壹蘋派生活美語 鬼月習俗與禁忌知多少
Exploring the Customs and Taboos of Ghost Month
鬼月習俗與禁忌知多少
G: George K: Kelly
Kelly continues introducing more taboos during Ghost Month.
G: Earlier, you mentioned that people don’t stay out late during Ghost Month. Are there other taboos?
K: There are many. Another one is that people don’t whistle at night.
G: Why not?
K: It’s said that the sound might attract wandering ghosts.
G: Interesting. Is there anything else?
K: Let me think. People also avoid swimming. It’s believed that water spirits might try to find a replacement and pull someone under.
G: That’s really creepy.
凱莉繼續介紹鬼月期間的更多禁忌。
喬 治： 剛才，妳提到鬼月期間人們不會在外頭待到太晚。還有其他禁忌嗎？
凱 莉： 還有很多。另一個是人們晚上不會吹口哨。
喬 治： 為什麼？
凱 莉： 據說這種聲音會引來孤魂野鬼。
喬 治： 真有意思。還有別的嗎？
凱 莉： 讓我想想。人們還會避免去游泳。據說水鬼會抓交替，把人拖入水中。
喬 治： 真的好可怕。
生活必備字詞：
mention vt. 提到，說起
whistle vi. 吹口哨
attract vt. 吸引
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見八月號。
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