大学英语泛读

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significance of numbers
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One: marking the beginning,"independent"or "alone".
Two:"fortune comes in pairs". Four:the great earth
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Five:"the mean".
One six eight ,on the way to success(168,一路发）
刘淑娟
Happiness comes in pairs
When people got married in ancient times ,betrothal gifts would include a document recording all the details of the accompanying gifts.For example:"Four wings of poultry ." "Gold bracelets becoming a pair .""Festive candles with double glow ."
Six:"everything goes smoothly".
6. Seven:"Doing 7. 8. Eight:success Nine:forever
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Supplyment
• Gift-Giving in some foreign cultures.
MAIN IDEA:
Chinese people‘s day-to-day life is closely associated with numbers.
knowledge focus:
Pair Work
How do number uses vary from culture to culture? What is the number etiquette in China? What"s the main idea of the article?
Summary :
One is the number making the beginning ,and also has the meaning of independent or alone
姓名：胡丽丽 学号：1123030608 班级：英教专二
Number four
• Ominous:
• At wedding or funerals, if you give them money with number four ,even if it is a lot of money ,they won’t happy. Because the pronunciation of four is close to that of death. Elevators without fourth floors. In Taiwan, hospitals and hotels normally have no fourth floor, and the numbers in the elevator just skip right from three to five.
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姓名：胡丽丽 学号：1123030608 班级：英教专二
ORIGIN OF NUMBERS
Numbers origin in the Book of Changes.The I Ching or Book of Changes is a compilation which records the experience of people in ancient times with luck and diviation.In the Book of Changes ,each number has some significance:
1.Gifts to Germans should not be wrapped in black,brown,or white. 2.Avoid gifts of a knife or handkerchief to persons in Latin America. 3.In Japan give gifts in pairs if possible.
李春晓
Glossary:
auspicious：showing signs that sth is likely to be successful in the future ominous:suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future
One:tai-ji Two:two rituals Three:three powers Four:four directions Five:five pathways Six:six realms Seven:seven rules

Eight:eight trigrams Nine: nine chains Ten: ten depictions
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Mysterious Numbers
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Numbers play an important role in Chinese culture and it can be found in almost every aspect of people’s lives. If you want to China ,you should know the mysterious numbers. Now ,I will give you some single and ominous numbers and you maybe know their meaning .
malicious:having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or their feelings
ascribe to:owe to meticulous:very careful about small details stray from:wander away from benevolence:kind,helpful and generous 李春晓
A scholar inclines to the number three.He thinks three stands for “many.” In Lao Tzu it is said that “Tao gave birth to the one ,the one gave birth to the two ,two gave birth to three,and three gave birth to ten thousand things.
Exercises
Write down the synonyms of the following words or expressions.
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FOR FUN
Movies to Watch
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Discussion:
1.What"s your favorite Give your reason. luck number? 2.Do you think that faith in numbers is superstitious? Why or why not?
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Follow—up
Chew out Ascribe to Stray from Incline to meticulous Wary of Obsesse with Take shape Assign Sprinkle Imply Encompass Combat Abundance
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A writer adds that because the character for “odd” also means“in Complete “when she was in her old home in Beijing ,they would always make sure that the number of steamed rolls made for New Year was even in order to 李贞 1123030611 make a good beginning .
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制作人：
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姜仁敏 李春晓 李贞 林亚男 刘淑娟
Discussion: Which number do you like best ? why? Do you think that faith in numbers is superstitious?Why or why not? Try to discuss the differeces between the west countries and east countries.
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Supplyment——Reading
steps:scaning
Skills
Be sure to know what you want to find. If you are not familiar with the material，find out its arrangement . Move your eyes very rapidly over the lines until you find the very information you want.
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Scanning and skimming the whole passage for 5 minutes
What"s
the main idea for this passage?
keys:Chinese people"s dayto day life is
closely associated with numbers.
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God can be alone
For example :
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New years: First day of the first month on the lunar calendar Tomb sweeping day: third day of the third month Dragon boat festival: fifth of the fifth Chinese valentine’ day: seventh of the seventh Old people’ day: ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar
刘淑娟
Application of auspicious numbers in everyday life
Three yang make good fortune (三羊开泰） Happiness comes in pairs （好事成双) Four wings of poultry(得禽四益） Festive candles with double glow（喜烛双辉)
3.Give examples of "auspicious" and " ominous" numbers other than those used in the text.
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Guide Objectives：
Related
Information .
Text Comprehension. Difficult Points. Reading Skills.