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中、英文化差別在哪些方面呢? 生活方式有什么不同呢? 要想了解英國社會(huì)的更多方方面面， 請留目英國問答。 |
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British Superstitions 英國人的迷信
[ 2009-06-24 13:22 ]
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I want to know Britain's superstitions, for example a broken mirror, touch wood, a black cat and so on. Thanks.
Yang Botao, Zhengzhou University
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Britain is a superstitious nation, or so it would seem. One survey suggests that half of British people are superstitious about walking under ladders.
Interestingly, three quarters use the curious phrase 'touch wood', which is related to an ancient superstition.
But what does the phrase mean? And where does it come from? Finn Aberdein and Jean Dong talk about some of Britain's favourite superstitions in today's Ask About Britain.
Do you have a question about Britain?
你有沒有對(duì)英國的疑問？
Then email us at chinaelt@bbc.co.uk or
歡迎你把問題通過電子郵件發(fā)給我們：chinaelt@bbc.co.uk
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