海外文化:英美民俗-关于鸟的迷信:颧,燕子,天鹅
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Stork">Stork</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stork">stork</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="foretells">foretells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stork">stork</span>.</p><p><span word="Swallow">Swallow</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swallow">swallow</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eaves">eaves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Dryden">Dryden</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poem">poem</span>, "<span word="Swallows">Swallows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span>."</p><p><span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Stories">Stories</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Plato">Plato</span>, <span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span>, <span word="Euripides">Euripides</span>, <span word="Cicero">Cicero</span>, <span word="Seneca">Seneca</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Othello">Othello</span>, <span word="Emilia">Emilia</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="says">says</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swan">swan</span>,</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="composer">composer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Schubert">Schubert</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1828 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swan">swan</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="swans">swans</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Avon">Avon</span>; <span word="Virgil">Virgil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mantua">Mantua</span>; <span word="Homer">Homer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Meander">Meander</span>.</p>
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