The number thirteen

数字13

一、Pre-reading activity 阅前思考

1.Do you have a lucky number? If so, what is it?

你有幸运数字吗？如果有，是什么？

2.What number is next? 10, 11, 12, ____?

下一个数字是什么？ 10、11、12、____?

3.Who was Jesus?

耶稣是谁？

    Many people believe that the number 13 is not a lucky number.This is why many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14 and there is no number 13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other peopple. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them at their table.

    很多人都认为数字13是一个不吉利的数字，这就是为什么许多宾馆都没有第13层的原因。很多宾馆的楼层从12楼直接到14楼，跳过数字13。有的人从来不与12个人同坐在一张桌子旁，他们会让某人走掉，或者再请另外一个人坐到他们的桌子旁边来。

    No one really knows why people in so many countries do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count higher than this.

    没人确切知道为什么这么多国家的人们都不喜欢数字13。一个原因可能是人们开始数数时，他们用的是十个手指和两只手，加起来是12。他们不会数更多的数。

    Some Christians say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus was killed. In a story about the old Greek gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13 gods. The story say that this is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.

    一些基督教徒认为13不吉利，是因为在耶稣遇难的前一天有13个人共进晚餐。在一个古代希腊神话故事中，有12个天神被邀进餐，但多来了一个，这样就有了13个天神。这个故事说，”13“就是当时进餐的天神巴尔德被杀害的原因。

二、New words 新单词

floor：Do you want me to sit on the floor?

地板：你要我坐在地板上吗？

table：The restaurant was full, and there were no more tables.

餐桌：餐厅客满了，已经没有桌子了。

person：He was very happy person.

人：他是一个非常快乐的人。

finger：Children sometimes paint with their fingers.

手指：孩子们有时候用手指画画。

hand：The dog was so small it sat in my hand.

手：那只狗很小，坐在我手里。

meal：I don't want much to eat, so let's have a small meal today.

饭：我不想吃太多，所以我们今天就吃点简单的吧。

三、Vocabulary 词汇

（b）1.Mary is only a samll child. She still has to count with her __________.

        a.numbers                b.fingers

玛丽只是个小孩子。她还得用手指数数。

（b）2.The baby tried to climb up on to the __________.

        a.floor                b.table

婴儿试图爬到桌子上。

（a）3.There was only one __________ in the shop.

        a.person                b.people

店里只有一个人。

（b）4.Many people have only one __________ a day.

        a.food                b.meal

许多人一天只吃一顿饭。

四、Main idea 主要意思

Circle the correct answer.将正确答案圈出来。（选4）

The story is about

1.the death of Jesus.

这个故事是关于耶稣之死的。

2.the person who killed the Greek god Balder.

这个故事是关于杀死希腊天神巴尔德的人。

3.the way people count with their fingers.

这个故事是关于人们用手指数数的方式。

4.why 13 is not a lucky number.

这个故事是关于为什么13不是一个幸运数字。

五、Looking for detail 寻找细节

Circle the correct answer.将正确答案圈出来。

（b）1.There is often no floor number 13 in __________.

a.restaurant    b.hotels    c.countries    d.Greece

酒店通常没有13层?

（a）2.One way people can count is by using their __________.

a.fingers    b.table    c.hotels    d.gods

人们数数的一种方式是用手指。

（a）3.The god called Balder was __________.

a.Greek    b.Christian    c.beautiful    d.lucky

那个叫巴尔德的神是希腊人。

（c）4.The Christian story and the Greek story both talk about __________.

a.Jesus    b.Balder    c.the number 13    d.hotels

基督教的故事和希腊的故事都提到了数字13。

六、Summary 概括

Write each letter against the correct word in the box.

把每个字母写在方框中正确的单词旁边。

（b）lucky    （a）believe    （d）count    （e）meal    （c）perhaps

In many countries (a) that the number 13 is not a (b) one. No one knows why people think this, but (c) it is because at one time people could not (d) higher than 12. Or perhaps it is because people have died when they have been at a (e) where there 13 people.

在许多国家，人们认为13这个数字并不吉利。没有人知道为什么人们会这样想，但也许是因为曾几何时，人们不会数12以上的数字。或者也可能是因为有人在13个人的饭局中死去。