双语英国惊现“摇钱树”

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1、双语：英国惊现“摇钱树”　　Theysaymoneydoesn'tgrowontrees.Butitcertainlyappearstodosoonthemysteriouscoin-studdedtrunksdottedaroundtheUK'swoodland。　　ThestrangephenomenonofgnarledoldtreeswithcoinsembeddedallovertheirbarkhasbeenspottedontrailsfromthePeakDistricttotheScottishHighlands。　　Thecoinsareusuallyknockedinto

2、felledtreetrunksusingstonesbypassers-by,whohopeitwillbringthemgoodfortune。　　Thesefascinatingspectaclesoftenhavecoinsfromcenturiesagoburieddeepintheirbarkandwarpedbythepassageoftime。　　Thetraditionofmakingofferingstodeitiesatwishingtreesdatesbackhundredsofyears,butthiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenat

3、uralisfarmorerare。　　Itusedtobebelievedthatdivinespiritslivedintrees,andtheywereoftenfestoonedwithsweetsandgifts-asisstilldonetodayatChristmas。　　Theactisreminiscentoftossingmoneyintopondsforgoodluck,orthetrendforcouplestoattach'lovepadlocks'tobridgesandfencestosymboliselastingromance。　　Somepubs,sucha

4、sthePunchBowlinAskham,Cumbria,haveoldbeamswithsplitsinthemintowhichcoinsareforcedforluck。3/3　　TherearesevenfelledtreetrunkswithcoinspushedintotheminthepicturesquevillageofPortmeirion,inWales。　　MeurigJones,anestatemanageratthetouristdestination,toldtheBBC:'Wehadnoideawhyitwasbeingdonewhenwefirstnotic

5、edthetreetrunkwasbeingfilledwithcoins。　　'Ididsomedetectiveworkanddiscoveredthattreesweresometimesusedas“wishingtrees”.InBritainitdatesbacktothe1700s-thereisonetreeinScotlandsomewherewhichapparentlyhasaflorinstuckintoit.'　　Hesaidthatasickpersoncouldpressacoinintoatreeandtheirillnesswouldgoaway。　　'Ifs

6、omeonethentakesthecoinoutthough,it'ssaidtheythenbecomeill.Wehaven'tpubliciseditatall,it'sjusthappened,'headded.'It'squiteamazingreally.'　　InScotland,thereisalsoalegendaboutakissingtree.Ifayoungmancoulddriveanailintoatreewithoneblow,heearnedakissfromhissweetheart。　　众所周知，天上不会掉馅饼，树上也不会长钱，但在遍布英国的林地里，却长满

7、了神秘的嵌满硬币的“摇钱树”。　　从英国皮克区到苏格兰高地，粗糙的老树干的外皮上嵌满了硬币，这种情况十分奇特。　　这些硬币通常是路人用石头敲进采伐木的树干的，希望以此带来好运。　　“摇钱树”的树皮中深埋的硬币有些已有几百年历史，由于年代久远，已经有些扭曲。　　通过许愿树给神明献上祭品的习俗可以追溯到几百年前，但自然和人工如此相结合的方式比较罕见。　　旧时人们相信神灵住在树上，于是便将糖果和礼品系在