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When a cat washes behind his ears you may expect visitors. (Dutch superstition)A strange Black cat on your porch brings prosperity, (Scottish superstition)A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it. (Italian superstition)It is bad luck to see a white cat at night. (American superstition)Dreaming of a white cat means good luck. (American superstition)If a cat deserts a house, illness will always reign there. (English superstition)When you see a one eyed cat, spit on your thumb, stamp it in the palm of your hand, and make a wish. The wish will come true. (American superstition)If a cat washes behind it's ears, it will rain. (English superstition)A cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under means cold weather ahead. (English superstition)English schoolchildren believe seeing a white cat on the way to school is sure to bring trouble. To avert bad luck, they must either spit, or turn around completely and make the sign of the cross.A Black cat crossing one's path by moonlight means death in an epidemic. (Irish superstition)It is bad luck to cross a stream carrying a cat. (French superstition)In Britain and many parts of Europe, a black cat crossing the road, or entering your house is considered very good fortune.In parts of Yorkshire the wives of fishermen keep black cats at home to ensure their husbands safety at sea.In Southern England a black cat crossing the path of the bride as she leaves the church is said grant a fortuneate marriage.A cat has nine lives.On every black cat there is a single hair that is white. If you remove it without the cat scratching, this white hair will bring you wealth or luck in love.“7”在西方世界里有着不同寻常的意义。
各国禁忌1Blowing Your Nose 擤鼻涕Where It's Offensive: Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, France.禁忌地：日本、沙特阿拉伯、法国What's Offensive 禁忌:Some cultures find it disgusting to blow your nose in public--especially at the table. The Japanese and Chinese are also repelled by the idea of a handkerchief.有些文化认为当众擤鼻涕是让人厌恶的行为——尤其在餐桌上。
日本人还排斥使用手帕。
What You Should Do Instead 对策:If traveling through Eastern and Asian countries, leave the hankies at home and opt for disposable tissues instead. In France as well as in Eastern countries, if you're dining and need to clear your nasal passages, excuse yourself and head to the restroom. Worst-case scenario: make an exaggerated effort to steer away from the table. Let's hope you don't have a cold.到东方或亚洲国家旅游时，把手帕留在家中，选择用一次性纸巾吧！在法国以及一些东方国家，如果在就餐过程中你需要擤鼻涕，要先说声“请原谅”再去洗手间。
最糟糕的情景是：极为夸张地从餐桌上扭过头去擤鼻涕。
西方十大常见迷信要是你认为西方人不迷信;那你就大错特错了..不同国家迷信内容或许不同;但几乎所有国家都存在迷信..下面就是中国日报整理的西方共有迷信清单;希望可以帮助大家深入了解西方文化与风俗..1. Friday the 13th is a bad day. 13号星期五不吉利黑色星期五The standard nineteenth-century explanation for the supposed unluckiness of the number 13 was that there were thirteen at Jesus’ Last Supper--- Judas was generally thought of as the thirteenth. The supposed misfortune 灾祸；灾难of Friday also originated originate from; 起源于 from Christian beliefs; for the Crucifixion took place on that day.十九世纪人们对数字13不吉利这一笃定的迷信来源于耶稣最后的晚餐---传说耶稣受害前和弟子们共进了一次晚餐;出卖耶稣的犹大就是参加晚餐的第13个人..而星期五不吉利这一说法也来源于基督教的宗教信仰;因为这一天就是耶稣的受难日..所以;不管哪个月的十三日又恰逢星期五就叫“黑色星期五”..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 名词;因果报应 logic that assumes; if something bad happens to you; then something good must happen to balance out 词组;平衡；相抵 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..3. A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck. 路遇黑猫意味不详In the old; superstitious 迷信的 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..4. Atchoo bless you 有人打喷嚏要对他说上帝保佑你This comes from a plague 名词;瘟疫 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..5. Crossing your fingers to wish for good luck 交叉手指期盼好运One theory of this is that during the Hundred Years War between France and England; archers would cross their fingers before pulling the bow string in order to grant 动词;授予 them good luck. Before that; it was also a secret sign between members of Christianity whenit was illegal.一种说法是：在法英百年战争时;弓箭手在拉弓前会交叉手指以示好运..在此之前;这也是基督教徒之间的暗号当时这样做是违法的..6. Never take the third light from a match; it's bad luck. 不能用同一根火柴点3次火In World War I; snipers sniper; 狙击手 sometimes operated at night. Their technique involved waiting for someone to strike a match to light a cigarette; on spotting the light they'd train a scope on them. On the second light; the sniper would focus his shot; zooming in zoom in; 拉近 ready for the kill; on the third light; he would fire; killing the person who lit the match.在一战期间;狙击手通常在夜晚作案..他们的作案技巧就是等有人点烟..第一次点烟时狙击手可以确定方位；点第二根时狙击手瞄准准备射杀；点第三根烟时;他就开火将点火之人打死..7. Walking underneath a ladder is widely held to be bad luck. 从梯子下走不吉利'Walking under a ladder' came about in England a few centuries ago when people drank more ale at lunch than ate food. Drunken sign painters were likely to dump 动词;倾倒 a bucket of paint if you walked by or under their ladder and handymen would drop tools.“从梯子下走不吉利”来源于英国几个世纪前发生的事..在晚餐喝了过多的麦芽酒而没吃多少食物之后;当有人路过梯子或是从梯子下走;喝醉了的画家们可能会将他们的油漆桶倒下去;杂务工要是喝醉了可能会将自己的工具丢下去..8. Broken mirror will result in seven years bad luck. 破碎的镜子意味着之后7年的厄运Breaking a mirror is bad luck because at one time mirrors were very expensive. If a palace maid broke a mirror she was sentenced sentence; 判处 to 7 years in prison.打破镜子被人为十分不吉利;因为镜子曾经是很昂贵的..如果皇宫里的一名女佣打破了镜子;她将被判处7年牢狱..9. Carrots help you see in the dark. 胡萝卜有助于提高夜视能力This was part of World War II propaganda. The British had invented radar and we began bombing the Germans at night. The Germans; confused as to how we bombed them at night; started researching how we were doing it. The British government began to spread the rumor that it was the carrots in our ration 名词;口粮 packs that helped us see in the dark to put the Germans off our trail off the trail; 偏离正轨. They figured it out eventually; but by that time; the rumor had already stuck.这是二战期间的一个宣传..英国人发明了雷达并开始在夜晚轰炸德国..德国人就对英国人是如何在夜晚进行轰炸作业感到很好奇;并开始研究英国人是如何做到夜间瞄准的..英国政府就散布谣言说他们食用一定数量的胡萝卜来提高夜视能力;以此迷惑德国人..德国人最后发现了这只是个谣言;但到那时是这一说法已经被广泛接受了..10. Spilling salt is a bad omen 名词;预兆. 盐洒出来是不吉利的.. Spilling salt is bad luck because in Roman times; salt was so valuable that soldiers were paid in salt rather than money. Spilling it was equal to burning money. I'm not sure where throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder negates negate; 否定；使无效 the action of spilling; but I can tell you that it is where the word 'salary' came from.盐洒出来是不吉利的象征..因为在古罗马时代盐是很珍贵的;士兵们的薪酬领的是盐而不是钱..洒出盐意味着烧钱..我不确定是否可以通过在左肩上撒点盐来消除背运或盐洒出的影响;但是我可以告诉你“薪水”salary 一词来源于盐salt..老外也迷信精选新词：Superstitious 迷信的主播外教：AndyJim: Hey Paddy; look at my new shoes.吉姆：嘿;帕迪;看看我的新鞋子..Paddy: Get those shoes off the table帕迪：快把鞋子拿开;别放桌子上Jim: Why They are brand new adj.全新的;崭新的吉姆：为什么它们完全是新的Paddy: Don’t you know; it’s bad luck to put a new pair of shoes on a table帕迪：你难道不知道吗;把鞋子放在桌子上会带来霉运..Jim: I didn’t.吉姆：我不知道..Paddy: Yeah; it’s like walking under a ladder. You just don’t do it帕迪：是这样的;就像在梯子下走路一样..你就是不能这么做Jim: I don’t believe in all that superstitious adj. 迷信的；由迷信引起的 rubbish. n.垃圾;废物 Paddy.吉姆：帕迪;我可不相信任何关于迷信的无稽之谈..Paddy: Well; there’s a practical reason behind every superstition.帕迪：每个迷信背后;都会有一个很实际的理由..Jim: Really吉姆：是吗Paddy: Yes. Somebody may have worn them before. Just because you have just bought them; does not mean they are clean. My mother would have killed me if I put a new pair of shoes on the table.帕迪：是的..这双鞋或许之前已经有人穿过了;你买了它们;并不代表它们就是全新的..如果我这样把一双新鞋放在桌子上的话;我老妈会＂杀＂了我的..Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧brand-new: 全新的;崭新的;未被用过的Every culture has taboos and superstitions.每种文化都会有一些禁忌和迷信..例如：中国人不会送钟给朋友等。
1不吉祥的数字:13
踏上绞刑架之前必须走13级台阶.据<圣经>记载,最后的晚餐共有13人.而耶稣之死刚好在13号.
2 黑色星期五
星期五是天主教仪式最低沉的日子,耶稣也是在星期五被钉在十字架上的.人们认为这是一个不幸的日子.
3 黑猫
如果你看见一只黑猫在面前走过,就预示着不幸的事情将要发生.
4 停止行走的手表预示着死亡
这一传说始于1865年4月15日,美国总统林肯被杀的当天,很多人都声称他们的手表忽然停止走动.
5从别出飞来的鸟
如果有一只鸟突然从别处飞进屋里,就预示着这间屋子里会有一个亲密的人突然死去.
6 占优势的时候不可剃须
有些运动员在比赛占上风的时候,几天内拒绝刮胡子,惟恐会将运气剃去.
7在屋子里张开雨伞
人们认为这会带来霉运.
8 踏着一条裂缝.
认为踏在一条裂缝之上,使你觉得自己像是踏上了某些东西,那可能是至爱亲人的背.
9倒洒了盐
古时候盐是非常珍贵的,倒洒了盐,象征着生命一部分也被倾倒出来了.
10 打破了镜子
认为镜子保留了我们的形象,如果镜子破了,我们的灵魂也会破裂.。
十大常见西方迷信，你不得不知道的神秘力量！这世上诡异的迷信有不少，东西方都一样。
不同国家迷信内容或许不同，但几乎所有国家都存在迷信，东方的迷信大家都或多或少知道一些。
而这里的十个西方迷信中，你又相信多少呢?你以为那些神叨叨的迷信说法只有中国才有吗？貌似追求真理，崇尚科学的老外也有迷信的一面。
今天，小潘爷整理了一些具有代表性的西方迷信.不相信的人可以当做文化背景知识的积累，相信的人可将其奉为趋利避害，除灾免厄的“宝典”。
诸位且看且珍惜！1.数字13认为13不吉利的说法很多，其中最著名的当出自《圣经》。
据记载，背叛耶稣的传道者犹大（Judas）便是第13个出席最后的晚餐。
无独有偶，北欧神话中，邪神洛基（Loki）也是第13个出席宴会，并于宴间谋害了光明之神巴德尔（Balder）。
生活中，13的痕迹也往往被人刻意抹杀。
比如：很多机场没有13号登机口，而用12A替代；不少大厦没有第13层，而以数字14替代。
不过，在亚洲人眼里，用14代替13也没高明多少。
2.黑色星期五星期五不吉的来源之一依旧与《圣经》有关。
耶稣遭犹大背叛后，死于星期五。
而“黑色星期五”（Friday the13th）因为结合了数字13和“星期五”这两个因素，简直就是霉运中的战斗机。
如今，由于感恩节（11月第四个星期四）大采购，“黑色星期五”的意义有了重大改变。
以前商店用不同颜色的墨水来记账，红色数字表示亏损，黑色数字表示盈利。
因为当年的“剁手党”很疯狂，所以周五盘货的时候账面多显示盈利状态，即黑色。
由此也衍生出了表示“盈利”的习语：in the black。
3.掉在身上的鸟粪“鸟粪掉在身上表示走运（Bird pooing on you is good luck）”的说法源于因果报应（karma），即碰到一件倒霉事之后，必然会走大运以抵消霉运。
这个想法倒是很符合鲁迅笔下阿Q的思维模式。
别人遇到这种事会怎样我不知道，但我一定开心不起来。
/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~4.飞过头顶的三只海鸥如果三只海鸥一起从你头上飞过，预示着死亡很快会降临(a warning of death soon to come)。
日常生活中的其他迷信英美民俗带翻译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.【中文译文】（8）日常生活中的其他迷信星期天出生的人有好运。
孕妇须选择适当的食物，否则生下的孩子会有胎记。
人去世后，应打开门窗，使死者的灵魂得以离开。
如狗的叫声似狼嚎，表示有人死到临头了。
红头发的人脾气暴躁。
【西方十大常见迷信】要是你认为西方人不迷信，那你就大错特错了。
不同国家迷信内容或许不同，但几乎所有国家都存在迷信。
下面就是中国日报整理的西方共有迷信清单，希望可以帮助大家深入了解西方文化与风俗。
1. Friday the 13th is a bad day. 13号星期五不吉利（黑色星期五）The standard nineteenth-century explanation for the supposed unluckiness of the number 13 was that there were thirteen at Jesus’ Last Supper--- Judas was generally thought of as the thirteenth. The supposed misfortune (灾祸；灾难) of Friday also originated (originate from, 起源于) from Christian beliefs, for the Crucifixion took place on that day.十九世纪人们对数字13不吉利这一笃定的迷信来源于耶稣最后的晚餐---传说耶稣受害前和弟子们共进了一次晚餐，出卖耶稣的犹大就是参加晚餐的第13个人。
而星期五不吉利这一说法也来源于基督教的宗教信仰，因为这一天就是耶稣的受难日。
（所以，不管哪个月的十三日又恰逢星期五就叫“黑色星期五”。
）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 (名词，因果报应) logic that assumes, if something bad happens to you, then something good must happen to balance out (词组，平衡；相抵) 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。
3. A black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck. 路遇黑猫意味不详In the old, superstitious (迷信的) 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。
4. Atchoo (bless you) 有人打喷嚏（要对他说上帝保佑你）This comes from a plague (名词，瘟疫) 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。
5. Crossing your fingers to wish for good luck 交叉手指期盼好运One theory of this is that during the Hundred Years War between France and England, archers would cross their fingers before pulling the bow string in order to grant (动词，授予) them good luck. Before that, it was also a secret sign between members of Christianity (when it was illegal). 一种说法是：在法英百年战争时，弓箭手在拉弓前会交叉手指以示好运。
在此之前，这也是基督教徒之间的暗号（当时这样做是违法的）。
6. Never take the third light from a match, it's bad luck. 不能用同一根火柴点3次火In World War I, snipers (sniper, 狙击手) sometimes operated at night. Their technique involved waiting for someone to strike a match to light a cigarette; on spotting the light they'd train a scope on them. On the second light, the sniper would focus his shot, zooming in (zoom in, 拉近) readyfor the kill, on the third light, he would fire, killing the person who lit the match.在一战期间，狙击手通常在夜晚作案。
他们的作案技巧就是等有人点烟。
第一次点烟时狙击手可以确定方位；点第二根时狙击手瞄准准备射杀；点第三根烟时，他就开火将点火之人打死。
7. Walking underneath a ladder is widely held to be bad luck. 从梯子下走不吉利'Walking under a ladder' came about in England a few centuries ago when people drank more ale at lunch than ate food. Drunken sign painters were likely to dump (动词，倾倒) a bucket of paint if you walked by or under their ladder and handymen would drop tools.“从梯子下走不吉利”来源于英国几个世纪前发生的事。
在晚餐喝了过多的麦芽酒而没吃多少食物之后，当有人路过梯子或是从梯子下走，喝醉了的画家们可能会将他们的油漆桶倒下去，杂务工要是喝醉了可能会将自己的工具丢下去。
8. Broken mirror will result in seven years bad luck. 破碎的镜子意味着之后7年的厄运Breaking a mirror is bad luck because at one time mirrors were very expensive. If a palace maid broke a mirror she was sentenced (sentence, 判处) to 7 years in prison.打破镜子被人为十分不吉利，因为镜子曾经是很昂贵的。
如果皇宫里的一名女佣打破了镜子，她将被判处7年牢狱。
9. Carrots help you see in the dark. 胡萝卜有助于提高夜视能力This was part of World War II propaganda. The British had invented radar and we began bombing the Germans at night. The Germans, confused as to how we bombed them at night, started researching how we were doing it. The British government began to spread the rumor that it was the carrots in our ration (名词，口粮) packs that helped us see in the dark to put the Germans off our trail (off the trail, 偏离正轨). They figured it out eventually, but by that time, the rumor had already stuck.这是二战期间的一个宣传。
英国人发明了雷达并开始在夜晚轰炸德国。
德国人就对英国人是如何在夜晚进行轰炸作业感到很好奇，并开始研究英国人是如何做到夜间瞄准的。
英国政府就散布谣言说他们食用一定数量的胡萝卜来提高夜视能力，以此迷惑德国人。
德国人最后发现了这只是个谣言，但到那时是这一说法已经被广泛接受了。
10. Spilling salt is a bad omen (名词，预兆). 盐洒出来是不吉利的。
Spilling salt is bad luck because in Roman times, salt was so valuable that soldiers were paid in salt rather than money. Spilling it was equal to burning money. I'm not sure where throwing a pinch of salt over your left shoulder negates (negate, 否定；使无效) the action of spilling, but I can tell you that it is where the word 'salary' came from.盐洒出来是不吉利的象征。
因为在古罗马时代盐是很珍贵的，士兵们的薪酬领的是盐而不是钱。
洒出盐意味着烧钱。
我不确定是否可以通过在左肩上撒点盐来消除背运或盐洒出的影响，但是我可以告诉你“薪水”（salary）一词来源于盐(salt)。
【老外也迷信】精选新词：Superstitious 迷信的主播外教：AndyJim: Hey Paddy, look at my new shoes.吉姆：嘿，帕迪，看看我的新鞋子。
