海外文化:英美民俗-日常生活中的其他迷信

【英文原文】

A person born on Sunday will always have good luck.

A pregnant woman must eat the right food, or she will give her child an unwanted birthmark.

After person dies, the doors and windows of the room should be opened so the spirit can leave.

A howling dog means death is near.

A person with red hair has a quick temper.

Ringing in the ear has been regarded as a sign of approaching death.

When a person’s ears burn others are talking about him. If his right ear burns, they are talking well of him. If his left ear burns, they are talking ill.

To place three chairs in a row accidentally means a death in the family.

If a sick person is moved from one room to another it is a sure sign that he will die.

【中文譯文】

（8）日常生活中的其他迷信

星期天出生的人有好運。

孕婦須選擇適當的食物，否則生下的孩子會有胎記。

人去世后，應打開門窗，使死者的靈魂得以離開。

如狗的叫聲似狼嚎，表示有人死到臨頭了。

紅頭發的人脾氣暴躁。

耳鳴是死亡的先兆。

耳朵發燒是有人在背后談論自己。右耳發燒，說的是好話，左耳發燒，說的是壞話。

無意中將三把椅子排成一排，家里有人要去世。

久病換病房，生命不久長。

【英文原文】

A person born on Sunday will always have good luck.

A pregnant woman must eat the right food, or she will give her child an unwanted birthmark.

After person dies, the doors and windows of the room should be opened so the spirit can leave.

A howling dog means death is near.

A person with red hair has a quick temper.

Ringing in the ear has been regarded as a sign of approaching death.

When a person’s ears burn others are talking about him. If his right ear burns, they are talking well of him. If his left ear burns, they are talking ill.

To place three chairs in a row accidentally means a death in the family.

If a sick person is moved from one room to another it is a sure sign that he will die.

【中文譯文】

（8）日常生活中的其他迷信

星期天出生的人有好運。

孕婦須選擇適當的食物，否則生下的孩子會有胎記。

人去世后，應打開門窗，使死者的靈魂得以離開。

如狗的叫聲似狼嚎，表示有人死到臨頭了。

紅頭發的人脾氣暴躁。

耳鳴是死亡的先兆。

耳朵發燒是有人在背后談論自己。右耳發燒，說的是好話，左耳發燒，說的是壞話。

無意中將三把椅子排成一排，家里有人要去世。

久病換病房，生命不久長。