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Sixth Sense
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Sixth Sense
第六感

Be Able To

Date: Sep 28 2012

Themes: Hobbies

Grammar: Be Able To

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We perceive the world through our senses. The five senses are hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling. The sixth sense is a way of perceiving things through the mind rather than one of these five physical senses.

Not everyone agrees that the sixth sense truly exists. But some people swear that they have psychic abilities. They can predict the future, see things that others can’t, or read people’s minds. Some people even claim that they have the ability to talk with the dead.

Even if you don’t consider yourself a psychic, you may have had strange experiences you can’t explain, or felt a strong gut instinct that turned out to be correct. Hear Amy and Jason talk about their experiences with the sixth sense.

我们通过感觉认识世界。五官感觉分别是听、看、触、尝和嗅。第六感是通过思想认识事物的方式,并不属于这五种生理感官。

不是所有人都相信第六感真正存在。但有些人发誓自己有通灵的能力。他们能预测未来,能看见别人看不见的东西,或者能够读懂别人的思想。一些人甚至声称自己拥有与死人对话的能力。

即使你认为自己不能通灵,但你也许曾有过无法解释的奇怪经历,或曾感受到强烈的直觉,并且最后证明你的直觉果然是正确的。听听艾米和詹森谈论他们的第六感经历。

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Amy

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Jason

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Amy:  I wouldn’t say that I have a sixth sense, but I do feel like I have a sort of gut instinct that, if developed a little bit further, could maybe lead to some premonitions or some kind of psychic ability.

Jason:  Wow. So you think that the sixth sense is something you can work on. It’s not just something you have or something you don’t have.

Amy:  I sort of do. I mean, I think that we all have it, you know? I think we all have these strong feelings or instincts sometimes, and most of us just ignore them. But I feel like if you worked on that the same way you work on other things that you have in some small measure, like, you might be able to refine it.

Jason:  OK, I’m ready. How do I work on it? What do I do?

Amy:  That I don’t know. We need some sort of spiritual guide, I think.

Jason:  OK. Should I just go through the phone book and see which one gives me the chills?

Amy:  Yes, exactly.

Jason:  OK.

 

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Amy says that she has strong gut instincts. She thinks that if she worked on it, she could even develop a sixth sense. In fact, she thinks all of us have the potential to develop a sixth sense if we really try.

Jason wonders if the sixth sense is something you either have or don’t have. But Amy points out that all skills take work. You have to practice and refine any ability before it becomes consistent and reliable.

Jason does not have any psychic abilities. He thinks he needs a spiritual guide to help him develop a sixth sense.

Do you have a sixth sense or any kind of psychic abilities? Do you believe in the sixth sense?

 

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jone boy

Algeria

hi


09:54 AM Sep 30 2012 |

harith_964

harith_964

Iraq

Yes i belive in the sixth sense , i don’t have it , but i saw some pepole have


they can predicet dangere or awful things 

08:59 AM Sep 30 2012 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

The Sixth Sense. For me it’s the first impression and very often if I don’t follow it and give in the second thought, I fail. The first impression is the sixt sense for me. As soon as I get the photo, my first impression is whispering me into my ear. Sometimes I feel the person’s energy and get hypnotized by it :) That’s for sure, people, I’m in sync with and we have mutual understanding. It’s a very interesting and sublte feeling the sixth sense is. The more you’re with nature, the sharper it is, the more you’re with the computer, the weaker it becomes.


The movie the Sixth Sense is about a boy who saw dead people. Twice I’ve seen ghosts :) That was spooky. So, it’s time to open a pshychic business … Shambala-mambala :)) Hello, ghostly:)


02:07 AM Sep 30 2012 |

Estuardo2

Peru

Yes, I believe in the sixth sense. I think that I have a sixth sense because some things turn out as i thought, and when i focus on something, l get it. Smile


11:41 PM Sep 29 2012 |

haitham4vip

Egypt

there we have 7 sense :p

11:01 PM Sep 29 2012 |

Irene Forever

Ukraine

I definitely have the sixth sense. The main thing I have, it’s a woman’s intuition, though almost all  women have it. So, nothing special.


Besides, I can describe an objest I can’t see. I have done it many times, and people were surprised by my ability.:)


I can also stop hiccup without doing anything but just thinking about it.:)


Funny, right? :)


10:25 PM Sep 29 2012 |

nezar bnj

nezar bnj

Morocco

i don’t believe in  the sixth sense , there are just five senses cuz the sixth sense enter in the futur and something which has a relation with the futur and the predict and the psychic , also there is one who know these things is ALLAH our god and our creator , and we all as a humanbeing our minds are limit in this kind of things (psychi,predict of the futur,talking with the dead…)...........with all my salutations which falling by the respectSmile

08:20 PM Sep 29 2012 |

black&red

Poland

Very interesting! In my opinion everyone has a sixth sense but this sense activate in ‘special moment’. Sometimes we totally feel ‘something’ and we know that we are right! 

06:18 PM Sep 29 2012 |

need2speak

need2speak

Turkey

i don’t have sixth sense but i am a great liar and tricker.  that is the way to refine your power to guess the future. just lie then eveybody get chill when they see this kind of skill.


 

06:11 PM Sep 29 2012 |

wangyuxiaodan@163.com

China

I think everyone have 6th sense move or less, that why we often judge something by sense,that sense is the sixth sense i think.

01:19 PM Sep 29 2012 |

English_learner

United States

I think we all have the sixth sense, but it varies from person to another, on how strong a person feels it.. What really catches ma attention is the sixth sense among the twins, the way they feel and stand up for each other.. I met such twins, and whenever I ask them, is there somethin like a switch button that connects you two, and they laugh at me, and say, it’s something natural and they always leave me by saying, WOW ! :) 

11:01 AM Sep 29 2012 |

English_learner

United States

I think we all have the sixth sense, but it varies from person to another, on how strong a person feels it.. What really catches ma attention is the sixth sense among the twins, the way they feel and stand up for each other.. I met such twins, and whenever I ask them, is there somethin like a switch button that connects you two, and they laugh at me, and say, it’s something natural and they always leave me by saying, WOW ! :) 

11:01 AM Sep 29 2012 |

Luis Segura

Mexico

Thanks for this lesson, it´s very interesting. Well, I think like Amy that everybody have a sixth sense and we need to work on it to develope this ability.

02:04 AM Sep 29 2012 |

Quike97

Quike97

Mexico

i believe in the sixth sense but we have to refineSurprised

08:50 PM Sep 28 2012 |

SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

whether exist or not i don’t know but some feelings are so strange sometimes, like some dreams and when you swear you already been in any place you never been there before (deja vu) Undecided

06:58 PM Sep 28 2012 |

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walid26

walid26

Tunisia

i think there is sixth sense some time i feel something gone happen and after some time it come

06:28 PM Sep 28 2012 |

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Persian Gulf Girl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I think i dont have that sense or its not developed enough but just some times my dreams come true. Could it be considerd as sixth sense???

06:22 PM Sep 28 2012 |

Hazel :B

Hazel :B

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I think all of us, all humans, can do anything we want and as Amy said we need to focus on the thing that we want to do and have practice. and sure we have to believe: you can, if you want! :)

05:32 PM Sep 28 2012 |

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Luky Man

Saudi Arabia

I think a sixth sense becomes obvious with those who believe in spiritual things than material one.


 

05:20 PM Sep 28 2012 |

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karylyn29

karylyn29

Peru

I think humans’re born with an special ability that we have to develop, put it in practice, and refine it  to be successful in  our life.


 

05:12 PM Sep 28 2012 |

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