专四听写 50 篇 Dictation 1 Superstition 迷信(144 w ords) One person in four in Britain is, apparently, superstitious, / and they‟ll do everything from hanging horseshoes over their fireplace to crossing their fingers, / touching wood and absolutely never walking under a ladder
/ And they‟re careful about cats
/ Black cats are supposed to be the familiars of witches, / so if one is following you it‟s definitely bad luck — a witch is after you
/ On the other hand, if one crosses your path and continues / then it‟s good luck because it hasn‟t noticed you
/ However, in some places the beliefs are different / — so it pays to know where your black cat comes from
/ Old superstitions linger even in today‟s modern world
/ The author Philip Pullman drew on them / in his award winning novel “His Dark