11/11/11并非“黄道吉日”
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Nov. 11, 2011 is turning out to be a notable date for two reasons: The fact that it will be celebrated1 in the US as Veteran's Day and because when it is written numerically it comes out as 11/11/11.

2011年11月11日成为重要日期有两个原因:一是当天为美国老兵纪念日;二是这一天用数字写起来是11/11/11。

The date is also proving to be a big one for weddings.

It sounds lucky to marry on a day with multiple elevens, but not necessarily, according to numerologist(算八字术的人) Hans Decoz, who says the date may not be as lucky as some people are presuming.

"Yes, there are lots of 11s, but all the numbers added together equal 8," Decoz told The Huffington Post. "The energy from '11' is very family-oriented and it conflicts with the '8' energy, which is more financially-oriented.

As a result, Decoz claims emotions will be running high on 11/11/11, bringing about a tendency to be possessive or melodramatic(夸张的) .

"Our feelings will be floating right on the surface, so they could take a turn for the worse at any moment -- small misunderstandings can turn into huge catastrophes2 if we don't keep this in check," he said. "Definitely, don't deal with money any more than necessary."

While the numbers game makes for a good story, Eric Carlson, a physics professor at Wake Forest University and an admitted numerology skeptic3, has a number of reasons why 11/11/11 is not particular special, other than the fact that writing it out numerically might look neat.

"There is nothing supernatural about this date," he emphasized to The Huffington Post. "Our brains are just pattern matching machines, so we tend to notice patterns like that. If you happen to glance at the clock and it's 11:11, you will remember that --these patterns stick in our minds. But I don't think there is any mystical significance to it."

Still, Professor Carlson does concede(承认,退让) there are two significant aspects about 11/11/11 that can be construed4 as lucky even by people like him who don't believe in numerology(命理学) .

"It is a Friday -- a day hailed by workers," he said, adding that many people will have the day off because of the Veteran's Day holiday.

Even Decoz concedes that numerology probably isn't the real reason why some couples are picking the wedding date.

"I think they just want a date that's easy for the man to remember," he said.



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1 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
2 catastrophes 9d10f3014dc151d21be6612c0d467fd0     
n.灾祸( catastrophe的名词复数 );灾难;不幸事件;困难
参考例句:
  • Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970. 1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。 来自辞典例句
  • The Swiss deposits contain evidence of such catastrophes. 瑞士的遗址里还有这种灾难的证据。 来自辞典例句
3 skeptic hxlwn     
n.怀疑者,怀疑论者,无神论者
参考例句:
  • She is a skeptic about the dangers of global warming.她是全球变暖危险的怀疑论者。
  • How am I going to convince this skeptic that she should attention to my research?我将如何使怀疑论者确信她应该关注我的研究呢?
4 construed b4b2252d3046746b8fae41b0e85dbc78     
v.解释(陈述、行为等)( construe的过去式和过去分词 );翻译,作句法分析
参考例句:
  • He considered how the remark was to be construed. 他考虑这话该如何理解。
  • They construed her silence as meaning that she agreed. 他们把她的沉默解释为表示赞同。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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