Do you believe in superstitions?

[Ildar]

Nowadays superstitions have become less popular than they used to be in the past. However, there are people, mostly adults, who still believe in supernatural relations between various events.

In my opinion, it is silly to believe in superstitions. Firstly, they are not based on science and knowledge. Secondly, superstitions have been made up by people in order to explain inexplicable things without any logic or proof . Finally, superstitious people are afraid to take a risk and go against fate and, as a result, it is hard for to realize their dreams and gain success.

On the other hand, some people claim that superstitions prevent us from making mistakes and can help foretell. In their mind, our life would be much harder, if there were not superstitions because a lot of events depend on them.

I cannot agree with these people. Superstitions have nothing to do with foretelling our future because it depends only on our actions. Besides, if we do not to make silly mistakes we should think over a lot of things, and superstitions are unlikely to help us solve this problem
To sum up, I would say that we should not believe in any kinds of superstitions because they are all silly and wrong. We should believe in ourselves and take actions depending on our mind, but not on supernatural causality.

[English Guru]

it is hard for to realize

for them, видимо

if we do not to make silly mistakes

без to

Хорошая работа. Перед сдачей работы пробегите по ней глазами, это позволит избежать всяких опечаток и мелких ошибок.

[marusya]

English Guru,

it is hard for to realize their dreams

for to - так можно говорить?

И еще вопрос:

our life would be much harder, if there were not superstitions

это почти невозможное событие?

[English Guru]

marusya,

По поводу for to я написал. Так нельзя, скорее всего, Ildar пропустил слово: for them to ....

По поводу условных предложений не зацикливайтесь на "почти невозможности событий" и подобной лирике.

Здесь подход строго математический:

0 тип - if you boil the water, it becomes steam - закон природы
1 тип - if you don't take an umbrella, you'll get wet - реальное будущее
2 тип - if I were you, I would ... - если БЫ сейчас (нереальное с частицей бы в переводе)
3 тип - if I had found ..., I would have bought ... - если БЫ в прошлом (нереальное событие в прошлом, частица бы, оттенок сожаления)

Вот и всё, без лишних фантазий.

[marusya]

English Guru , спасибо!!)