海外文化:英美民俗-不祥之举:打破镜子
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Breaking">Breaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mirror">Mirror</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fortunetelling">fortunetelling</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Josephine">Josephine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>最普遍的一种迷信说法是打破镜子的人会死去，或至少倒运7年。镜子自古就用来算命，人们认为从镜子里能看到神的意旨。因此，不慎打破镜子就被解释为神不愿泄露天机，因而是一种警告，有不妙的事即将发生。据说拿破仑在意大利作战时偶然打破了约瑟芬画像上方的镜子，马上想到爱人已死，于是马不停蹄地赶回家，看到约瑟芬安危无恙才放下心来。</p>
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