海外文化:英美民俗-关于鸟的迷信:猫头鹰
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Owl">Owl</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="hooting">hooting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="screeching">screeching</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="ghostly">ghostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> "<span word="night">night</span> <span word="hag">hag</span>"; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witch">witch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owl">owl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbolism">symbolism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>猫头鹰 在寂静的夜里，猫头鹰古怪的叫声令人毛骨悚然。所以人们将它与死亡联系在一起。中世纪，人们称之为“夜之巫”，据说是女巫变的。直到今天，猫头鹰仍在万圣节前夜众多妖魔鬼怪之列。</p><p>【题外话】</p><p>有人说在西方猫头鹰是智慧的象征，此话不假，因为它是智慧女神雅典娜的圣鸟。但在西欧民间，雅典娜属外来文化。猫头鹰不吉利，中西民间看法大致相同。</p>
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