㈠ 英語百科知識：為什麼西方人覺得13這個數字不吉利
1. THERE WERE 13 PEOPLE AT THE LAST SUPPER.
「最後的晚餐」里有13個人。
And tradition has held that the 13th to take their seat was either Judas or Jesus himself.
傳統的說法是：第13個落座的人不是猶大就是耶穌自己。
2. TRADITIONALLY, THERE WERE 13 STEPS TO THE GALLOWS.
依傳統，上絞刑架要走13步。
According to popular lore, there are 13 steps leading up to the gallows. Gallows actually varied wildly, but even then, the number was often brought up to 13.
根據流行的傳說，上絞刑架要走13步。實際上，絞刑架形式各異，但即便如此，也往往要湊出13這個數字。
3. WOMEN MENSTRUATE ROUGHLY 13 TIMES A YEAR.
女人一年大約來13次月經。
Some suggest that the association with 13 being unlucky is e to women generally having around 13 menstrual cycles a year (based on a cycle length of 28 days).
有人說13會和「不吉利」相關，是因為女人一年大致會經歷13次月經周期（以每個月經周期為28天計算）。
4. A WITCHES' COVEN HAS 13 MEMBERS.
女巫集會有13位成員。
Although a coven is now considered to be any group of witches (or vampires, in some tellings), it was once believed that a coven was made up of exactly 13 members.
盡管現在人們認為任何一群女巫（有的說法是吸血鬼）都可以組成集會，但大家從前相信集會一定是13位成員構成的。
5. 12 IS A PERFECT NUMBER, SO 13 MUST BE UNLUCKY.
12是個完美的數字，所以13一定是不吉利的。
In some schools of numerology, the number 12 is considered to be the representation of perfection and completion. It stands to reason, then, that trying to improve upon perfection by adding a digit is a very bad idea indeed—your greed will be rewarded with bad luck.
在一些數字命理學流派看來，數字12代表著完美和完整。然後，由此推理出，想通過增加一個數字來提高完美的程度其實是一個很糟的點子——你的貪婪最終帶來了壞運氣。
6. ZOROASTRIAN TRADITION PREDICTS CHAOS IN THE 13TH MILLENNIUM.
索羅亞斯德教預言在第13個千禧年會有大混亂。
The ancient Persians divided history into four chunks of 3000 years. And although the exact timeframes can vary, some scholars feel that at the beginning of the 13,000th year there will be chaos as evil mounts a great battle against good (although good will eventually triumph).
古波斯人將歷史分為4大段，每段為3000年。盡管准確的時間點會有所出入，但一些學者感覺1萬3000年初就會出現混亂，邪惡勢力崛起，與正義作對（盡管正義最終會取勝）。
7. 13 LETTERS IN A NAME MEANS THE PERSON IS CURSED.
7 名字由13個字母組成的人會受到詛咒。
There's an old superstition that says if you have 13 letters in your name, you're bound to be cursed. Silly, yes, but slightly more convincing when you consider that a number of notorious murderers' names (Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy, and Albert De Salvo) all contain 13 letters.
有一種古老的迷信說法：如果你的名字里有13個字母，你就會受到詛咒。聽起來很傻，但是想想那些臭名昭著的殺人犯的名字——Charles Manson、Jack the Ripper、Jeffrey Dahmer、Theodore Bundy和Albert De Salvo，這些名字里都有13個字母，這種說法也就稍微有些可信了。
8. SUPERSTITION HAS MADE FRIDAY THE 13TH TOUGH FOR BUSINESSES.
迷信導致逢周五的13號生意難成。
Friday the 13th is an expensive day for businesses. One analyst claims that around a billion dollars a year are lost as people choose not to do business of any kind on Friday the 13th.
從商業角度來說，逢周五的13號是很昂貴的一天。一位分析人士稱，因為人們選擇不在逢周五的13號做任何生意，每年大約損失10億美元。
㈡ 英語百科知識問答
1.Around which period of time did the Celts start to arrive in Britain?
2. What are the British Isles made up of ?
3.Which part of England does 「 The Danelaw」 refer to which was occupied by the Danes in King Alfred』s time?
4.Who gives their name to the English people?
5. Today, the City of London is the business center of London, so what can you find there?
6. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries. What do other political units have?
7. In Northern Ireland, who made up the dominant group?
8. Who is the first real king of England, though he did not assume that title?
9. When did the Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain?
10. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. What did Oliver Cromwell work as when he ruled first the Commonwealth?
11. Who founded the Plantagenet dynasty?
12. Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William. Which nation was given the most land?
13. Among the most typical English sports, what is having been in existence since the 16th century?
14. What are the names of the two newest sates which joined the United States?
15.Who were the two famous leaders of black movements in the U.S. in the 60s?
16. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation ring the Civil War?
17. Which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the constitution?
18. What is the position of the United States, talking of its population?
19. Which coast of America did the British establish 13 colonies?
20. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature among T.S.Eliot, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman and Richard Wright?
21. How has Australia, which is one of the world』s developed countries, become rich?
22.When did American women start to have voting right until the adoption of the 19th amendment?
23. What kind of period has been the 1920s in the United States described as?
24. What are the courses of the "basics" taught in American elementary schools?
25. In Australia, what is April 25 known as?
26. Under the Whitlam government, what took place of "God Save the Queen" replaced as Australia』s national anthem?
27. What does Australia export most in the world?
28. When did the third wave of migration begin in Australia?
29. The name "Canada" is thought of be derived from kanata. Do you know the meaning of the Indian word?
30. Where is most of Canada』s farmland located?
31.Do you know the reason why Ireland is called the Emerald Isle?
32. What happened at the same time with the transition of Canadian culture from European to authentically Canadian?
33. Where do the majority of French Canadians live?
34. In Canada, the Queen is represented by the governor-general. Who appointed on the recommendation of the Queen?
35. Ireland has a bipolar political party system with two major parties. What are they?
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㈢ 百科全書的英文怎
當提到網路全書的英文名稱，我們通常使用的詞彙是"encyclopedia"。這個詞源自古希臘語"encyklopaion"，意為"環繞城市"，象徵著知識的全面性和包容性，就像一個城市的各個角落都包含了豐富的信息。在英語世界，網路全書是一種綜合性的參考書籍，包含各個領域的知識，從歷史、科學、藝術到日常生活，無所不包，旨在為讀者提供廣泛而深入的知識庫。
在現代，"encyclopedia"的形式和使用方式已經多樣化，除了傳統的紙質網路全書，還有網路網路如維基網路（Wikipedia），它是一個在線的共享知識平台，用戶可以實時更新和添加信息，成為全球知識共享的典範。因此，當我們談論網路全書的英文，不論是傳統的印刷版還是電子版，"encyclopedia"都是最准確且直觀的表述。
總而言之，"encyclopedia"就是網路全書在英文中的正式名稱，它代表了知識的廣度和深度，是學習和研究的重要工具。在數字化時代，它更是以多種形態服務於全球讀者，滿足了人們獲取信息的需求。