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听力文本
People in Japan are having surgery on their hands to change their future. The Japanese are big believers in palm reading. They spend a lot of money on visiting palm readers. A cheaper palm reading costs around $70. Many people are unhappy with the lines on their palms. They think some of the lines mean a part of their future will be bad. They are having an operation to change the length and shape of the lines because they hope this will give them a brighter future. The operation takes just 15 minutes and costs about $1,000. The doctor uses an electric scalpel to burn a line on the palm of the hand. It leaves a scar that takes a month to heal. The line looks like a money-luck line, happiness line or love line.
There are many doctors who say changing the lines on your palm does not work. They say it cannot change your future because it isn't natural. Subodh Gupta, a palm reader from London, agrees. He said: "I read about this surgery and I was very surprised. Even by having surgery, the lines cannot be changed." He added: "If you want to improve your fortune, take physical actions. So if you want greater health, do some exercise." However, people who have had the surgery say it has changed their life. A Tokyo surgeon said he gave a female patient a wedding line and she got married soon after. He said two other patients won the lottery after he made their fortune line longer.
中文翻译
为了改变命运，日本民众开始进行手掌整形手术。日本人对看手相深信不疑。为了找人看手相花费了大量金钱。就看手相而言，便宜的大约是70美元。许多人对自己的手纹并不满意。他们认为许多手纹会给他们的未来带来霉运。为了让手纹带给他们好运，他们对手纹的长度和形状进行了整形。手术时间只有15分钟，手术费大约为1000美金。医生将使用电手术刀在手掌上进行烧灼。手掌上的疤痕会在一个月内复合。这条线看上去像是“财富线，幸福线或是爱情线”。
许多医生认为改变手掌线无济于事。由于不是天然手掌线，所以这将不会改变命运。一位来自伦敦的手相算命师撒布·古普塔也同意此观点。他称：“听说有这样的手术后我感到非常惊讶。即使做了手术，手掌线也将无法改变。”他还称：“如果你想改变命运，那么就要采取实际行动。如果你想更加健康，那就积极锻炼。”但是，做过手术的民众称这改变了他们的命运。一位来自东京的外科医生称，他为一名女性患者增加了婚姻线，不久她就结婚了。他还称为两位病患延长财运线之后，他们就中了彩票。
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重点讲解
1.palm reading 看手相
例句：Beginners at palm reading need to learn the three basic lines.
初学看手相的必然要学会三大纹线。
2.do exercise 锻炼
例句：He advises finding an earlier time in the day to do exercise.
他建议每天找一个更早的时间来做运动。
3.soon after 不久以后
例句：Soon after, we found the second bone, also with a lot of marks on it.
不久之后，我们又发现了第二块骨头，上面也带有很多痕迹。
4.get married 结婚
例句：If a couple has had everything when they get married, what should they expect in the future?
如果一对夫妇在结婚时拥有了一切，那他们对未来还有什么期待呢？
听力题目
1.What do many Japanese people believe in?
a) palm reading
b) love at first sight
c) God
d) themselves
2.What do Japanese people spend lot of money on?
a) operations
b) their hands
c) palm readers
d) believing
3.What are people unhappy about?
a) the future
b) lines on their palms
c) palm readers
d) themselves
4.How long does the operation take?
a) about an hour
b) 45 minutes
c) 25 minutes
d) 15 minutes
5.What takes four weeks to heal?
a) the scar
b) the memory
c) the spirit
d) the pain
6.Why do some people say it doesn't work?
a) it's rubbish
b) we cannot change our destiny
c) they tried it
d) it isn't natural
7.How did a London palm reader feel about palm surgery?
a) hurt
b) surprised
c) amused
d) shocked
8.What did a palm reader suggest to become healthier?
a) look after your palms
b) eat good food
c) read more
d) exercise
9.What happened after a woman got a new wedding palm line?
a) her wedding was cancelled
b) she got divorced
c) she got married
d) she got a job as a wedding arranger
10.What did a surgeon do for two patients to win money?
a) bought them lottery tickets
b) gave them a longer fortune line
c) gave them advice
d) told them to be palm readers
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b
