Lucky Number Seven

#. Lucky Number Seven

 

On May 11, the 777th edition of the NE Times newspaper was published.

Due to its number, some people might consider this particular edition to be fortuitous.

Indeed, the number seven is viewed by many people in the West as being significant.

Polls in the United Stated have asked people about their favorite number, the majority picked seven as their choice.

Athletes often choose to wear uniform numbers that include seven to give themselves luck.

The number permeates our shared culture in many other ways.

In nature, you have the seven colors of the rainbow, seven seas, and seven continents.

Two opposite sides of a die add up to seven, while seven notes make up a musical scale.

Some psychologists claim it is more than coincidence that the number seven seems to be everywhere.

They say our short-term memory performs well when remembering up to seven things.

According to the psychologists, we also perform better when we are organizing things within seven categories.

In addition, the number plays a meaningful role in our calendars, as our weeks are divided into seven days.

This system can be attributed to the Ancient Babylonians from thousands of years ago.

They based each week in the month to a phase of the moon, and then every seven days, they celebrated a holy day to mark these lunar phases.

Incidentally, the Babylonians also considered the number 60 to be extremely significant.

It is the main reason why an hour has 60 minutes and a minute has 60 seconds.

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Incidentally @ ˌɪnsɪˈdentli 그런데, 그건 그렇고 (=by the way)

Incidentally, the Babylonians also considered the number 60 to be extremely significant.

@ extremely ɪkˈstriːmli 극도로, 극히

 

holy @ ˈhoʊli  1.(하느님·특정 종교와 관련하여) 신성한   2.경건한, 독실한   3.어이쿠, 어머나(강한 놀람·두려움 등을 나타냄)

They based each week in the month to a phase of the moon, and then every seven days, they celebrated a holy day to mark these lunar phases.

@ phase feɪz 1.(변화발달 과정상의 한) 단계   2.(주기적으로 형태가 변하는 달의) 상   3.(일의 진행을) 단계적으로 하다

 

attribute @ əˈtrɪbjuːt 1.(~을 …의) 결과로 보다   2.(특히 말글그림 등을) …것이라고 보다   3.자질, 속성

be attributed to …에 기인하다; …의 덕분으로 여겨지다

This system can be attributed to the Ancient Babylonians from thousands of years ago.

Our success can be attributed to your hard work.생

 

die 주사위, 주사위 도박, 주사위 놀이 (→dice)

Two opposite sides of a die add up to seven, while seven notes make up a musical scale.

@ note 음, 음표

 

permeate @ |pɜːrmieɪt 1.스며들다, 침투하다   2.스며들다, 퍼지다

The number permeates our shared culture in many other ways.

The smell of leather permeated the room.

 Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce.

@ Dissatisfaction  ˌdɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃn  불만 @ workforce ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs 노동자[직원] (=staff)

 

view 1.(개인적인) 견해   2.(무엇에 대한) 관점, -관(觀)   3.(…라고) 여기다

Indeed, the number seven is viewed by many people in the West as being significant.

When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original.

How do you view your position within the company?

She viewed him with suspicion. @ suspicion səˈspɪʃn 1.(불법적이거나 부정직한 일을 했다는) 혐의   2.(어떤 일이 사실일 것 같은) 느낌   3.의심, 불신

 

fortuitous @ fɔːr|tuːɪtəs 우연한, (특히) 행운의

Due to its number, some people might consider this particular edition to be fortuitous.

@ consider A to B A 와 B 를 결부시켜 생각하다

He was a bit fortuitous with the top bin.

The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company.