新课标英语阅读 53：一个破碎的镜子和坏运气
Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? 你会有坏运气,如果你打破镜子吗?
Many people believe this.许多人相信这。
There is an old story about breaking mirrors .一个古老的故事说,打破镜子。
Long ago, people happened to see their faces in ponds and lakes. 很久以前,人们碰巧看到他们的脸在池塘和湖泊。
Some people were frightened. "That must be my soul, " 一些人害怕。“这一定是我的灵魂。”
a person would say.一个人会说。
The first mirrors were made of shiny metal. 第一个反映是用闪亮的金属。
Later,people used glass mirrors. 后来,人们用玻璃镜子。
They were careful not to break them. 他们很小心不要打破他们。
Breaking a mirror could harm the soul.打碎镜子会伤害灵魂。
That is how a broken mirror came to mean bad luck. 这是一个破碎的镜子来意味着坏运气。
The bad luck is supposed to,last for seven years.坏运气应该,持续七年。
You may not believe this story. 你可能不相信这个故事。
You may have no bad luck with mirrors.你可能没有坏运气的镜子。
But you should handle mirrors carefully. 但你应该小心处理的镜子。
A broken mirror could cut you.一个破碎的镜子可以减少你。
WORD BANK
believe v.相信;信任;
认为;想
happen v.碰巧;偶然
偶然发现
pond n.池塘
soul n.灵魂;心灵;
精神;精力
harm/ha:m/v.伤害;损害
supposed adj.
假定的;想像中的
handle v.拿;搬运
