Hiroshima University's English Podcast

今回は迷信（superstitions）についての会話です。迷信といえば、日本は４や９、英米では１３といった数字にまつわるものや、黒猫に関するものなどが思い浮かびます。そうした不吉（bad luck）の象徴だけではなく、幸運をもたらすとされる迷信もあります。英米にはどのような迷信があるのでしょうか、また日本の迷信は英語でどのように説明できるのでしょうか。 Download MP3 （18:30　10.6MB　初級～中級）*** Script *** M: Hey Jessica! W: Hey Toshi! What's up? M: Not much. So you have some free time? I have a report I need to do and I need some ideas to help get me started. W: Sure! What's the topic on? M: American superstitions. Can you name a few for me? I'll research them on the Internet to find out more about them later. W: No problem. Let's see…. The most common ones are about bad luck. Such as walking under a ladder, seeing a black cat, breaking a mirror, the number 13, walking on cracks on the road (you'll break your mother's back if you step on a crack!), opening an umbrella while inside, and so on M: Ah! I've heard of some of those! Good, maybe that will make my report a bit easier…what else is there? W: For good luck there's horseshoes, rabbits feet, or putting