1. superstition〔ˌsuːpɚˈstɪʃən〕- sự mê tín
2. superstitious〔ˌsuːpɚˈstɪʃəs〕- mê tín
3. temple〔ˈtɛmpəl〕- đền, chùa
4. temple master〔ˈtɛmpəl ˈmæstɚ〕- sư trụ trì (thầy chùa)
5. palm-reading〔ˈpɑːm ˌriːdɪŋ〕- xem bói chỉ tay
6. fortuneteller〔ˈfɔːrtʃənˌtɛlɚ〕- thầy bói
7. lucky charm〔ˈlʌki tʃɑːrm〕- bùa may mắn
8. bless〔blɛs〕- ban phước, phù hộ
9. apparently〔əˈpɛrəntli〕- có vẻ như, rõ ràng là
10. vague〔veɪɡ〕- mơ hồ, không rõ ràng
11. seriously〔ˈsɪriəsli〕- một cách nghiêm túc
12. opportunity〔ˌɑːpɚˈtuːnəti〕- cơ hội
13. red envelope〔rɛd ˈɛnvəloʊp〕- bao lì xì
14. Friday the 13th〔ˈfraɪdeɪ ðə ˌθɝːˈtiːnθ〕- Thứ Sáu ngày 13 (ngày xui xẻo theo quan niệm phương Tây)
15. voodoo doll〔ˈvuːduː dɑːl〕- búp bê phù thủy (tà thuật)
16. supernatural〔ˌsuːpɚˈnætʃɚəl〕- siêu nhiên
17. paranormal〔ˌpɛrəˈnɔːrməl〕- huyền bí, dị thường
18. crow〔kroʊ〕- con quạ
19. weird〔wɪrd〕- kỳ lạ, quái dị
20. ritual〔ˈrɪtʃuəl〕- nghi lễ
A: Are you superstitious?
B: I don’t think I am.
A: Then why are you wearing that lucky charm?
B: Oh, that. It’s from my mom. She gave it to me on my birthday.
A: And that string bracelet? What’s with that?
B: My mom gave me that, too. Apparently, it was blessed by some temple master on some mountain somewhere.
A: Gee! Can you be more vague?
B: Sorry, man! My mom is really superstitious. She goes to temples and fortunetellers almost every weekend.
A: My mom is like that, too! Last week, she took me to some temple on some mountain somewhere so I could get my palm read by some temple master. My mom is really worried about my love life, and the temple master said I’d meet my Mr. Right this year.
B: Jeez! Who is being vague now?
A: Sorry about that! But, I mean, seriously, I don’t need someone to tell me that I should get married at a certain time or that I’ll lose my opportunity to ever get married!
B: If I were you, I’d tell your mom to mind her own business.
A: Are you out of your mind?
