The clearest indicators of the future are the main lines of the palm, although opinions vary on what they represent. To a Chinese fortune-teller, the Life Line, which arcs downwards from the thumb side of the palm to the wrist, is an indicator of life span. Western palmists, however, think this line is more likely to signify quality of life.
    盡管大家對(duì)掌紋所代表的含意眾說(shuō)紛紜，但能預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái)最清楚的主要標(biāo)志是尺寸和掌紋突陷的形狀。對(duì)中國(guó)算命先生來(lái)說(shuō)，手掌從大拇指旁邊往下呈弧形延伸到手腕是生命線(xiàn)，指示人的壽命。然而西方的手相師卻認(rèn)為，生命線(xiàn)更可能顯示的是生活的質(zhì)量。