赖世雄学英语第四册 lesson 8

　　[00:00.00]Lesson  8  Friday and the Thirteenth
[00:03.10]星期五与十三号
[00:06.19]Firday the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky
[00:15.86]because it has some bad associations
[00:18.53]长久以来13号的星期五被看作不祥之日，因为在圣经故事，
[00:21.21]which originaeted from some mythological¹ tales of the Bilbe and other folk customs.
[00:25.69]其他民间习俗中这一天有一些不好的联想。
[00:30.17]According to the Bible,the Lord God created the first man,Adam.
[00:34.00]圣经宣称，上帝创造了第一个男人亚当。
[00:37.83]Then he took a rib² from Adam's body and out of it created the first woman.Eve.
[00:42.25]然后用亚当的一根肋骨创造了第一个女人夏娃。
[00:46.68]It was said that Adam was created on a Friday and it was on Friday
[00:51.96]that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit,and they died on a Friay.too.
[00:56.69]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。
[01:01.41]Friday was also the common day in English for executing criminals.
[01:08.57]For this reason it was sometimes known as the Hanging Day.
[01:11.65]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”
[01:14.74]From an old Norse myth people got the idea that 13 people
[01:21.89]sitting at a table to have a dinner was unlucky.
[01:24.82]古老的挪威神话使人们相信13个人同桌进餐是不吉利的。
[01:27.75]And this superstition³ was confirmed
[01:32.47]by the Last Supper of Christ and his disciples⁴.
[01:35.20]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
[01:37.93]The Bible tells us that Christ sat down with his 12 disciples.
[01:45.38]which made up the number 13,at the Last Supper when Judas,
[01:52.74]one of the 12 disciples,sold his master for thirty pieces of silver.
[01:56.68]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。
[02:00.61]Christ was killed by being nailed on the cross the following day.
[02:07.09]which was also a Friday.
[02:08.97]第二天，也是个星期五，基督被钉死在十字架上。
[02:10.85]A Ridiculous Idea
[02:13.58]荒唐的说法
[02:16.31]The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
[02:19.99]13号星期五要倒霉的说法真是荒唐，
[02:23.67]I don't believe it at all.
[02:25.55]我才不信呢。
[02:27.44]Maybe you can't be so sure.
[02:29.81]你恐怕不能这么肯定吧。
[02:32.19]Why not?The whole idea is superstitious⁵.
[02:35.12]为什么不？这整个想法都是迷信的。
[02:38.04]But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
[02:41.23]但是有人会利用这个机会制造麻烦。
[02:44.41]Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
[02:47.80]你听说过电脑上的“黑色星期五”病毒吗？
[02:51.18]It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
[02:55.01]这个病毒被设计成在每个13号星期五发作。
[02:58.83]I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
[03:02.22]这我知道。可这与倒不倒霉没关系。
[03:05.60]Those who created the virus are deliberately⁶ making fun of people.
[03:08.98]这是那些制造病毒的人成心搞恶作剧。
[03:12.37]A Ridiculous Idea
[03:17.30]荒唐的说法
[03:22.24]The idea about Friday the Thirteenth is totally ridiculous.
[03:25.92]13号星期五要倒霉的说法真是荒唐，
[03:29.61]I don't believe it at all.
[03:31.53]我才不信呢。
[03:33.45]Maybe you can't be so sure.
[03:35.86]你恐怕不能这么肯定吧。
[03:38.28]Why not?The whole idea is superstitious.
[03:41.20]为什么不？这整个想法都是迷信的。
[03:44.13]But some people use this occasion to create trouble.
[03:47.32]但是有人会利用这个机会制造麻烦。
[03:50.50]Have you heard of the Black Friday.Virus on the computer?
[03:53.89]你听说过电脑上的“黑色星期五”病毒吗？
[03:57.27]It is designed to break out on every Friday the Thirteenth.
[04:01.10]这个病毒被设计成在每个13号星期五发作。
[04:04.92]I know that.But that has nothing to do with being unlucky.
[04:08.31]这我知道。可这与倒不倒霉没关系。
[04:11.69]Those who created the virus are deliberately making fun of people.
[04:23.72]这是那些制造病毒的人成心搞恶作剧。

1 mythological   

adj.神话的

参考例句：

• He is remembered for his historical and mythological works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称。
• But even so, the cumulative process had for most Americans a deep, almost mythological significance. 不过即使如此，移民渐增的过程，对于大部分美国人，还是意味深长的，几乎有不可思议的影响。

2 rib   

n.肋骨，肋状物

参考例句：

• He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
• He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。

3 superstition   

n.迷信，迷信行为

参考例句：

• It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
• Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。

4 disciples   

n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 )；门徒；耶稣的信徒；（尤指）耶稣十二门徒之一

参考例句：

• Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

5 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

6 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。