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My college campus has a magic statue.It’s a long-standing tradition for students to rub it’s nose for good luck. My freshman roommate really believed in the statue’s power......and insisted on visiting it to rub it’s nose before every exam. Studying might have been a better idea. She flunked out her sophomore year. But the fact is we all have little superstitions things that we do. If it’s not believing in magic statues, it’s avoiding sidewalk cracks, or always putting out left shoe on first. Knock on wood. Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. The last thing we want to do is offend the gods.
我大学校园里有个神奇的雕像，有一个久远的传说是说摸它的鼻子学生可以得到好运。我大学一年级的室友非常相信这个神像的力量，坚持每次考试前都去摸它的鼻子。好好学习可能是一个更好的主意，她在大二因挂科而退学了。但是事实是我们都有一点点小迷信，如果不是相信神奇的雕像，就是避开人行道上的裂缝，或是穿鞋先穿左脚，敲敲木头，在你妈妈背后踩碎砖，我们最不愿意做的就是冒犯上帝。
Superstition lies in the space between what we can control and what we can’t. Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck. No one wants to pass up a chance for good luck. But does saying it 33 times really help?Is anyone really listening?And if no one’s listening, why do we bother doing those strange things at all?We rely on superstitions because we’re smart enough to know we don’t have all the answers. And that life works in mysterious ways. Don’t diss the juju from wherever it comes.
迷信在世间存在，在我们能掌握和不能掌握之间。找到一个硬币，捡起来，你整天都会有好运气。没有人想错过交好运的机会，但是重复33遍真的有帮助？真的有人在听吗？如果没人在听，我们为什么要做这么奇怪的事？我们相信迷信，是因为我们知道我们并非无所不知，生活是变幻莫测的。不要小看护身符，不管它从哪里来。
