公共英语PETS二级阅读复习(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.
相手术有没有任何科学依据?目前已经找出关于掌纹和基因特性的联系，以及心脏病和某些指纹的联系。然而，看手相是否能预测未来，似乎仍然是科学无法解开之谜。
公共英语PETS二级阅读复习(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.
尽管大家对掌纹所代表的含意众说纷纭，但能预测未来最清楚的主要标志是尺寸和掌纹突陷的形状。对中国算命先生来说，手掌从大拇指旁边往下呈弧形延伸到手腕是生命线，指示人的寿命。然而西方的手相师却认为，生命线更可能显示的是生活的质量。
