgroundknowledgeInmanypeople’sopinion,westerncountriesareso
2、developedthatthepeopletherewouldnotadmitsuperstition.However,thisisnotthetruth.WesternersareinsuchacontradictionthattheybelieveinboththescienceandGod.Thefollowingaresomeinterstingsuperstitionsinthewest.Bulls:inthewestlegend,bullisthestrongestandmostpowerfulcreature.westerner
3、sbelievethatbullscanbringthemwealth.Umbrella:Europeansbelievethatopeningtheumbrellainacleardaycanbringabouttherain,whileinAmerica,itistheopposite.Salt:westernersbelievethatpeoplewhoputthepotcontainingsaltupsidedownwillencounterunluckythings. However,Greeksthinkthatthiscanbea
4、voidedbythrowingahandleofsaltoverone'sleftshoulder.Ravens(大乌鸦):accordingtotheBible,ravenisthebetrayerofNoahandishatedbymostpeople.Evenso,inBritain’sLondonTower,sixravensarethemostfamouscreaturesandaretreatedquitewell,fortheBritishpeoplebelieveiftheyallflyaway,theUKwilldieout
5、.Albatross(信天翁):thewesternersbelievethatyoucanneverkillaalbatrossanytimeanywhere,fortheythinkthesoulsoftheseamenareattachedtothem,sokillingthealbatrosseswillleadtotherevengeofthesea.Rabbits:thesuperstitionofrabbitsinwesternersoriginatesfromthefamousEnglishwriterLewisCarroll’
6、sbook.Rabbitsaremysteriousandswift,especiallygoodatrunning,sothattheycanescapefrommisfortune.Therefore,thewesternersbelievethattherabbitfootcandriveawayevilandbringaboutluck.AlsotheadultstelltheirchildrenthattheEastereggsaresentbytherabbitsonEas
7、ter.summarizeWhetheryouadmititornot,superstition,acommonphenomenon,isalmosteverywhereinourdailylife.Butwhy?Thisisthemainquestiontodealwith.Howtounderstandsuperstition?Regardlessofthetruthorfalseofit,themeaningofsuperstitionissomekindofoutwardexpressionsofthehuman’stensionsan
8、danxietiestotheuncertainoflife.So,youthinkinaworldthatscienceandtechnologyh
