5-2 护身符和象征：颜色

Charms and Symbols

Color

 

Color  Colors can influence more than your mood. Each color has a special significance in attracting, or repelling¹, the power of the planets.

 

Black  Saturn²² is attracted by black, and because Saturn has a negative effect on children, youngsters are cautioned never to wear black clothing. It is a good color, however, for persons born under the signs of Libra³, Aquarius⁴, or Capricorn⁵.

 

Blue  The color associated with Venus as well as the color of the sky, blue has been sacred in religions dating back to prehistoric³ times. Today it is associated with the Virgin⁴ Mary^6. We sometimes say we are "blue" when we are less than happy. Still, blue is a happy, even lucky color for most of us. And when we have unexpected good luck, we often say it came "out of the blue⁷." It is an especially lucky color for people born under the signs of Aquarius, Libra, and Taurus⁸.

 

Blue neckbands⁹ have been worn for centuries by nursing mothers in parts of Europe. They believe the color protects their babies from fevers. And what bride would tempt⁵ fate¹⁰ by walking down the aisle⁶¹¹ without "something borrowed, something blue¹²" ?

 

注释:

1.repel¹ [ri5pel] vt. ＆ vi. 抵拒，抗御，驱除

2.Saturn [5sAtE(:)n] n. [天] 土星

3.Libra [5laibrE] n. [天] 天秤（星）座

4.Aquarius [E5kwZEriEs] n. [天] 宝瓶（星）座

5.Capricorn [5kAprIkC:n] n. [天] 摩羯（星）座

6.Virgin Mary（基督教）圣母马利亚

7.out of the blue 出乎意外地，突然，文中是“喜从天降”之意

8.Taurus [5tC:rEs] n. [天] 金牛（星）座

9.neckband [5nekbAnd] n.（作装饰用的）领圈，领巾

10.tempt fate 冒不必要的危险，玩命

11.walk down the aisle 行婚礼

12.something borrowed，something blue 西方流传至今的婚礼习俗之一是新娘佩戴“Something old，something new，something borrowed，something blue” 。

 

 

护身符和象征

颜色

 

颜色 颜色能够影响你的不仅仅是你的情绪。每种颜色在吸引或抵制行星的作用力时都有特殊的意义。

黑色 土星被黑色所吸引。因为土星对孩子有负面影响，所以年轻人被告诫决不要穿黑色的衣服。但是对于出生属于天秤座、宝瓶座或摩羯座的人来说，黑色却是好的颜色。

蓝色 让人联想到金星和天空的蓝色，在史前时期就具有宗教上的神圣意义。如今，人们把它与圣母马利亚联系在一起。我们不大高兴时，有时会说我们“blue”，表示有些忧郁。但对于我们大多数人来说，蓝色仍然是个象征快乐、甚至吉祥的颜色。当我们有意外的好运时，我们常说“喜从天降”。对于出生属于宝瓶座、天秤座和金牛座的人来说，蓝色是个特别吉祥的颜色。

在欧洲部分国家，奶妈佩戴蓝色的围颈带已有数百年的历史了。奶妈们相信蓝色能够防止婴儿发热。再说新娘，哪个敢冒险在举行婚礼时不戴得“有借有蓝”?

 

1 repel   

v.击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥

参考例句：

• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
• Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。

2 Saturn   

n.农神，土星

参考例句：

• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。
• These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们，土星由较轻的物质构成。

3 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

4 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

5 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

6 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。