海外文化:英美民俗-算命
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：算命是占卜的一种形式，在欧洲历史上曾十分流行。古希腊罗马人就相信神谕能通过先知之口传达，所以凡遇大事，总要征求神谕，以预知未来。</p><p><span word="Fortunetelling">Fortunetelling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Persons">Persons</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foretell">foretell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="fortunetellers">fortunetellers</span>.</p><p><span word="Fortunetelling">Fortunetelling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="prophets">prophets</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="oracles">oracles</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oracles">oracles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1300 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1600, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortunetelling">fortunetelling</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="astrology">astrology</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortunetelling">fortunetelling</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="sincerely">sincerely</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fortunetellers">fortunetellers</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pseudosciences">pseudosciences</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="fortunetellers">fortunetellers</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="markings">markings</span>, <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="palmistry">palmistry</span>. <span word="Fortunetelling">Fortunetelling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deck">deck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortuneteller">fortuneteller</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fortuneteller">fortuneteller</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="appear">appear</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="gazing">gazing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortuneteller">fortuneteller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="astrology">astrology</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p>
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