Passage One
Are you superstitious No, of course not. Do you believe in magic (魔法), and luck charms (护身符), and elves or gremlins (小精灵) Certainly not, but if I should greet you with the usual How’s business" You’ll answer "Oh, just so-so" although your business is profiting greatly. When you are successful in some venture you might say you were just lucky. And yet, you know it was probably due to your a bility and hard work. Why Sometimes you knock on wood because wood was once a tree and there is a primitive belief that protective gods inhabit trees and knocking on wood attracts their attention so they may be credited with your successes.
If I should sneeze, only the strongest of you could refrain(克制而不) from saying "God bless you". Why bless this unsanitary (不讲究卫生的) habit Our ancestors believed that a sneeze opened the body to invasion by devils, and invoking (召唤) the name of God made the devils get out in a hurry. You ma
A. Gods lived in trees.
B. The gods would be envious of one's success.
C. Sneezing is unsanitary.
D. Knocking on wood attracting gods' attention.
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