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Li Yanlei (C) and Feng Yan (L) get married at the Bureau of Civil Affairs in Shanghai November 11, 2011. Known as "Singles' Day", it is considered a lucky day for couples to tie the knot and leave the single life behind. (Agencies) |
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Nov. 11, 2011 is turning out to be a notable date for two reasons: The fact that it will be celebrated in the US as Veteran's Day and because when it is written numerically it comes out as 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 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. "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 catastrophes 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 skeptic, 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 there are two significant aspects about 11/11/11 that can be construed as lucky even by people like him who don't believe in numerology. "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. (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies)
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2011年11月11日成為重要日期有兩個(gè)原因：一是當(dāng)天為美國(guó)老兵紀(jì)念日；二是這一天用數(shù)字寫(xiě)起來(lái)是11/11/11。 這一天還是個(gè)重要的結(jié)婚吉日。 在有數(shù)個(gè)“11”的一天結(jié)婚聽(tīng)起來(lái)很幸運(yùn)，但也未必。數(shù)字命理學(xué)家漢斯?德科茲表示，這一天也許沒(méi)有很多人預(yù)想的那么幸運(yùn)。 德科茲在新聞博客網(wǎng)站《赫芬頓郵報(bào)》上說(shuō)：“是的，這一天有很多11，但是這一天的數(shù)字之和等于8?！?1’這個(gè)數(shù)字的能量以家庭為導(dǎo)向，而‘8’更傾向于金錢(qián)導(dǎo)向，兩者有沖突?！?/p> 因此，德科茲表示，2011年11月11日當(dāng)天人們會(huì)熱情高漲，帶動(dòng)起人們的占有欲，這一天也會(huì)更像一出情景劇。 他說(shuō)：“我們的感情會(huì)溢于言表，因此也可能隨時(shí)變?cè)?，如果不注意控制情緒，小小的誤解就會(huì)闖下大禍。當(dāng)然，在這一天，如果不是必須，不要和錢(qián)打交道?！?/p> 盡管這一天從數(shù)字上看起來(lái)是個(gè)吉日，但維克森林大學(xué)的物理學(xué)教授兼公認(rèn)的數(shù)字命理懷疑論者埃瑞克?卡爾森有很多理由來(lái)證明2011年11月11日只是普通的一天，盡管寫(xiě)起來(lái)這個(gè)日期看上去非常簡(jiǎn)潔。 他在《赫芬頓郵報(bào)》上強(qiáng)調(diào)指出：“這一天沒(méi)什么神奇的。我們大腦是模式匹配機(jī)器，因此我們更容易注意到這樣的模式。如果你恰好看表，又正好是11點(diǎn)11分，你就會(huì)記住它，這種模式在我們的意識(shí)里根深蒂固。但我不認(rèn)為有什么神秘可言?！?/p> 但卡爾森教授仍然勉強(qiáng)同意，甚至像他這樣不相信數(shù)字命理學(xué)的人也得承認(rèn)，這一天有兩個(gè)可以稱之為幸運(yùn)的因素。 他說(shuō)：“這一天是周五，員工們都很喜歡?！彼a(bǔ)充說(shuō)還有很多人在“老兵紀(jì)念日”這天還可以放假。 甚至德科茲也承認(rèn)很多人選擇這一天結(jié)婚并不是因?yàn)閿?shù)字命理學(xué)。 他說(shuō)：“我覺(jué)得他們只是想找個(gè)男人們好記的日子?！?/p> 相關(guān)閱讀 2007年7月7日：美國(guó)新人的“結(jié)婚吉日” 英國(guó)情侶爭(zhēng)相在“三十重合日”結(jié)婚 重大發(fā)現(xiàn)：現(xiàn)行12星座日期有誤 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: numerologist：數(shù)字命理學(xué)家 melodramatic: 情節(jié)劇 construe: 理解；領(lǐng)會(huì) |
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