參考翻譯：

　　Lucky numbers have always played an important rolein Chinese culture.They are considerations that needto be taken into account by the Chinese under lots ofcircumstances.When selecting apartmentfloors,phone numbers or license platenumbers,Chinese people tend to choose the lucky numbers.Chinese people think the evennumbers are more propitious than the odd numbers.For example,"2" represents"harmony",while "6" represents "smooth going".And the number "8" is the favorite number forthe Chinese because the sound of "8" (ba) is identical to "fa" in Cantonese,which meansprosperity,wealth and status.The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics started at 8 o'clockon August 8th, 2008,which could not have been a coincidence.

　　翻譯詳解：

　　1.首句較長，可考慮采用分譯法。后一分句“在很多情況下是中國人需要考慮的因素”單獨譯為一句，增譯主語they指代前面的“幸運數字”。“中國人需要考慮的”可處理為“因素(consideration)”的定語從句，即that need to betaken into account;“在很多情況下”under lots ofcircumstances則放在句末，這樣符合英語表達習慣。

　　2.第二句“在挑選…的時候”可譯為when引導的狀語從句，由于主句和從句的主語一致，都是“人們”，因此時間狀語部分可采用“when+現在分詞短語”的形式，使句式更加簡潔。

　　3.倒數第二句較長，可翻譯為主從復合句。主句是：“8”是中國人最受喜愛的數字;從句是“因為它與…同音”，譯為because引導的原因狀語從句。“意味著繁榮、財富和地位”可處理為which引導的非限制性定語從句，說明“發”的象征意義。

　　4.末句中的“也不會是巧合”是對前半句的進一步解說，可處理為which引導的非限制性定語從句。“也不會是巧合”是對過去發生的事情的一種猜測，譯為“couldn't+現在完成時態”的形式。