海外文化:英美民俗-不祥之举:不慎撒盐
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Spilling">Spilling</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> </p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="help">help</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="spilling">spilling</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>自古以来盐就受到珍视，因为盐可用来防腐、疗伤、调味。人们曾一度将盐视为几乎与黄金一样贵重的东西。古希腊罗马的军人、官员和工人的薪水曾部分或全部用盐来代替。所以平白无故将盐撒落就被认为很不吉利。不过，万一撒了盐，还有办法补救，就是再捏起一小撮盐，从左肩上向后扔，据说可以辟邪免灾。</p>
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