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Lesson 8 Friday and the Thirteenth
星期五与十三号
Firday the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky because it has some bad associations
长久以来13号的星期五被看作不祥之日，因为在圣经故事，
which originaeted from some mythological tales of the Bilbe and other folk customs.
其他民间习俗中这一天有一些不好的联想。
According to the Bible,the Lord God created the first man,Adam.
圣经宣称，上帝创造了第一个男人亚当。
Then he took a rib from Adam’s body and out of it created the first woman.Eve.
然后用亚当的一根肋骨创造了第一个女人夏娃。
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.
据说上帝也是在星期五造的亚当， 而亚当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.
在英格兰，星期五还曾是处决罪犯的日子，正因为如此它被称作“绞刑日”
From an old Norse myth people got the idea that 13 people sitting at a table to have a dinner was unlucky.
古老的挪威神话使人们相信13个人同桌进餐是不吉利的。
And this superstition was confirmed by the Last Supper of Christ and his disciples.
这个迷信观念又被基督和他的门徒最后的晚餐进一步证实
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.
圣经告诉我们当基督的12个门徒之一犹大为了30块银币出卖了他的主时，基督正与他的12个门徒（一共是13人）坐在一起，共进最后的晚餐。
Christ was killed by being nailed on the cross the following day.which was also a Friday.
第二天，也是个星期五，基督被钉死在十字架上。
A Ridiculous Idea
荒唐的说法
The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
13号星期五要倒霉的说法真是荒唐，
I don’t believe it at all.
我才不信呢。
Maybe you can’t be so sure.
你恐怕不能这么肯定吧。
Why not?The whole idea is superstitious.
为什么不？这整个想法都是迷信的。
But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
但是有人会利用这个机会制造麻烦。
Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
你听说过电脑上的“黑色星期五”病毒吗？
It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
这个病毒被设计成在每个13号星期五发作。
I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
这我知道。可这与倒不倒霉没关系。
Those who created the virus are deliberately making fun of people.
这是那些制造病毒的人成心搞恶作剧。
A Ridiculous Idea
荒唐的说法
The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
13号星期五要倒霉的说法真是荒唐，
I don’t believe it at all.
我才不信呢。
Maybe you can’t be so sure.
你恐怕不能这么肯定吧。
Why not?The whole idea is superstitious.
为什么不？这整个想法都是迷信的。
But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
但是有人会利用这个机会制造麻烦。
Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
你听说过电脑上的“黑色星期五”病毒吗？
It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
这个病毒被设计成在每个13号星期五发作。
I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
这我知道。可这与倒不倒霉没关系。
Those who created the virus are deliberately making fun of people.
这是那些制造病毒的人成心搞恶作剧。
