（Level 2）-Day 16. Superstitions

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1.superstitions 迷信

2.itchy 发痒

3.ladder 梯子

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Superstitions

I am not superstitious，are you？

Yesterday was Friday the thirteenth.

Some people think that Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day.

I think that it is just like any other day.

Some people believe that if a black cat crosses your path，you will have bad luck

I don't believe that either.

My mother always gets upset if I open an umbrella in the house.

She says that it is bad luck.

She is probably right about that one，because an open umbrella would take up a lot of space and you might knock things over.

If your left hand is itchy，you are supposed to get money.

I have had an itchy left hand before，but I haven't received any money because of it.

It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.

That is probably true，because you might knock somebody off the ladder，or have a can of paint fall on top of you.

If you are acting in a play，it is bad luck if someone says “good luck”to you

This is very confusing.

You are supposed to tell an actor to“break a leg”.

It doesn't mean that you want the actor to break his leg.

It means good luck to the actor.

Actors have a lot of superstitions that are very unusual.

I am not superstitious.

I don't believe in superstitions at all.

It is just fun to learn about superstitions.

Some of them are very old，and have been passed down from generation to generation.

I once did a project at school on superstitions.

It was a very interesting topic，and I got a good mark for it.