海外文化:英美民俗-黑猫
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：由于猫生性狡猾，且喜欢在夜间四处游荡，中世纪的欧洲人将它们与巫术与妖魔联系在一起，对它们怀有恐惧和仇视。</p><p><span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span>, <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hated">hated</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sly">sly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>. <span word="Cats">Cats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="cruelly">cruelly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="witches">witches</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="can">can</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="misfortune">misfortune</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="superstitious">superstitious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="witches">witches</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witch">witch</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="won">won</span>. <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. </p>
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