superstitious / 'suːpə'stɪʃəs/ adj.迷信的
napkin /'næpkɪn/ n. 餐巾
couple /'kʌpl/ n. 夫妻
register /'redʒɪstə/ v. 登记，注册
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Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers. The number “13” is often ①
unlucky. In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th f loor and streets have no houses with the number “13”. In Japan, “4” is ②
to bad luck. Why? Because the word “four” in Japanese is ③
the same as the word “death”. The Japanese never ④
of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.
“7” is a lucky number in many places, and “8” is thought to be a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8, and many couples register to ⑤