海外文化:英美民俗-神奇的数字:3
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：数字3 3对于古希腊人是个神秘数字。哲学家毕达哥拉斯说3是完美无缺的数字，因为世间万物无不有首、中、尾三段。因而它与神有关。</p><p><span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span>. <span word="Pythagoras">Pythagoras</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> — <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>(<span word="Zeus">Zeus</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>; <span word="Neptune">Neptune</span>(<span word="Poseidon">Poseidon</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>; <span word="Pluto">Pluto</span>(<span word="Hades">Hades</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Underworld">Underworld</span>. <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="forked">forked</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>, <span word="Neptune">Neptune</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trident">trident</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pluto">Pluto</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fates">Fates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Furies">Furies</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Graces">Graces</span> <span word="three">three</span>. <span word="Superstitious">Superstitious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="soul">soul</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trinity">Trinity</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Son">Son</span>(<span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Spirit">Spirit</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Magi">Magi</span>; <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cock">cock</span> <span word="crowed">crowed</span>, <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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