And otherwise perfectly sane and reasonable people will detour around a ladder, postpone business deals on trips that fall on the thirteenth of a month, or carefully date checks written on Sundays to the next day.

• 一些非常稳重、非常理智的人也会绕过一个爬梯，或将刚好排在某月十三日那天的生意或旅行推迟，还会小心翼翼地把支票上的星期日往后写一天。