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继前段时间的一系列迷之操作之后,今天欧文在对阵凯尔特人的季前赛又做了一件让人摸不着头脑的事情。在比赛开始之前,欧文不知在哪带来了一小摄干草,在凯尔特人的主场内直接就点燃了起来,并且拿些点燃的干草在球场周围不断的绕圈,像是在做着某种仪式!
Cameras captured Irving waving a handful of burning sage as he walked the perimeter of the floor, at one point crossing to wave it above the first row of seats, before dousing it in a shell — and heading on court. The ritual is known as “smudging” and is considered a way to cleanse a person or space of bad energy.
镜头拍到欧文在球场周围走动时挥舞着一把燃烧的鼠尾草,有一次在第一排座位上方挥舞着,然后把它熄灭在小盆里——然后走向球场。这个仪式被称为“smudging”,被认为是一种净化一个人或空间的不良能量的方式。
capture [ˈkæptʃər] v. 俘虏;俘获;捕获;
ritual [ˈrɪtʃuəl] n. (尤指)宗教仪式;习惯;老规矩 adj. 仪式上的;
笔者看球这么多年,见过许许多多的开场仪式,以及球员在场上祈求好运的方式,但这种情况还是第一次看到,看情形还有点东方人执行仪式的味道,难道美国人也有迷信的?而不仅仅是咱们中国的球迷,就连美国的球迷看到欧文的行为也是显得一脸懵逼,这货到底干啥咧?
欧文自己是怎么看待这个特殊的仪式的?
“It just comes from a lot of native tribes. Being able to sage, just cleanse the energy, make sure that we’re all balanced,” Irving said.
“这个仪式沿袭自很多土著部落。有净化的效果,就是净化能量,确保我们都是平衡的。”欧文说到。
tribe [traɪb] n. 部落;
“When we come into this job, we come into this place, it’s not anything that I don’t do at home that I did today. I saged last game, and I plan to sage almost every game if the opposing team will allow me to.”
“当我们来打比赛,我们就来到这个地方,我今天做的事情并不是说我在家里就不做。我上一场比赛做了这个仪式,如果对方允许我的话,我计划几乎每场比赛多做这个仪式。”
其实欧文有印第安人的血统,举办过认族仪式,在美国燃烧鼠尾草有幸运的意思,在印第安人的观念中,燃烧鼠尾草是重大事务开始前的必备功课。
Smudging dates to prehistoric times, and is a long-standing Native American tradition. Irving’s mother was born Cynthia Janette White Mountain, half-Sioux through her mother. She was adopted as an infant by a Lutheran minister and renamed Elizabeth Ann Larson.
“Smudging”可以追溯到(美国近代历史的)史前时期,是一个美国土著人的长期拥有的传统。欧文的母亲出生时的名字是辛西娅·珍妮特·怀特·山,(名字可以看得出来)她的母亲有一半苏族血统。她幼年时被一位路德会牧师收养,并改名为伊丽莎白·安·拉森。
tradition [trəˈdɪʃn] n. 传统;传统的信仰(或风俗)
“Literally, it’s more or less for us to stay connected and for us to feel great about going to work and feeling safe and provided for from our ancestors,” he said of smudging. “I’m not going to bring too much of the spirituality into basketball, but yeah, it’s part of my native culture where I’m from.”
“实际上,这或多或少是为了让我们保持联系,让我们在工作的时候感觉良好,感到安全,并从我们的祖先那里得到了保障,”他说。“我不会把太多的宗教或精神方面的东西投入到篮球中,但,是的,这是我家乡本土文化的一部分。”
ancestor [ˈænsestər] n. 祖宗;祖先;
spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtʃuˈæləti] n. 精神性;灵性;
culture [ˈkʌltʃər] n. 文化,文明;
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