新标准大学英语综合教程2课文翻译U6R1（1）.pptxVIP

Can bad luck be explained? 生活中的倒霉事能解释吗？ Toast always lands butter side down. It always rains on bank holidays. You never win the lottery, but other people you know seem to ... Do you ever get the impression that you were born unlucky? Even the most rational person can be convinced at times that there is a force out there making mishaps occur at the worst possible time. We all like to believe that Murphys Law is true (if it can go wrong, it will). 每次吐司掉到地上总是抹了黄油的那一面贴地。每逢公假日必定下雨。你买彩票从来没中过 大奖,但是你认识的人里似乎有人……你有没有觉得自己生来就是个倒霉蛋？即使是最理智 的人有时候也会对此深信不疑，认为冥冥之中有一种力量让他们在最糟糕的时期里灾祸连 连。我们都愿意相信墨菲法则是对的（“该出错的，