Fortunetelling popular among college graduates

时间：2006-12-04 02:11:12

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(Photo: Beijing Evening News)
 
Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 1 – According to Beijing Evening News, fortunetelling becomes popular among college seniors in Beijing. Many of them require fortunetellers near campus to practice divination1 forecasting good or ill luck.

 

This reporter found that not only fortunetelling, other superstitions2 like astrology and Tarot Cards also fascinate those students. Experts believe a main reason of this phenomenon is because they are under huge pressures of finding jobs after graduation.

 

An old fortuneteller was found sitting on a wooden bench near Tsinghua University on Monday, small blackboard standing3 beside him as his billboard4, bearing the words "Scientific Fortunetelling." When asked about his "scientific approach," he claimed that the combination of traditional Chinese Eight Diagrams (methods used in divination) and scientific mathematics could guarantee his foretelling5 accurate.

 

Several fortunetellers enjoy doing their business near Peking and Tsinghua universities, most of their clients being probably students from these two universities. Fortunetelling usually charges around 10-20 yuan (US$1.2-2.5), which is likely to attract more and more young people.

 

Li Wei, deputy director of the Service Center of the Tsinghua University, pointed6 out that believing what those fortunetellers' words was an introduction of unconfidence. Students should trust themselves when facing employment pressures.

 

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1 divination LPJzf     
n.占卜，预测
参考例句：
  • Divination is made up of a little error and superstition,plus a lot of fraud.占卜是由一些谬误和迷信构成，再加上大量的欺骗。
  • Katherine McCormack goes beyond horoscopes and provides a quick guide to other forms of divination.凯瑟琳·麦考马克超越了占星并给其它形式的预言提供了快速的指导。
2 superstitions bf6d10d6085a510f371db29a9b4f8c2f     
迷信，迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people. 旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。
  • Do away with all fetishes and superstitions. 破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。
3 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
4 billboard Ttrzj     
n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌
参考例句：
  • He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
  • Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。
5 foretelling b78754033064d0679282f59e56fa6732     
v.预言，预示( foretell的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Are you calling or foretelling? 你是否在召唤或者预言？ 来自互联网
  • If the conclusion is right, there will be an important complement for the novel's foretelling ways. 这一结论如果成立，将是对《红楼梦》预示手法的一个重要补充。 来自互联网
6 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

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