The reason that Friday 13th in particular is unlucky is due to the massacre of the Knights Templar by Phillip IV of France on Friday the 13th.
这一天之所以被视为不详之日是因为1307年10月13日(星期五)上午法国国王腓力四世下令逮捕并屠*境内所有的圣殿骑士团成员。
(当然还另一种传说,说是耶稣基督死在星期五,而13和星期五在星象学中又都代表着不好的运气,所以一旦二者结合在一起的时候,即黑色星期五,就一定会是很不好的一天。不过现在它也代表美国商场圣诞促销日,但这就不是因为迷信了。)
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2. Bird pooing on you is good luck.鸟粪掉身上是走运的象征One theory of this is the sort of karma logic that assumes, if something bad happens to you, then something good must happen to balance out the karma.
这个理论是源于对因果报应的假设,如果你碰到一件糟心事,那么之后必要有好运来抵掉这件坏事以形成因果报应。
(这个因果循环的理论,倒不如说是物极必反来的合适,坏到极点没准会有一件意想不到的好事发生)
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3. A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck.路遇黑猫意味不详In the old, superstitious days, witches could transform themselves into black cats. If one crossed your path, it meant a witch was watching you.
古时候人们迷信女巫们会化身为黑猫。所以如果你在路上碰见了黑猫,这意味着有女巫盯上你了。
(当然在许多国家黑猫都代表着不详,比如埃及和咱们祖国,往往都把它和一些不好的事情联系在一起)
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4. Atchoo (bless you)有人打喷嚏(要对他说上帝保佑你)This comes from a plague that was spreading in 590 A.D. Italy where most people who sneezed would die. The pope urged others to bless such people and pray for them that they might become better.
这源于公元590年意大利的一场瘟疫。当时,很多打喷嚏的人都会死亡。教皇就提议大家为那些打喷嚏的人祈祷祝福希望他们可以恢复健康。
(所以bless you还有"好运"的一种意思哦)