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Lesson 8 Friday and the Thirteenth
星期五與十三號(hào)
Firday the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky because it has some bad associations
長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)13號(hào)的星期五被看作不祥之日，因?yàn)樵谑ソ?jīng)故事，
which originaeted from some mythological tales of the Bilbe and other folk customs.
其他民間習(xí)俗中這一天有一些不好的聯(lián)想。
According to the Bible,the Lord God created the first man,Adam.
圣經(jīng)宣稱，上帝創(chuàng)造了第一個(gè)男人亞當(dāng)。
Then he took a rib from Adam’s body and out of it created the first woman.Eve.
然后用亞當(dāng)?shù)囊桓吖莿?chuàng)造了第一個(gè)女人夏娃。
It was said that Adam was created on a Friday and it was on Friday that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit,and they died on a Friay.too.
據(jù)說(shuō)上帝也是在星期五造的亞當(dāng)， 而亞當(dāng)我夏娃又是在星期五偷吃了禁果，也是在星期五死去的。
Friday was also the common day in English for executing criminals. For this reason it was sometimes known as the Hanging Day.
在英格蘭，星期五還曾是處決罪犯的日子，正因?yàn)槿绱怂环Q作“絞刑日”
From an old Norse myth people got the idea that 13 people sitting at a table to have a dinner was unlucky.
古老的挪威神話使人們相信13個(gè)人同桌進(jìn)餐是不吉利的。
And this superstition was confirmed by the Last Supper of Christ and his disciples.
這個(gè)迷信觀念又被基督和他的門徒最后的晚餐進(jìn)一步證實(shí)
The Bible tells us that Christ sat down with his 12 disciples. which made up the number 13,at the Last Supper when Judas, one of the 12 disciples,sold his master for thirty pieces of silver.
圣經(jīng)告訴我們當(dāng)基督的12個(gè)門徒之一猶大為了30塊銀幣出賣了他的主時(shí)，基督正與他的12個(gè)門徒（一共是13人）坐在一起，共進(jìn)最后的晚餐。
Christ was killed by being nailed on the cross the following day.which was also a Friday.
第二天，也是個(gè)星期五，基督被釘死在十字架上。
A Ridiculous Idea
荒唐的說(shuō)法
The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
13號(hào)星期五要倒霉的說(shuō)法真是荒唐，
I don’t believe it at all.
我才不信呢。
Maybe you can’t be so sure.
你恐怕不能這么肯定吧。
Why not?The whole idea is superstitious.
為什么不？這整個(gè)想法都是迷信的。
But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
但是有人會(huì)利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)制造麻煩。
Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)電腦上的“黑色星期五”病毒嗎？
It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
這個(gè)病毒被設(shè)計(jì)成在每個(gè)13號(hào)星期五發(fā)作。
I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
這我知道。可這與倒不倒霉沒(méi)關(guān)系。
Those who created the virus are deliberately making fun of people.
這是那些制造病毒的人成心搞惡作劇。
A Ridiculous Idea
荒唐的說(shuō)法
The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
13號(hào)星期五要倒霉的說(shuō)法真是荒唐，
I don’t believe it at all.
我才不信呢。
Maybe you can’t be so sure.
你恐怕不能這么肯定吧。
Why not?The whole idea is superstitious.
為什么不？這整個(gè)想法都是迷信的。
But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
但是有人會(huì)利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)制造麻煩。
Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)電腦上的“黑色星期五”病毒嗎？
It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
這個(gè)病毒被設(shè)計(jì)成在每個(gè)13號(hào)星期五發(fā)作。
I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
這我知道。可這與倒不倒霉沒(méi)關(guān)系。
Those who created the virus are deliberately making fun of people.
這是那些制造病毒的人成心搞惡作劇。
