为什么英国人打喷嚏时要说“Bless you”
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="gesundheit">gesundheit</span>" <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="sneezes">sneezes</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="coughs">coughs</span>, <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="burps">burps</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="sneezes">sneezes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="anyway">anyway</span>?</p><p>当有人打喷嚏时，很多人习惯说“<span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>”或“<span word="gesundheit">gesundheit</span>”。但当有人咳嗽、擤鼻涕或打嗝时，人们往往不会说什么。那么为什么打喷嚏会得到特别关注呢?这些短语实际上又是什么意思呢?</p><p><span word="Wishing">Wishing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Salve">Salve</span>," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> "<span word="long">long</span> <span word="life">life</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bubonic">bubonic</span> <span word="plague">plague</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> (<span word="sneezing">sneezing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="symptom">symptom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plague">plague</span>).</p><p>在有人打喷嚏时祝愿他们安好，这一习俗起源于几千年前。罗马人会说“木星保佑你”或“安慰”，意思是“祝你身体健康”。希腊人则会互相祝愿“长寿”。人们普遍认为“<span word="God">God</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="you">you</span>”这一短语起源于六世纪黑死病泛滥时期，出自罗马教皇格雷戈里之口。(打喷嚏是这种瘟疫的一种明显征兆)。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exchangeable">exchangeable</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="gesundheit">gesundheit</span>" <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="health">health</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="precedes">precedes</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>.</p>
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