大學英語泛讀教程Unit7

Unit7

NumbersandOmens

--吳洲陳聰聰湯文飛編輯課件Accordingtothepassage,numbersplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.Theuseofnumbersisrelatedtoomens.編輯課件Toappealforgoodluck.Tochewpeopleout.NumbersareintimatelyrelatedtothedailylifeofChinese.編輯課件Markingthebeginning.Themeaningof“independent〞or“alone〞.ONE編輯課件TWOThemeaningofpairs.Oneplusone,livingtogether.編輯課件THREEStandingfor“many〞.Playingacriticalrole.編輯課件FOURAmysteriousnumber.Asymbolforthegreatearth.NotauspiciousinChineseculture.編輯課件FIVEChinesesignlittlegoodorbadsignificanceto“five〞.Fivefortunes:longlife,wealth,health,anethicallife,andapeacefuldeath.Fiveelements:metal,wood,water,fireandearth.編輯課件SSIXThelargestnumberonadie(骰子).“66everythinggoessmoothly〞.編輯課件SevenNotmanypeopletakeseventobealuckynumber.“Doingthesevens〞〔做七〕.編輯課件EightInCantonese(廣東人),eightand“success〞aresimilarinsound.InHongKong,businessmenareespeciallyfondofeight.Luckyinthenumberofhotelroomsandphonenumbers.編輯課件NineGenerallyreferringtoagreatmajorityoralargenumber.Inauspicioustorunacrossnine.編輯課件Bookofchanges(易經(jīng)〕One:tai-jiorgreatsupremeTwo:tworitualsThree:threepowersFour:fourdirectionsFive:fivepathwaysSix:sixrealmsSeven:sevenrulesofgovernmentEight:eighttrigramsNine:ninechainsTen:tendepictions編輯課件CustomsaboutnumbersAtweddings,whenchinesepeoplegive“redenvelopes〞withgiftsofcash,theyonlysendevenamounts.Ifyougiveoddamounts,peoplewillnotbegratefulandevencriticizeyoubehindyourbackforfailingtounderstandingbasicmanners.編輯課件Someslangsaboutnumbersandomens.“Ifthemoonhasahalo,itwillbewindy,andadampplinthforetellsrain〞.“Fortunecomesinpairs〞.編輯課件“Goldbraceletsbecomingapair〞.“Maythefivefortunesapproachyourdoors〞.“Ifyouwanttosucceed,don’tstrayfromeight〞.編輯課件The1stsection:OriginsofsomeomensandnumbersinBooksofChanges.The2ndand3rdsections:WhyChinesepeopledon’tlikeoddnumbersbutevennumbers.編輯課件The4thsection:Somesayingsandhabitsabout“four〞and“five〞.The5thsection:PeopleinChinaarefondof“six〞and“eight〞.Thelastsection:Anynumbercanbeexplainedastomakeitfit.編輯課件Believeitornot,it'suptoyou

Findingaluckynumberisjustlikeburningincensetothegods,itcannotdeterminewhetheryouwillsucceedornot.Number8and6cannothelpyouwithanything.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youshouldworkhard.Youcanbelieveinluckynumbers,butyoucannotbetooserious.編輯課件AnswersText1:BCADBDABCBADBADCABCB