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英语翻译
Are you superstitious?No,of course not.Do you believe in
magic(魔法),and luck charms(护身符),and elves or gremlins(小精灵）?Certainly not,but if I should greet you with the usual
"How is business?"You well answer"Oh,just so-so"although your business is profiting greatly.When you are successful in some venture you might say you were just lucky.And yet,you know it
was probably due to your ability and hard work.Why?Sometimes
you knock on wood because wood was once a tree and there is a
primitive belief that protective gods inhabit trees and knocking
on wood attracts their attention so they may be credited with
your successes.
If I should sneeze,only the strongest of you could refrain
(克制而不）from saying"God bless you".Why bless this unsanitary
(不讲究卫生的）habit?Our ancestors believed that a sneeze opened the body to invasion by devils,and invoking"召唤”the name of
God made the devils get out in a hurry,You may not realize it,
but you express thi

提问时间：2021-02-15

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