海外文化:英美民俗-吉祥之举:摸木头
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Touching">Touching</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span> </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>; <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Touching">Touching</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</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="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="boasters">boasters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apologizing">apologizing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="boasted">boasted</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>摸木头 </p><p>英国人摸木头图吉利，美国人敲木头图吉利。有人认为这一迷信反映了古代基督徒对耶稣受难十字架的膜拜。不管是摸还是敲，总之都算是碰了十字架。另一种解释是，在中世纪时，逃犯可到教堂避难，连法律都暂时奈何他不得。触摸到教堂的木门就算得到了避难权。还有一种说法认为，栎树里的精灵专门惩罚爱吹牛皮的人，所以人吹过牛皮之后，敲敲木头向精灵道歉，免得挨罚。</p>
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