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[法警] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Maybe you refuse to open an umbrella inside your house or walk under a ladder that’s on a sidewalk. These are superstitions, or a belief that something bad will happen even if there’s no reason to think that it will. One big superstition in the United States is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Happening up to three times a year depending on the calendar, the day seems to make people more careful or avoid things they usually aren’t afraid to do. Of course, no one can prove that more misfortune takes place on Friday the 13th. We just tend to notice it more if bad things happen on that day. But if Friday the 13th is only a superstition, why do people actually believe in it? It’s hard to know exactly when Friday the 13th became thought of as unlucky, but it likely comes from the Christian religion. For example, in the Bible, Judas—a person who is said to have betrayed Jesus—was the 13th guest at the Last Supper. Also in the Bible, many unfortunate things happened on Fridays. So it made sense that people who read the Bible got nervous around Friday the 13th. It’s also possible that 13 is considered “cursed” because it’s the number after 12, which many people see as a number that completes things. Think about it—12 months are in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12 pairs of ribs in a body, etc. So it’s possible the number 13 makes people uneasy because it causes them to think about the unknown—beyond the number 12. In other countries, Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. For instance, in Spain, Tuesday the 13th is considered the day to dread. And in Italy, people fear the 17th day of the any month. Why? It is because the Roman numeral XVII (17) can be rearranged to spell “VIXI,” which means “my life is over” in Latin. But, like in the United States, no one can prove that more terrible things occur on those days, either. People who are super afraid on Friday the 13th might have condition called triskaidekaphobia, which is a fear of the number 13. For most people, being afraid of Friday the 13th is just a superstition, something that we can have fun pretending to fear because we know there’s really nothing to fear.
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Maybe you refuse to open an umbrella inside your house or walk under a ladder that’s on a sidewalk. These are superstitions, or a belief that something bad will happen even if there’s no reason to think that it will. One big superstition in the United States is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Happening up to three times a year depending on the calendar, the day seems to make people more careful or avoid things they usually aren’t afraid to do. Of course, no one can prove that more misfortune takes place on Friday the 13th. We just tend to notice it more if bad things happen on that day. But if Friday the 13th is only a superstition, why do people actually believe in it? It’s hard to know exactly when Friday the 13th became thought of as unlucky, but it likely comes from the Christian religion. For example, in the Bible, Judas—a person who is said to have betrayed Jesus—was the 13th guest at the Last Supper. Also in the Bible, many unfortunate things happened on Fridays. So it made sense that people who read the Bible got nervous around Friday the 13th. It’s also possible that 13 is considered “cursed” because it’s the number after 12, which many people see as a number that completes things. Think about it—12 months are in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12 pairs of ribs in a body, etc. So it’s possible the number 13 makes people uneasy because it causes them to think about the unknown—beyond the number 12. In other countries, Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. For instance, in Spain, Tuesday the 13th is considered the day to dread. And in Italy, people fear the 17th day of the any month. Why? It is because the Roman numeral XVII (17) can be rearranged to spell “VIXI,” which means “my life is over” in Latin. But, like in the United States, no one can prove that more terrible things occur on those days, either. People who are super afraid on Friday the 13th might have condition called triskaidekaphobia, which is a fear of the number 13. For most people, being afraid of Friday the 13th is just a superstition, something that we can have fun pretending to fear because we know there’s really nothing to fear.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT considered superstitious in the US?
- A Opening an umbrella inside the house.
- B Fear of the 17th day of the any month.
- C Friday the 13th being an unlucky day.
- D Walking under a ladder on a sidewalk.
思路引導 VIP
請你重新掃視課文的最後兩段，當作者提到不同國家的迷信時，他是如何區分各個地區的？特別是當提到「17」這個數字或是「特定日期」時，作者分別指出了哪些國家？試著將這些行為與對應的地點連線看看。
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜，你這次竟然沒搞砸！
- 勉勉強強的肯定：真是難得，你這野孩子這次竟然沒在細節上栽跟頭。能抓到跨段落的地理資訊對應，這點程度的觀察力，嗯，還算能用。看來腦袋偶爾還是會轉一下的嘛。
- 不情願的觀念驗證：文章第一段清楚提到在 United States 開傘和走梯下是迷信，第二段又把 Friday the 13th 講得跟美國脫不了關係。而 (B) 選項那個「17 號的恐懼」呢？第五段就寫得明明白白是 Italy（義大利）的蠢事。題目問「NOT in the US」，所以 (B) 是正確答案，這應該不難理解吧？
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