禮節(jié)美語(yǔ)lesson 125 Superstitions Etiquette 2

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來(lái)自中國(guó)的雇員Sue跟男同事Pete和女同事Julie一起去吃飯。三個(gè)人談到了東西方的迷信。Sue說(shuō)，

S: What about walking under a ladder? What's wrong with that?

J: You know, I'm not really sure! But it's probably a good idea to avoid it...something might fall on your head!

P: That makes sense!

S: So many of your superstitions don't really have a specific origin?

J: Many of them might be related to religious issues...but the origin kind of gets lost in history.

Julie說(shuō)，西方很多迷信都不知道是從哪來(lái)的了。The origin kind of gets lost in history. 比如說(shuō)，從梯子下面走會(huì)帶來(lái)壞運(yùn)氣，可為什么呢？或許是上面會(huì)掉東西下來(lái)砸到你吧。

P: Oh! I can think of one superstition that's related to religion. Many Western people say "Bless you!" to a person if they sneeze.

J: Right. That's because around 500 years ago, people thought saying "God Bless You" could help heal the person and stop the spread of disease.

P: Still today, many people say, "Bless you" after someone sneezes. It's now considered polite.

S: I think that's a sweet thing to say. Tell me some more Western superstitions!

不過(guò)，不少迷信跟宗教有關(guān)。 Pete舉例說(shuō)，有人打噴嚏，旁邊的人說(shuō)"Bless You" 就起源于宗教。 Julie說(shuō)，大約五百年前，人們覺(jué)得說(shuō)上帝保佑你God Bless You能防治疾病，但是今天，別人打噴嚏，你說(shuō)Bless You已經(jīng)變成一種禮貌了。

P: Well, if you see a black cat walking in front of you...bad luck might be coming very soon!

S: A black cat is kind of evil, huh? I guess that's why a witch always has a black cat!

J: Yeah...but I have a black cat at home and he's not evil at all. He's a sweet little cat.

P: I'd say many Western people don't take these things very seriously, but they are still a part of our culture.

J: I know one! Breaking a mirror is seven years of bad luck! Back in ancient times, a mirror was said to be a window to your soul, so breaking one was very bad!

在西方，如果你前面有一只黑貓，那可糟了，意味著厄運(yùn)臨頭?？蒍ulie就養(yǎng)了只黑貓，可愛(ài)極了。看來(lái)西方人也并不真信，They don't take these things very seriously. 另外，打碎鏡子代表七年的壞運(yùn)氣，因?yàn)楣糯擞X(jué)得鏡子是通向心靈的窗口。

S: Do you have superstitions about where things are built?

J: You mean like Feng-Shui?

S: Yes! Exactly! How do you know about that?

P: Feng-Shui is becoming quite popular in the West. Some people now do try to follow some of the rules if they can.

S: Wow! It seems we are starting to share traditions!

P: Sure! Why not?

J: Yes...I think it's good to get to know each other's culture better.

風(fēng)水在西方越來(lái)越流行，這也算是文化互通吧。