大学英语泛读教程Unit7ppt.ppt
Unit 7Numbers and Omens,-吴洲 陈聪聪 汤文飞,According to the passage,numbers play an important role in Chinese culture.The use of numbers is related to omens.,To appeal for good luck.To chew people out.Numbers are intimately related to the daily life of Chinese.,Marking the beginning.The meaning of“independent”or“alone”.,ONE,TWO,The meaning of pairs.One plus one,living together.,THREE,Standing for“many”.Playing a critical role.,FOUR,A mysterious number.A symbol for the great earth.Not auspicious in Chinese culture.,FIVE,Chinese sign little good or bad significance to“five”.Five fortunes:long life,wealth,health,an ethical life,and a peaceful death.Five elements:metal,wood,water,fire and earth.,SSIX,The largest number on a die(骰子).“66 everything goes smoothly”.,Seven,Not many people take seven to be a lucky number.“Doing the sevens”（做七）.,Eight,In Cantonese(广东人),eight and“success”are similar in sound.In Hong Kong,businessmen are especially fond of eight.Lucky in the number of hotel rooms and phone numbers.,Nine,Generally referring to a great majority or a large number.Inauspicious to run across nine.,Book of changes(易经）,One:tai-ji or great supremeTwo:two ritualsThree:three powersFour:four directionsFive:five pathways,Six:six realmsSeven:seven rules of governmentEight:eight trigramsNine:nine chainsTen:ten depictions,Customs about numbers,At weddings,when chinese people give“red envelopes”with gifts of cash,they only send even amounts.If you give odd amounts,people will not be grateful and even criticize you behind your back for failing to understanding basic manners.,Some slangs about numbers and omens.,“If the moon has a halo,it will be windy,and a damp plinth foretells rain”.“Fortune comes in pairs”.,“Gold bracelets becoming a pair”.“May the five fortunes approach your doors”.“If you want to succeed,dont stray from eight”.,The 1st section:Origins of some omens and numbers in Books of Changes.The 2nd and 3rd sections:Why Chinese people dont like odd numbers but even numbers.,The 4th section:Some sayings and habits about“four”and“five”.The 5th section:People in China are fond of“six”and“eight”.The last section:Any number can be explained as to make it fit.,Believe it or not,its up to you,Finding a lucky number is just like burning incense to the gods,it can not determine whether you will succeed or not.Number 8 and 6 can not help you with anything.If you want to be successful,you should work hard.You can believe in lucky numbers,but you can not be too serious.,Answers,Text 1:BCADB DABCB ADBAD CABCB BADCA BFast reading:CABDB DBBDD DCCBDHome reading:BDADB DAC,Thanks for your attention!,-吴洲 陈聪聪 汤文飞,
