Apples, nuts and candles figured prominently in many of the superstitions practised at Halloween.
苹果，坚果和蜡烛是万圣节的许多迷信活动中的重要物品。
There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.
迷信与数字有关；甚至那些古希腊人也相信所有的数字及其倍数都具有神秘的意义。
Unlike the general run of peasantry they had a taste for flamboyant dress and gesture; but they usually shared the peasants' religious beliefs and superstitions.
和一般的农民不同，他们喜欢华丽的服饰和姿态；但他们通常与农民有着相同的宗教信仰和迷信。
There are also some superstitions (迷信) related to chopsticks.
也有一些与筷子有关的迷信说法。
superstitions and past errors were imprinted in words.
迷信和以往的错误在词汇里会有印记。
There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween.
和万圣节有关的迷信还有很多。
Superstitions have recently been revived in some parts of the country.
迷信最近又在国内有些地区重新流行起来。
In the US, we are more playful with our ghosts and our superstitions.
而在美国，对于鬼魂和灵异事件，我们更多是抱有一种娱乐的心态。
Researchers are finding evidence that superstitions may not be as pointless at all.
研究人员正日渐发现，迷信并非毫无意义。
Traditions are reflections of the beliefs, superstitions and personality of a family.
传统反映的是一个家庭的信仰、迷信观念和个性。
And yet some numerical superstitions do spread, especially when profits are involved.
但某些数字迷信还是被扩大化，特别是在涉及利润的时候。
Superstitions: Ghosts haunt theaters and should be given one night a week alone on the stage.
迷信：鬼魂出没于剧院，应该给他们每周留一晚的时间单独上台。
Or, like many superstitions, a belief in beginner's luck might arise because of confirmation bias.
或者，和许多迷信说法同出一辙，人们会相信新手的好运是由于验证性偏差。
Apples, nuts and candles figured prominently in many of the superstitions practised at Hallowe 'en.
苹果，坚果和蜡烛是万圣节一些迷信活动中的常用物品。
This may be because superstitions allow us the illusion of control in what is a scary, random world.
这可能是因为迷信给我们一种感觉——可以在这个危机四伏，变化莫测的世界里掌控好自己。
Take language: many 18th-century thinkers believed that superstitions and past errors were imprinted in words.
以语言为例：18世纪的思想家认为迷信和过去的一些错误已经成为语言的烙印。
In this list I delve into the world of theater superstitions and try to provide the reasons for their existence.
在这个列表中我深挖了世界上的剧院迷信并试图提供他们存在的原因给你们。
Such superstitions are typically harmless, but they could slow down a juggle, if they became too time-consuming.
此类迷信通常都是无害的，但如果变得耗时太长，就可能会影响效率。
The workplace is also full of superstitions designed to ensure good, productive days or keep away the bad times.
工作场所也同样充满着迷信，人们希望这能保证日子好运高效或是远离坏时光。
Readers, are you superstitious, at work or in general? Have your superstitions ever helped or hindered your juggle?
读者们，你们在工作或是生活中迷信吗？你们的迷信是否带来帮助，或是碍事了？
But he also chronicled the dark tales and superstitions kept alive in the Balkan valleys closer to his home in Hungary.
因为范伯瑞除了旅游外还时时记录着紧靠着他家乡的巴尔干半岛的那些流传已久的黑暗神话和迷信传说。
New research published in Psychological Science, however, asks whether these superstitions are irrational if they work.
然而，《心理学》杂志发布了一项新研究，表明迷信是起作用的。
When I talked about the word "storm" I touched on the sometimes conflicting superstitions that people used to have.
当我谈到“storm”(暴风雨)一词时，有时恰恰是我在谈论人们从前的迷信观念。
S: Wow...I always thought Westerners considered superstitions old-fashioned. My family is Chinese; almost all of us are very superstitious.
Sue原以为，西方人觉得迷信是old-fashioned,守旧过时的，只有中国人迷信，没想到，其实西方人也迷信，但是东西方迷信的内容不同。
In fact, a study last year found that superstitions can sometimes work, because believing in something can improve performance on a task.
事实上，去年的一项研究表明，有些迷信还真能应验，这是由于深信不疑而导致人为努力去使之变为现实。
In fact, a study last year found that superstitions can sometimes work, because believing in something can improve performance on a task.
事实上，去年的一项研究表明，有些迷信还真能应验，这是由于深信不疑而导致人为努力去使之变为现实。
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