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    Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? Many people believe this. There is an old story about breaking mirrors.

    Long ago, people happened (偶然) to see their faces in ponds (池塘) and lakes. Some people were frightened. "That must be my soul (灵魂)," a person would say.

    The first mirrors were made of shiny metal (发光的金属). Later, people used glass mirrors. They were careful not to break them. Breaking a mirror could harm (伤害) the soul. That is how a broken mirror came to mean (意味着) bad luck. The bad luck is supposed to last for (持续) seven years.

    You may not believe this story. You may have no bad luck with mirrors. But you should handle (拿) mirrors carefully. A broken mirror could cut you.