西方十大常見迷信(6)

Editor's note: You are mistaken if you think that Westerners do not believe in superstitions. The superstitions might be different, but pretty much every country around the world has them. Our bloggers have compiled a list of some of the common superstitions followed in the West to help you get a better insight into their cultures and customs. Feel free to leave your comments if you know of more superstitions, with their origins.

要是你認(rèn)為西方人不迷信，那你就大錯特錯了。不同國家迷信內(nèi)容或許不同，但幾乎所有國家都存在迷信。博主整理了一份西方共有迷信清單，以方便大家深入了解西方文化與風(fēng)俗。如果你知道更多的迷信內(nèi)容以及其起源，可在評論區(qū)暢所欲言!

6. Never take the third light from a match, it's bad luck. 不能用同一根火柴點3次火

In World War I, snipers sometimes operated at night. Their technique involved waiting for someone to strike a match to light a cigarette; on spotting the light they'd train a scope on them. On the second light, the sniper would focus his shot, zooming in ready for the kill, on the third light, he would fire, killing the person who lit the match.

在一戰(zhàn)期間，狙擊手通常在夜晚作案。他們的作案技巧就是等有人點煙。第一次點煙時狙擊手可以確定方位;點第二根時狙擊手瞄準(zhǔn)準(zhǔn)備射殺;點第三根煙時，他就開火將點火之人打死。