“護(hù)身符”英語怎么說
名詞解釋:護(hù)身符,護(hù)身之靈符,又作護(hù)符、神符、靈符、秘符,即書寫佛、菩薩、諸天、鬼神等之形像、種子、真言之符札,將之置于貼身處,或吞食,可蒙各尊之加持護(hù)念,故有此名。符之種類極多,依祈愿之意趣而有各種差別;而其作用亦多,可除厄難、水難、火難及安產(chǎn)等。你知道怎么用英語表達(dá)嗎?
When it comes to finding love, having a lucky charm on your side can make all the difference, according to match.com, the world's biggest dating site.
Match.com tested the theory by handing the attendees at a singles event a rose quartz stone or bracelet.
Almost three quarters (73 per cent) of the charm carriers said they were more successful in meeting a prospective partner than at similar events in the past.
Professor Richard Wiseman believes the experiment attests that lucky talismans, from crystals to four-leaf clovers, can help to put singletons in the right frame of mind to find love.
全球最大的婚戀網(wǎng)站默契網(wǎng)稱,尋找愛侶時(shí),身上佩戴護(hù)身符,能使一切變得大不相同。
默契網(wǎng)通過給參加單身活動(dòng)的參與者發(fā)放粉晶石或手鐲,對該理論進(jìn)行檢驗(yàn)。
約3/4(73%)佩戴護(hù)身符的人表示,與此前參加過的類似活動(dòng)相比,他們與自己未來伴侶約會(huì)更成功。
理查德·懷斯曼教授認(rèn)為,這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)證明了像水晶或四葉草這樣的幸運(yùn)物能使單身人士保持良好心境,去追尋自己的真愛。
【講解】
文中的lucky charm就是“護(hù)身符”的意思,也可以稱為“幸運(yùn)符”,其中charm作名詞,意為“魅力;護(hù)身符”,如:irresistible charm(無法抵抗的魅力);也可以作動(dòng)詞,意為“吸引,誘惑”,側(cè)重迷住某人或使之高興,如:The old sailor's stories of his adventures charmed the boys.(老水手自己的冒險(xiǎn)故事使男孩子們著了迷。);而attract指客觀上吸引人的注意力,如:This scenery attracts many tourists.(這里的景色吸引著許多游客。)
第二段中的rose quartz stone指的是“粉晶石”,常見的水晶(crystal)還有:citrine(黃水晶),amethyst(紫水晶),smoky quartz(茶晶)等。