大学英语泛读教程Unit7ppt

Unit7NumbersandOmens--吴洲陈聪聪汤文飞•Accordingtothepassage,numbersplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.•Theuseofnumbersisrelatedtoomens.Toappealforgoodluck.Tochewpeopleout.NumbersareintimatelyrelatedtothedailylifeofChinese.Markingthebeginning.Themeaningof“independent”or“alone”.ONETWOThemeaningofpairs.Oneplusone,livingtogether.THREE•Standingfor“many”.•Playingacriticalrole.FOURAmysteriousnumber.Asymbolforthegreatearth.NotauspiciousinChineseculture.FIVEChinesesignlittlegoodorbadsignificanceto“five”.Fivefortunes:longlife,wealth,health,anethicallife,andapeacefuldeath.Fiveelements:metal,wood,water,fireandearth.SSIXThelargestnumberonadie(骰子).“66everythinggoessmoothly”.SevenNotmanypeopletakeseventobealuckynumber.“Doingthesevens”（做七）.EightInCantonese(广东人),eightand“success”aresimilarinsound.InHongKong,businessmenareespeciallyfondofeight.Luckyinthenumberofhotelroomsandphonenumbers.NineGenerallyreferringtoagreatmajorityoralargenumber.Inauspicioustorunacrossnine.Bookofchanges(易经）One:tai-jiorgreatsupremeTwo:tworitualsThree:threepowersFour:fourdirectionsFive:fivepathwaysSix:sixrealmsSeven:sevenrulesofgovernmentEight:eighttrigramsNine:ninechainsTen:tendepictionsCustomsaboutnumbersAtweddings,whenchinesepeoplegive“redenvelopes”withgiftsofcash,theyonlysendevenamounts.Ifyougiveoddamounts,peoplewillnotbegratefulandevencriticizeyoubehindyourbackforfailingtounderstandingbasicmanners.Someslangsaboutnumbersandomens.“Ifthemoonhasahalo,itwillbewindy,andadampplinthforetellsrain”.“Fortunecomesinpairs”.“Goldbraceletsbecomingapair”.“Maythefivefortunesapproachyourdoors”.“Ifyouwanttosucceed,don’tstrayfromeight”.The1stsection:OriginsofsomeomensandnumbersinBooksofChanges.The2ndand3rdsections:WhyChinesepeopledon’tlikeoddnumbersbutevennumbers.The4thsection:Somesayingsandhabitsabout“four”and“five”.The5thsection:PeopleinChinaarefondof“six”and“eight”.Thelastsection:Anynumbercanbeexplainedastomakeitfit.Believeitornot,it'suptoyouFindingaluckynumberisjustlikeburningincensetothegods,itcannotdeterminewhetheryouwillsucceedornot.Number8and6cannothelpyouwithanything.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youshouldworkhard.Youcanbelieveinluckynumbers,butyoucannotbetooserious.AnswersText1:BCADBDABCBADBADCABCBBADCABFastreading:CABDBDBBDDDCCBDHomereading:BDADBDAC--吴洲陈聪聪汤文飞