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d carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise。 Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise. In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a string of similar mannerisms when they were nervous. How can we explain the above similarities?Statements:1. Both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were killed by a Southerner.2. John F. Kennedy39。s secretary was named after Abraham Lincoln. 3. The news story told about the traffic accidents that killed two twin brothers. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that more parallel phenomena are studied in the United States than in any other country. 5. Coincidences occurring in three nations are described in the passage. 6. Some psychologists39。 interest is the research on coincidences between twins. 7. According to the speaker, coincidences occur much more often between twins than between people who are not related. 8. The speaker does not mention his/her own opinion on whether these parallels can be explained.重點單詞及詞組Part Bcoincidence 一致,巧合 tuition 學(xué)費real estate 房地產(chǎn) persuade 勸說appointment 約會 acquire 獲得,學(xué)會be supposed to 應(yīng)該,被指望 decorate 裝飾intrigue 激起…的興趣 signature 簽名receipt slip 收款便條 mystified 迷惑tuition 學(xué)費Part Cimmigrate 移來,移居whereabouts 下落,行蹤lost touch with 和某人失去聯(lián)系Part Dunexplained 不清楚的 parallels 導(dǎo)軌in the presence of 在面前 justice 正義,合理convertible 可改變的 victim 受害人,犧牲者identify 識別,鑒別 investigation 調(diào)查,研究psychologist 心理學(xué)者 bracelet 手鐲string 一串,一行 mannerism 特殊習(xí)慣,怪僻