英语六级必读美文030： 数字十三
<p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="superstitions">superstitions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="generalis">generalis</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>,<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Various">Various</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="ofthis">ofthis</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Supper">Supper</span>, <span word="Judas">Judas</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="universal">universal</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quatorizieme">quatorizieme</span>.</p><p> 一个广为流传的迷信是13不吉利。最常见的就是许多饭店就不设13号房间。有人不愿意在13号出发旅行，特别是赶上当天是星期五的时候。对这一迷信的起源众说纷纭口最普遍的说法是最后的晚餐上共有13人，出卖耶稣的犹大算是第13个在法国，英国以及整个欧洲和美洲都有这一迷信。法国的社交礼仪要求避免13人同席，遇此情况，人们就随便拉来一个食客凑数，称之为 第14个</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Addison">Addison</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mirth">mirth</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="unluckily">unluckily</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="insomuch">insomuch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="companions">companions</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="affirmed">affirmed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="foufieen">foufieen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="portending">portending</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="plaidy">plaidy</span> <span word="forebode">forebode</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bom">bom</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="formd">formd</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expedient">expedient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="omen">omen</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p>
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