海外文化:英美民俗-吉祥物:马蹄铁
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Horseshoes">Horseshoes</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>-<span word="of">of</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="enter">enter</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wizard">wizard</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="white">white</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>”. <span word="Pliny">Pliny</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="castoff">castoff</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="nailed">nailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mast">mast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victory">Victory</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>马蹄铁 </p><p>日常生活中最常见的吉祥物之一是马蹄铁。至今仍有人深信捡到废旧的马蹄铁会带来好运。如果他们把马蹄铁挂在门的上方，女巫会望之却步。有人说马蹄铁之所以被视为吉祥物是因为它状似新月。许多民族都相信新月能带来极好的运气。爱尔兰人说耶稣出生在马槽时，圈里有马，因而马蹄铁随之带上了神力。还有人说马蹄铁是铁打的，而铁本身就有驱邪的功能。此外，马蹄铁是铁匠打制的，而铁匠像个魔法师，常用马蹄铁做护符，施行他的“白魔法”。古罗马作家普林尼说祛病辟邪最好的东西莫过于路上捡来的废旧马蹄铁。英国海军统帅纳尔逊曾将一块马蹄铁钉在他的军舰胜利号的桅杆上。</p>
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