2013

This is going to be a very trying year for people with Triskaidekaphobia, also known as the fear of the number 13.
對于那些患有數(shù)字13恐懼癥的人們來說，今年可真是難熬的一年。

While the superstitious folks afflicted with this problem can easily stay home on Friday the 13th, it’s going to be a lot harder to stay inside for another 362 days.
以往迷信的人可以在家躲過每個13號的周五，但剩下362天難道也在家宅過去嗎？

Why is 13 considered unlucky, anyway?
那么為什么13會被認為是不吉利的數(shù)字呢？

last supper

There were 13 people at the Last Supper.
最后的晚餐有13個人。

It's said that Judas Iscariot and the one who betrayed Jesus - was the 13th man to take his place at the table.
據(jù)說背叛耶穌的信徒猶大就坐在飯桌的第十三個位子上。

Loki

Similarly, there’s a Norse legend that has 12 gods sitting down to a banquet when the 13th (uninvited) god, Loki, shows up.
同樣，在北歐神話中有12個神的宴會，結(jié)果第十三個到來的就是不請自來的洛基（最會惹麻煩的神）。

Loki killed one of the other gods, which led to events that eventually resulted in Ragnarok - the death of a bunch of gods, a slew of natural disasters, and the eradication of everything on earth save for two human survivors. There's a lot more to the story than that, but you get the general idea.
洛基殺了其中一個神引發(fā)了一系列事件，最終導(dǎo)致世界毀滅：眾神的死亡、自然災(zāi)害和地球上一切的消亡（僅幸存2名人類）。這個故事遠沒有這么簡單，但你能差不多明白個大概。

Christian

Many Christians also believe that the Cain and Abel debacle took place on that date
很多基督徒認為該隱和他弟弟亞伯是在13號決裂的。

Let's go back to Christianity for a moment. Many Christians believe that Jesus was crucified on Friday.
我們回頭再來看一下基督教，基督徒認為耶穌是周五被釘在十字架上處死的。

Researchers, however, believe that it wasn't a case of Friday the 13th lore - it was possibly something like Friday, April 3, 33 A.D. But that doesn't mean the 13th is off the hook.
然而研究者認為并不是像傳言中在一個13號的周五——有可能是公元33年4月3號星期五。但這也不能排除13這個數(shù)字的不祥之兆。

gallow

Traditionally, there used to be 13 steps leading up the gallows.
傳統(tǒng)中通往絞刑臺有13個階梯。

There's also a legend that a hangman's noose traditionally contained 13 turns, but it's actually more like eight.
還有傳說稱劊子手的紋索上有13個曲紋，但實際上似乎是8個。

Apollo 13

Apollo 13 is the only unsuccessful moon mission (intended to get men on the moon, anyway) thus far.
阿波羅13號是目前為止唯一失敗的登月計劃（試圖送太空員登月）。

An oxygen tank exploded and the survival of the astronauts on board was pretty touch-and-go for several days, but they did all come home safely in the end.
阿波羅13號氧氣罐爆炸，艙內(nèi)的宇航員要想生存好幾天真是難上加難，他們想盡一切辦法最終安全回到地面。

mass arrest

There was a mass arrest and execution of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13, 1307.
1307年10月13號星期五，有一次大規(guī)模的圣殿騎士追捕執(zhí)行活動。

Spongebob

According to Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants, there are 13 dirty words.
用海綿寶寶里蟹老板的話來說，總共存在13句臟話。

Squidward must be a George Carlin fan, because he responded that he thought there were only seven. "Not if you're a sailor," Mr. Krabs replied.
章魚哥肯定是美國導(dǎo)演喬治-卡林的粉絲，因為他覺得只有7句臟話，蟹老板回答道：“你不過是個水手?！?/div>

coven

it was once believed that a coven was made up of exactly 13 members.
曾一度有說法認為女巫集會里有13個成員。

Although a coven is now just considered to be any group of witches (or vampires, if you’re into a certain young adult series about sparkly supernaturals).
如果你也愛看講述超自然力量的偶像劇集，現(xiàn)在的女巫集會不過是一群巫師（或吸血鬼）的集會而已。

letters

There’s an old superstition that says if you have 13 letters in your name, you’re bound to have the devil’s luck.
老的傳言中說如果你的名字里有13個字母，那么你注定有魔鬼的運氣：肯定非常倒霉！

Silly, yes, but slightly more convincing when you consider that Charles Manson, Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all contain 13 letters (I know, I know, what about their middle names?).
聽起來是挺傻，但想想這些有13個字母的人名查爾斯·曼森 Charles Manson, 開膛手杰克 Jack the Ripper, 杰夫瑞·達莫 Jeffrey Dahmer, 泰德·邦迪 Theodore Bundy 和阿爾伯特·德·薩爾沃Albert De Salvo是不是有點說服力了？（我當然知道，他們的全名是什么來著？）

小編注：查爾斯·曼森、開膛手杰克、杰夫瑞·達莫、泰德·邦迪和阿爾伯特·德·薩爾沃都是歷史上臭名昭著的連環(huán)殺手。

teenager

Kids officially become teenagers at the age of 13, and we all know that’s a scary phase.
官方認為小孩于13歲成為青少年，我們都知道這是個恐怖時期。

numerology

In numerology, the number 12 is considered to be the representation of perfection and completion.
數(shù)字學(xué)認為12代表著完美和完整。

It stands to reason, then, that trying to improve upon perfection by adding a digit is a very bad idea indeed - your greed will be rewarded with bad luck.
這是有道理的，想在完美上錦上添花本就是個餿主意——你的貪心只會帶來厄運。

Thirteen Club

Two presidents of The Thirteen Club were shot.
兩位十三俱樂部的總統(tǒng)都被槍殺。

In the late 1800s, there was a group called The Thirteen Club. Their purpose was to debunk the legend that seating 13 people at a table would result in the death of one of them in the year to follow.
19世紀晚期，有一個組織叫做十三俱樂部，他們是為了打破一個傳言：如果13個人坐在桌子上吃飯，那么其中一人會在第二年死亡。

They met on the 13th of the month and had dinner 13 people to a table, and to make matters worse, they purposely spilled salt on the table without throwing it over their shoulders. The horror! They also fined members who showed up late — 13 cents, of course.
他們每個月的13號見面，13個人一起吃飯，更嚴重的是，他們故意把鹽灑在桌子上而非肩膀上。最恐怖的還是：遲到者會被懲罰13分！

Members of the club included five U.S. presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Chester A. Arthur. I’m not sure if it’s worth noting that two of these presidents were shot — one fatally, of course — but I’ll mention it anyway. And, if you’re keeping track, Chester A. Arthur only became president because he was vice when Garfield was assassinated.
這個俱樂部包括5名美國總統(tǒng)：班杰明·哈里遜，格蘭佛·克利夫蘭，威廉·麥金利，西奧多·羅斯福以及切斯特·阿瑟。我不確定其中兩位總統(tǒng)遭到暗殺（其中一人身亡）與這有沒有聯(lián)系，但我還是不得不提一下。如果你了解歷史就該知道，切斯特·阿瑟之所以能成為總統(tǒng)就是因為當他還是副總統(tǒng)時，總統(tǒng)詹姆斯·加菲爾德被人殺害。

aviation

Friday, October 13, 1972, was a bad day in the history of aviation.
1972年10月13號星期五對于航空史來說是個災(zāi)難日。

That's the day that Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 infamously crashed in the Andes, killing 29 people. On the exact same day, 174 people were killed when a Soviet Aeroflot crashed in a lake about a kilometer from the runway.
那一天，烏拉圭空軍571號墜毀于安第斯山脈，造成29人死亡。同日，前蘇聯(lián)俄羅斯航空飛機墜毀于跑到一公里以外的湖里，造成174人死亡。