海外文化:英美民俗-打喷嚏
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sneezed">sneezed</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="sneezing">sneezing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sneezes">sneezes</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="sneezing">sneezing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sneezer">sneezer</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="St">St</span>.<span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>”, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="sneezed">sneezed</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sneezing">sneezing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sneezer">sneezer</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span> <span word="mentions">mentions</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sneezing">sneezing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="symptom">symptom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>打喷嚏</p><p>对刚打过喷嚏的人，人们通常说：“上帝保佑你。“在欧美，打喷嚏意味着死到临头，因为过去有人以为打喷嚏会把灵魂从脑袋里打出去，或者把生命从身体里打出去。于是人们祝福一下，以化解危险。但还有一些解释似乎更合理。有人说是教皇圣格列高利最先说这句祝福话的，他在世时正流行一种致命的疾病，打喷嚏是一个症状。亚里士多德也在著作中提到，希腊人就有向打喷嚏的人祝福的习俗。另一位古希腊作家写道，雅典流行的一种疾病的重要症状就是打喷嚏。</p>
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