2010年公共英語(PETS)二級考試閱讀復習(十一)

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(21)

　　Does palmistry have any basis in science? A connection has been made between the lines on the hand and some genetic traits, as well as between heart disease and certain fingerprint patterns. Whether palm reading can foretell the future, however, is a question science seems unable to answer.

　　相手術有沒有任何科學依據?目前已經找出關于掌紋和基因特性的聯系，以及心臟病和某些指紋的聯系。然而，看手相是否能預測未來，似乎仍然是科學無法解開之謎。

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(22)

　　The clearest indicators of the future are the main lines of the palm, although opinions vary on what they represent. To a Chinese fortune-teller, the Life Line, which arcs downwards from the thumb side of the palm to the wrist, is an indicator of life span. Western palmists, however, think this line is more likely to signify quality of life.

　　盡管大家對掌紋所代表的含意眾說紛紜，但能預測未來最清楚的主要標志是尺寸和掌紋突陷的形狀。對中國算命先生來說，手掌從大拇指旁邊往下呈弧形延伸到手腕是生命線，指示人的壽命。然而西方的手相師卻認為，生命線更可能顯示的是生活的質量。