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1、BPairworkLookatthesepictures.Thendiscussthequestionsbelow.WalkingunderaladderHowcanIwalkunderladders,reallybadluck.IntheUnitedKingdom,Belgium(比利时),Franceandothercountries,trytoavoidwalkingunderaladder.Theythinkitisunlucky.Perhapsthemostreasonableexplanationisthatwhenpeoplewa
2、lkunderaladder,theladdermayfall,orstandingonaladder.Workingpeoplewilldropahammerorabucketofpaint.BreakingamirrorInthewest,itisveryunlucky.Themirrorisconsideredsacredthings,breakingamirrormeansthedestruction(毁灭)ofthesoul,breakingamirrorwillleadtosevenyearsofbadluck,sodon'tbre
3、akthemirror.Onthecontrary,brokethecup,plate,platemeanswealthandhappiness.Thereforeintheweddingparty,birthdayfeastandothersolemnoccasions,theyhadbrokensomedishtocongratulate.OpeninganumbrellaindoorsStopopeninganumbrellaindoors,youdon'twanttogrowtaller?InChina,openinganumbrell
4、aindoorsisunlucky.Theumbrellaisthehomonym(谐音)for“Powder(散)”.Inopeninganumbrellaindoorsunluckyhastwokindofexplanations:thefirstisthetaboo,athometoopenanumbrella,childrencannotgrowtall;secondisthehomeoftheumbrella,themeanseparation(分离)outof.OpeninganUmbrellaIndoorsSomepeoplebe
5、lievethatopeninganumbrellaindoorsandholdingitovertheheadbringsmisfortune(不幸)ordeath.Peoplehavegivenvariousreasonsforthissuperstition,sayingthatdoingsomayoffendgods.Butthemostpracticalandsensiblereasonisthatwhenoneopensanumbrellainthehouse,onemayknockoveraburningcandleoravalu
6、ablevase,whichissurelyamisfortune.IntheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaSpillingsaltBritishpeoplethink,spillingsaltwouldbringbadluck,sothespilledsaltovertheleftshoulderandmakeawish,canterminate(终止)thedoom.Writingsomeone’snameinredinkInancienttimes,wassentencedtodeatht
7、henameonthetickinredink,nowthecourtsentencedtodeathwitharedpenindeathpenaltynametick.Sowriteitwitharedpennameisforothers,donotrespect.AndinChina,therehavebeen"DanBookominous.".Inadditiontothefactorsmentionedabove,nowwitharedpentowriteisalsoknownastheJohn.Wishingsomeone“goodl
8、uck”beforeashowWishsbgoodluckbeforetheshowinChinaisgood.Becauseitisablessin
