VOA慢速英语:You Don't Need a Snake to Be 'Snakebit'

misfortune – n. bad luck : an unlucky condition or event

mishap – n. a small mistake or amount of bad luck : an unlucky accident or mistake

curse – n. a cause of trouble or bad luck

strike zone – n. the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike

blues – n. a feeling of sadness or depression

superstition – n. a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck : a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck : superstitious – adj. of, relating to, or influenced by superstition

score – n. the number of points, goals, runs, etc., that each player or team has in a game or contest

astrology – n. the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people