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Why are black cats bad?
November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights group has named that day “Black Cat Day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people 1 the animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.
The black cat is just one of the 2 of superstition (迷信). You may already know that Western people don’t like the number 13. They also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and 3 a mirror can also bring bad luck.
According to Andrew Macaskill, who works for Times, British people believe it is 4 to see one magpie (喜鹊). But two bring good luck. “In Britain, people like to have a horseshoes over the door. They believe it can bring good luck,” Macaskill said. “But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck 5 if it is upside down.”
In the US, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. They think this can bring good luck. Also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune.People in the US also believe there are evil (邪恶的) spirits in brooms (扫帚). So 6 lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.
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My best friend and I were in the shop that she owns. It was the middle of the afternoon. We were both very happy and making plans for the weekend. Suddenly a man entered the shop. We knew that he didn’t look like one of our usual customers, but we welcomed him 1 anyway. Without any hesitation(犹豫)he pulled something out of his coat. We didn’t notice that it was a 2 until he ordered us to go into the back with him.
After he warned us that he could fire at any time, he looked for the money everywhere, in the bank, from our wallets, and then he asked for our jewellery (珠宝) and we gave him all he wanted. Finally, he finished his “job” and left.
When I was a child, I felt safe with my parents in my home or wherever I was not alone. Then I began to understand the news and I learnt that 3 things were happening “out there”, but I still kept thinking that those events were just other people’s 4 , not mine. From the moment the man walked out of the shop, I completely 5 . I always look around to see which kinds of people are possibly following me. Now I usually double-check everything:if I’ve locked myself in the car or in the house. I am always careful not to wear any jewellery. Whenever a stranger is getting too close or is trying to get information from me, I feel nervous. I know that it is wrong, and that not everyone is going to 6 me again.
After all, I consider myself lucky, since nothing really bad happened to me or my friend, but since that day I haven’t felt safe any more. I hate that man not for having taken my jewellery and money, but for having deprived (剥夺) of my innocence.