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西方十大常见迷信

2014-05-26来源:中国日报
8. Broken mirror will result in seven years bad luck. 破碎的镜子意味着之后7年的厄运
 

Breaking a mirror is bad luck because at one time mirrors were very expensive. If a palace maid broke a mirror she was sentenced to 7 years in prison.

打破镜子被人为十分不吉利,因为镜子曾经是很昂贵的。如果皇宫里的一名女佣打破了镜子,她将被判处7年牢狱。