海外文化:英美民俗-神奇的数字:9
<p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Mythology">Mythology</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="muses">muses</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hydra">Hydra</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>; <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Vulcan">Vulcan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="Lemnos">Lemnos</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="theologians">theologians</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="angels">angels</span>. <span word="Superstitious">Superstitious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="magpies">magpies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>”. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="tailors">tailors</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>,” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tailor">tailor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.” <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="days">days</span>’ <span word="wonder">wonder</span>”.</p><p>【中文译文】</p><p>数字9 据古希腊罗马神话，缪斯有九位，水怪许德拉有九颗头，冥河有九条，伏尔甘被朱庇特踢出天界，落了九天九夜才在勒姆诺斯岛着陆。基督教神学家将众天使为为九等。迷信的人说见到九只喜鹊不吉利。英语里常用“九”表示“多”。裁缝在多身子骨单薄，人们就说“九个裁缝一条汉”。猫命大，摔下来总是四脚着地，人们就说猫有九命。新鲜事，如果只能轰动一时，人们称之为“九日奇观”。</p>
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