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1、Unit7 NumbersandOmens--吴洲陈聪聪汤文飞Accordingtothepassage,numbersplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.Theuseofnumbersisrelatedtoomens.Toappealforgoodluck.Tochewpeopleout.NumbersareintimatelyrelatedtothedailylifeofChinese.Markingthebeginning.Themeaningof“independent”or“alone”.ONETW
2、OThemeaningofpairs.Oneplusone,livingtogether.THREEStandingfor“many”.Playingacriticalrole.FOURAmysteriousnumber.Asymbolforthegreatearth.NotauspiciousinChineseculture.FIVEChinesesignlittlegoodorbadsignificanceto“five”.Fivefortunes:longlife,wealth,health,anethicallife,andapeace
3、fuldeath.Fiveelements:metal,wood,water,fireandearth.SSIXThelargestnumberonadie(骰子).“66everythinggoessmoothly”.SevenNotmanypeopletakeseventobealuckynumber.“Doingthesevens”（做七）.EightInCantonese(广东人),eightand“success”aresimilarinsound.InHongKong,businessmenareespeciallyfondofei
4、ght.Luckyinthenumberofhotelroomsandphonenumbers.NineGenerallyreferringtoagreatmajorityoralargenumber.Inauspicioustorunacrossnine.Bookofchanges(易经）One:tai-jiorgreatsupremeTwo:tworitualsThree:threepowersFour:fourdirectionsFive:fivepathwaysSix:sixrealmsSeven:sevenrulesofgovernm
5、entEight:eighttrigramsNine:ninechainsTen:tendepictionsCustomsaboutnumbersAtweddings,whenchinesepeoplegive“redenvelopes”withgiftsofcash,theyonlysendevenamounts.Ifyougiveoddamounts,peoplewillnotbegratefulandevencriticizeyoubehindyourbackforfailingtounderstandingbasicmanners.So
6、meslangsaboutnumbersandomens.“Ifthemoonhasahalo,itwillbewindy,andadampplinthforetellsrain”.“Fortunecomesinpairs”.“Goldbraceletsbecomingapair”.“Maythefivefortunesapproachyourdoors”.“Ifyouwanttosucceed,don’tstrayfromeight”.The1stsection:OriginsofsomeomensandnumbersinBooksofCha
7、nges.The2ndand3rdsections:WhyChinesepeopledon’tlikeoddnumbersbutevennumbers.The4thsection:Somesayingsandhabitsabout“four”and“five”.The5thsection:PeopleinChinaarefondof“six”and“eight”.Thelastsection:Anynumbercanbeexplainedastomakeitfit.Believeitornot,it'suptoyouFindingaluckyn
8、umberisjustlikeburningincensetothegods,itcannotdeterminewhetheryouwillsucce
