洋洋：大卫，你知道中国人喜欢什么数字吗？ 大卫：哦？中国人的幸运数字，你说说看，我不知道。 洋洋：中国人最钟爱的数字是"六"和"八"。 大卫："六"和"八"？中国人为什么最钟爱"六"和"八"呢？ 洋洋：中国人认为这两个数字最吉利。"6"包含着"顺利"的意思，人们经常说"六六大顺"。 大卫：那"八"和吉利有什么联系呢？ 洋洋：你听过广东人说"八"吗？在广东话里，"八"和"发"是一个音，所以"八八八"就是"发发发"。 大卫：原来是这么回事啊。 洋洋：你有老李的电话号码吗？ 大卫：有呀，13818181818，哇，这么多八。 洋洋：对呀，不止老李，很多中国人都喜欢挑选八多的手机号。谁都想发财呀，发了财就可以买房子，买汽车，买青菜，买萝卜......想买什么就买什么。 大卫：我想起来了，我邻居家的车牌号就是五个八。你这么一说，我真的觉得中国人好喜欢八。 洋洋：对呀，只要你认真观察，就可以发现很有意思的现象。你记得吗？北京奥运会是2008年8月8日下午八点零八分开幕的。 大卫：真的是！原来八是全中国的幸运数字。 洋洋：其实除了六和八，中国人也喜欢"九"和"十"。 大卫：那这又是为什么呢？ 洋洋：因为"九"和"长久"的"久"发音一样，谁不希望友谊长久，爱情长久，活得长久呢？至于"十"嘛，你如果知道"十全十美"这个成语就不难理解中国人为什么喜欢"十"了。 大卫：原来数字里也蕴含着这么多学问。 Yang Yang : David, do you know which numbers Chinese like the most?
David : Oh? I know nothing about Chinese lucky numbers. Please tell me about it.
Y : The numbers Chinese cherish the most are 6 and 8.
D : Numbers 6 and 8? Why do Chinese cherish numbers 6 and 8 the most?
Y ; Chinese think these two numbers are lucky numbers. The number 6 has the meaning of luck. People often say" Two sixes combining together foretell good luck"
D : So, how are the number 8 and luck related?
Y ; Have you ever heard how Cantonese pronounce the number 8? In Cantonese, the number 8 and "rich" sound alike, therefore "888" is just like "I will get rich".
D : There is a lot of knowledge in it.
Y : Do you have Mr. Li's phone number?
D : Yes, it's 13818181818. Wow, there are so many 8s in it.
Y : Yeah. Not only Mr. Li, but also a lot of Chinese people select a cell phone number with number 8. All the people want to make a fortune, so they can buy a house, a car, vegetables, radish... ...they can buy whatever they want.
D : It suddenly occurred to me that my neighbor has a license plate with 5 8s.Considering what you said, I really think that Chinese love the number 8.
Y : Yeah. As long as you observe carefully, you can find a very interesting phenomenon. Do you remember? The Beijing Olympic Games opened at 8 pm, on August 8, 2008.
D : Exactly. So the lucky number for Chinese is eight.
Y : In fact, apart from the numbers 6 and 8, Chinese also like the numbers 9 and 10.
D : Why?
Y : Because the number nine and "lasting for a long time" have the same pronunciation. Everybody wants to have a long-lasting friendship and relationship, and want to live longer. As for the number 10, if you know the idiom "perfect', it won't be difficult to understand why Chinese like the number 10.
D : There is really profound knowledge about numbers.
-- Jewel@
David : Oh? I know nothing about Chinese lucky numbers. Please tell me about it.
Y : The numbers Chinese cherish the most are 6 and 8.
D : Numbers 6 and 8? Why do Chinese cherish numbers 6 and 8 the most?
Y ; Chinese think these two numbers are lucky numbers. The number 6 has the meaning of luck. People often say" Two sixes combining together foretell good luck"
D : So, how are the number 8 and luck related?
Y ; Have you ever heard how Cantonese pronounce the number 8? In Cantonese, the number 8 and "rich" sound alike, therefore "888" is just like "I will get rich".
D : There is a lot of knowledge in it.
Y : Do you have Mr. Li's phone number?
D : Yes, it's 13818181818. Wow, there are so many 8s in it.
Y : Yeah. Not only Mr. Li, but also a lot of Chinese people select a cell phone number with number 8. All the people want to make a fortune, so they can buy a house, a car, vegetables, radish... ...they can buy whatever they want.
D : It suddenly occurred to me that my neighbor has a license plate with 5 8s.Considering what you said, I really think that Chinese love the number 8.
Y : Yeah. As long as you observe carefully, you can find a very interesting phenomenon. Do you remember? The Beijing Olympic Games opened at 8 pm, on August 8, 2008.
D : Exactly. So the lucky number for Chinese is eight.
Y : In fact, apart from the numbers 6 and 8, Chinese also like the numbers 9 and 10.
D : Why?
Y : Because the number nine and "lasting for a long time" have the same pronunciation. Everybody wants to have a long-lasting friendship and relationship, and want to live longer. As for the number 10, if you know the idiom "perfect', it won't be difficult to understand why Chinese like the number 10.
D : There is really profound knowledge about numbers.
David : Oh? I know nothing about Chinese lucky numbers. Please tell me about it.
Y : The numbers Chinese cherish the most are 6 and 8.
D : Numbers 6 and 8? Why do Chinese cherish numbers 6 and 8 the most?
Y ; Chinese think these two numbers are lucky numbers. The number 6 has the meaning of luck. People often say" Two sixes combining together foretell good luck"
D : So, how are the number 8 and luck related?
Y ; Have you ever heard how Cantonese pronounce the number 8? In Cantonese, the number 8 and "rich" sound alike, therefore "888" is just like "I will get rich".
D : There is a lot of knowledge in it.
Y : Do you have Mr. Li's phone number?
D : Yes, it's 13818181818. Wow, there are so many 8s in it.
Y : Yeah. Not only Mr. Li, but also a lot of Chinese people select a cell phone number with number 8. All the people want to make a fortune, so they can buy a house, a car, vegetables, radish... ...they can buy whatever they want.
D : It suddenly occurred to me that my neighbor has a license plate with 5 8s.Considering what you said, I really think that Chinese love the number 8.
Y : Yeah. As long as you observe carefully, you can find a very interesting phenomenon. Do you remember? The Beijing Olympic Games opened at 8 pm, on August 8, 2008.
D : Exactly. So the lucky number for Chinese is eight.
Y : In fact, apart from the numbers 6 and 8, Chinese also like the numbers 9 and 10.
D : Why?
Y : Because the number nine and "lasting for a long time" have the same pronunciation. Everybody wants to have a long-lasting friendship and relationship, and want to live longer. As for the number 10, if you know the idiom "perfect', it won't be difficult to understand why Chinese like the number 10.
D : There is really profound knowledge about numbers.
-- Jewel@
Lesson Summary:
Do you know which numbers do Chinese people like among one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten? Let's listen to a dialogue about Chinese lucky number, you will find out yourself. Lesson Content: Yang Yang : David, do you know which numbers Chinese like the most?David : Oh? I know nothing about Chinese lucky numbers. Please tell me about it.
Y : The numbers Chinese cherish the most are 6 and 8.
D : Numbers 6 and 8? Why do Chinese cherish numbers 6 and 8 the most?
Y ; Chinese think these two numbers are lucky numbers. The number 6 has the meaning of luck. People often say" Two sixes combining together foretell good luck"
D : So, how are the number 8 and luck related?
Y ; Have you ever heard how Cantonese pronounce the number 8? In Cantonese, the number 8 and "rich" sound alike, therefore "888" is just like "I will get rich".
D : There is a lot of knowledge in it.
Y : Do you have Mr. Li's phone number?
D : Yes, it's 13818181818. Wow, there are so many 8s in it.
Y : Yeah. Not only Mr. Li, but also a lot of Chinese people select a cell phone number with number 8. All the people want to make a fortune, so they can buy a house, a car, vegetables, radish... ...they can buy whatever they want.
D : It suddenly occurred to me that my neighbor has a license plate with 5 8s.Considering what you said, I really think that Chinese love the number 8.
Y : Yeah. As long as you observe carefully, you can find a very interesting phenomenon. Do you remember? The Beijing Olympic Games opened at 8 pm, on August 8, 2008.
D : Exactly. So the lucky number for Chinese is eight.
Y : In fact, apart from the numbers 6 and 8, Chinese also like the numbers 9 and 10.
D : Why?
Y : Because the number nine and "lasting for a long time" have the same pronunciation. Everybody wants to have a long-lasting friendship and relationship, and want to live longer. As for the number 10, if you know the idiom "perfect', it won't be difficult to understand why Chinese like the number 10.
D : There is really profound knowledge about numbers.
- therefore [´ðeəfɔ:]
ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词) - whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)
- pronunciation [prə,nʌnsi´eiʃən] n.发音(法) (初中英语单词)
- cherish [´tʃeriʃ] vt.珍爱；怀有(感情) (高中英语单词)
- phenomenon [fi´nɔminən] n.现象；奇迹；珍品 (高中英语单词)
- relationship [ri´leiʃənʃip] n.关系；联系；亲属关系 (高中英语单词)
- profound [prə´faund] a.深奥的；渊博的 (高中英语单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)
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