They are said to scare away the bad spirits, too.

也有人说这是要吓跑恶鬼。

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Cats, for centuries, have been considered to be spiritual animals that have the ability to sense good and bad spirits.

从几世纪前，人们就认为猫是一种有灵性的动物，它们能感应到好或坏的灵魂。

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In many western countries fireworks are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits.

在许多西方国家，新年的午夜人们要点放烟花，而且发出吵闹声，人们希望能赶走幽灵。

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His job is to identify the bad spirits that are attaching themselves to the juus (soul) of a person, and by placing himself in a trance he is able to purify the afflicted soul.

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Not long after embarking upon the subject of God and melancholy, for example, Mr. Burton veers into "A Digression of the Nature of Spirits, Bad Angels, or Devils, " which leads into an elaborate taxonomy of evil creatures, including the question of whether some devils "have excrements" or "feel pain if they are hurt, " and whether there can be both good and bad devils.

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Inevitably, bad inflation and high interest rates sap the spirits of businesses and consumers.

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