American Superstitions 美国民间迷信

【前言】American Superstitions 美国民间迷信由文秘帮小编整理而成，但愿对你的学习工作带来帮助。It was once believed that a person with hiccups was possessed by the devil. Many remedies are supposed to stop hiccups, such as scaring the person or having the person hold his nose while drinking water. 过去，人们认为打嗝的人是被魔鬼缠住了。据说有...

If you sing before seven, you will cry before eleven

乐得太早必生悲

There’s an old belief that the morning is too early to be happy. Happiness has to be earned each day otherwise, you are sure to have bad luck.

很久以前便有人认为切不可在清晨时过早地表现出快乐的情绪。快乐应该在一天中慢慢获得，否则你肯定要倒霉。

Stopping hiccups[打嗝] 止嗝忠告

It was once believed that a person with hiccups was possessed by the devil. Many remedies are supposed to stop hiccups, such as scaring the person or having the person hold his nose while drinking water.

过去，人们认为打嗝的人是被魔鬼缠住了。据说有很多有效的止嗝方法，比如吓唬那个打嗝的人，或是让他捏着鼻子喝水。

An itchy[发痒的] nose predicts a quarrel

鼻子痒预示争吵

There are many superstitions about itching. For example, an itchy nose means youe going to have a quarrel with someone.

对于身上某个部位发痒，人们有很多迷信说法。比如，鼻子发痒意味着你将会和某人吵架。

保佑打喷嚏者

People once believed the soul could escape from the body when a person sneezed. To stop this from happening, people ask God to bless and so protect the person who sneezes.

过去，人们认为当一个人打喷嚏时，他的灵魂会从身体中跑出来。为了避免这种情况，人们要祈求上帝保佑，这样便能保护那个打喷嚏的人。

打哈欠时捂住嘴

An old superstition says that yawning is caused by the devil and that evil spirits enter the body when your mouth is open wide. Covering your mouth stops them from entering. Now, it is simply considered rude not to cover your mouth when you yawn. It is also believed that watching someone else yawn will cause you to yawn too.

有种古老的迷信说法认为打哈欠是由魔鬼引起的，而且当你张大嘴时，魔鬼会钻进你的身体。如果捂住嘴，魔鬼就无法进去。现在，如果你打哈欠时不捂住嘴，人们只会认为你无礼。此外，人们还认为看着别人打哈欠，自己也会打哈欠。

Spitting on your hands for strength 唾手掌获取力量

Seeing animals licking[舔] their wounds caused people to believe that saliva[唾液] had some magical healing power. Even today, the first thing someone does when they hurt their finger is put it in their mouth. Nowadays, when we spit on our hands, we are asking for added strength.

古时人们看到动物舔伤口，就认为唾液有种神奇的治愈功效。至今仍有些人在手指受伤后，立刻把伤指放进嘴里。现在，我们往手心上吐唾沫，则是在祈求获得更多的力量。