[走遍美国] 美国面面观：美国人也很迷信
《走遍美国》的每一个episode都包含美国生活中的一些细节，你有没有注意到呢？现在就让我们来了解和学习这些内容吧。
Most Americans probably don't believe that actions like Grandpa's "fishman's magic" will affect their lives. Grandpa tells Robbie that to catch a fish, he should say,"fish, fish, send me a fish."This is a superstition, a belief that something brings good or bad luck--without a scientific reason to think so. But there are some traditional signs of good luck or bad luck in the U.S., and Americans do play attention to them sometimes.
大多数美国人可能不相信类似于Grandpa的“渔民的魔咒”的行为会影响他们的生活。Grandpa告诉Robbie要想钓着鱼，就得说“鱼，鱼。送我一条鱼。”这是迷信，既没有科学依据地相信某物会带来好运或厄运。但在美国有一些传统的好运及厄运的征兆，有时美国人还是很重视这些征兆的。
有时人们说下述行为会带来好运：
knocking on wood
敲木头
finding a four-leaf clover
找到一株四叶草
carrying a rabbit's foot抓着一只兔子的脚
hanging a horseshoe over your door
在家门上挂一只马蹄铁
Some people believe that these events cause bad luck:
有些人相信下列事会带来厄运：
walking under a ladder
在梯子下走过
breaking a mirror
打碎一面镜子
seeing a black cat cross in front of you
看见以至黑猫在你面前跑过
Although people may say that they don't believe in these superstitions, they often try to avoid the signs of bad luck and are happy to have a sign of good luck.
尽管人们有可能会说他们不相信这些迷信，但他们还是尽量避免这些厄运的征兆，看见好运的征兆时也会高兴。
