异域采风:英语文化中的幸运符(双语组图)
<p> 不同的文化往往有着截然不同的风俗习惯，然而古今中外的人对一样东西的企盼却是相同的，那就是好运。在东方文化中，红色、数字8、貔貅等常被视为好运的象征。而在西方英语文化中，又有哪些代表好运的文化符号呢？ </p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="superstitions">superstitions</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="society">society</span>. </p><p> 大多数文化背景下的人都信一些迷信。比如，从古代开始，英国人就一直认为某些符号和习俗会带来好运、驱除邪灵。旧习俗很少会消亡，因此，如果当今社会仍然日复一日地遵循着这其中的一些习俗，也没什么好大惊小怪的。 </p><p><span word="Horseshoe">Horseshoe</span> 马蹄铁 </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crescent">crescent</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="U">U</span>". <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="U">U</span>" <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="possesses">possesses</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>, <span word="horseshoes">horseshoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="nailed">nailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="uninvited">uninvited</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evils">evils</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horseshoe">horseshoe</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> "<span word="U">U</span>" <span word="position">position</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="retained">retained</span>6) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span>. </p>
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