大学英语泛读教程Unit7

Unit7

NumbersandOmens

--吴洲陈聪聪汤文飞编辑课件Accordingtothepassage,numbersplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.Theuseofnumbersisrelatedtoomens.编辑课件Toappealforgoodluck.Tochewpeopleout.NumbersareintimatelyrelatedtothedailylifeofChinese.编辑课件Markingthebeginning.Themeaningof“independent〞or“alone〞.ONE编辑课件TWOThemeaningofpairs.Oneplusone,livingtogether.编辑课件THREEStandingfor“many〞.Playingacriticalrole.编辑课件FOURAmysteriousnumber.Asymbolforthegreatearth.NotauspiciousinChineseculture.编辑课件FIVEChinesesignlittlegoodorbadsignificanceto“five〞.Fivefortunes:longlife,wealth,health,anethicallife,andapeacefuldeath.Fiveelements:metal,wood,water,fireandearth.编辑课件SSIXThelargestnumberonadie(骰子).“66everythinggoessmoothly〞.编辑课件SevenNotmanypeopletakeseventobealuckynumber.“Doingthesevens〞〔做七〕.编辑课件EightInCantonese(广东人),eightand“success〞aresimilarinsound.InHongKong,businessmenareespeciallyfondofeight.Luckyinthenumberofhotelroomsandphonenumbers.编辑课件NineGenerallyreferringtoagreatmajorityoralargenumber.Inauspicioustorunacrossnine.编辑课件Bookofchanges(易经〕One:tai-jiorgreatsupremeTwo:tworitualsThree:threepowersFour:fourdirectionsFive:fivepathwaysSix:sixrealmsSeven:sevenrulesofgovernmentEight:eighttrigramsNine:ninechainsTen:tendepictions编辑课件CustomsaboutnumbersAtweddings,whenchinesepeoplegive“redenvelopes〞withgiftsofcash,theyonlysendevenamounts.Ifyougiveoddamounts,peoplewillnotbegratefulandevencriticizeyoubehindyourbackforfailingtounderstandingbasicmanners.编辑课件Someslangsaboutnumbersandomens.“Ifthemoonhasahalo,itwillbewindy,andadampplinthforetellsrain〞.“Fortunecomesinpairs〞.编辑课件“Goldbraceletsbecomingapair〞.“Maythefivefortunesapproachyourdoors〞.“Ifyouwanttosucceed,don’tstrayfromeight〞.编辑课件The1stsection:OriginsofsomeomensandnumbersinBooksofChanges.The2ndand3rdsections:WhyChinesepeopledon’tlikeoddnumbersbutevennumbers.编辑课件The4thsection:Somesayingsandhabitsabout“four〞and“five〞.The5thsection:PeopleinChinaarefondof“six〞and“eight〞.Thelastsection:Anynumbercanbeexplainedastomakeitfit.编辑课件Believeitornot,it'suptoyou

Findingaluckynumberisjustlikeburningincensetothegods,itcannotdeterminewhetheryouwillsucceedornot.Number8and6cannothelpyouwithanything.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youshouldworkhard.Youcanbelieveinluckynumbers,butyoucannotbetooserious.编辑课件AnswersText1:BCADBDABCBADBADCABCB