海外文化:英美民俗-关于鸟的迷信:渡鸦,喜鹊
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：渡鸦食腐，嗅觉敏锐，很远就能找到腐尸，所以被视为死亡之兆；喜鹊也是不吉利的鸟。有人见到喜鹊，吐三口唾沫以辟邪。</p><p><span word="Raven">Raven</span> <span word="Ravens">Ravens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decaying">decaying</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="orator">orator</span> <span word="Cicero">Cicero</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raven">raven</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raven">raven</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p><p><span word="Magpie">Magpie</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="magpie">magpie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="magpies">magpies</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="magpies">magpies</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p>
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