為了不涉及版權問題，我只會節錄閱讀篇章內值得學習的單詞及例句方便大家學習，不會整篇閱讀篇章貼出～如果有需要了解更多上文下理，網上／書店會有有用的資訊，也歡迎大家留言討論哦～
- People have searched for an effective way of improving the good fortune in their lives for many centuries.
人們在多個世紀以來一直在尋找提高生活中好運的有效方法。 - Lucky charms, such as keeping a rabbit's foot, have been found in virtually all civilizations throughout recorded history.
幸運符，如兔子的腳，被發現在幾乎所有有記錄的文明中。 - Superstition represents people's attempts to control their destiny by warding off bad luck while enhancing the good.
迷信代表了人們試圖通過驅趕厄運來控制他們的命運，同時增強好運。 - Superstition is based on outdated and incorrect thinking.
迷信基於過時的和不正確的思維。 - It comes from a time when people thought that luck was a strange force that could only be controlled by magical rituals and bizarre behaviours.
它源於一個時代，當時人們認為運氣是一種奇怪的力量，只能通過魔法儀式和奇異行為來控制。 - Several researchers have tested these age-old beliefs and found them wanting.
幾位研究者檢驗了這些古老的信仰，發現它們是缺乏根據的。 - Ten years ago, I started to examine why some people consitstently encounter chance opportunities whereas others do not.
十年前，我開始研究為什麼有些人持續地遇到機會，而其他人卻無法。 - It was staring everyone straight in the face...
這一切就擺在每個人面前…… - Personality tests revealed that unlucky people are generally much more tense and anxious than lucky people, and research shown that anxiety disrupt people's ability to notice the unexpected.
人格測試顯示，不幸的人通常比幸運的人更加緊張和焦慮，而研究表明，焦慮會干擾人們注意意外事件的能力。 - Another important principle revolved around the way in which lucky and unlucky people dealt with the ill fortune in their lives.
另一個重要的原則圍繞着幸運和不幸的人如何應對生活中的厄運。 - The silver medalists focus on the notion that if they had performed slightly better, then they would have perhaps won a gold medal.
銀牌得主專注於這樣一個觀念：如果他們稍微表現得更好，那麼他們也許會贏得金牌。 - This is “counterfactual” thinking and it is often associated with perceptions of luck.
這是「反事實」思維，這通常與對運氣的感知相關聯。 - It demonstrates that much of the good and bad fortune we encounter is a result of our thoughts and behaviour.
這表明，我們所遭遇的許多好運和壞運都是我們的思想和行為的結果。 - Perhaps the most important of all, it is about using science and scepticism to increase the level of luck, happiness and sucess in people's lives.
也許最重要的是，這是關於利用科學和懷疑論來提高人們生活中的運氣、幸福和成功。
怎樣應用？
我覺得在以上幾句句子裏，我比較推介大家學習一下第8，第11和14句：- 我喜歡第8句“It was staring everyone straight in the face...”的畫面，它的意思是說「擺在大家面前」，顯然易見的意思，但他字面的意思反而是「它就盯着大家看」，感覺很有趣，用起來也很有個性！例如：
- This mode of operation is not sustainable and it is staring everyone straight in the face. （這個營運模式沒有可持繼性，而這事實也擺在大家眼前。)
- 至於第11句，focus on the notion that就是專注於這樣一個觀念。我認為，我們在作文中，也能經常應用得到，例如：
- He focuses on the notion that studying is only to make his parents happy, no wonder it feels that meaningless to him. （他專注於學習就是為了令父母開心的一個觀念，難怪學習對他來說一點意義都沒有。）
- 第14句Perhaps the most important of all,就是「也許最重要的是」，我覺得很適合在文章結尾道出某個經歷的學習重點，例如：
- Perhaps the most important of all is to communicate politely and sincerely when we disagree.（也許最重要的是，我們在意見不合的時候，有禮貌與誠懇地溝通。)
好！到你了！鼓勵大家用以上的單詞和句式留言給我，我都會看的！
恭喜大家已經完成了2016年DSE英文閱讀卷Part A中比較困難的單詞和句子～
如果你還有氣力，去看看2017的部份吧：
2017年文憑試英文閱讀 Part A (2017 DSE Eng pp1 Part A)(1)
2017年文憑試英文閱讀 Part A (2017 DSE Eng pp1 Part A)(2)
歡迎留言讓我知道你想要的學習資源～還有，按個心讓我知道你喜歡，我會更有動力整理其他學習資源哦！謝謝♡♡♡
