Folklore says villagers in Llangernyw, midway between Abergele and Llanrwst, learn their grim fate from a supernatural being under the boughs of a 3,000-year-old yew tree.

民间传说欧兰格纳的村民从一棵三千岁的紫杉树的主枝下的一个超自然生物那儿得知自己的残酷命运。

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Folklore says villagers in Llangernyw, midway between Abergele and Llanrwst, learn their grim fate from a supernatural being under the boughs of a 3, 000-year-old yew tree.

民间传说欧兰格纳的村民从一棵三千岁的紫杉树的主枝下的一个超自然生物那儿得知自己的残酷命运。

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However, many people were unhappy with the idea that the universe had a beginning, because it seemed to imply the existence of a supernatural being who created the universe.

然而很多人对于宇宙有个开端的说法并不开心。因为那似乎以为着存在一个超自然的生命创造了宇宙。

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They are flesh feeders loathsome to the Gods, but friendly to the asuras, a selfish aggressive supernatural being that become their Gods and Goddesses.

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