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关于摇钱树的英语作文赏析 Coinsmysteriouslyappearintrunksupanddownthecountry Theysaymoneydoesntgrowontrees.ButitcertainlyappearstodosoonthemysteriouscoinstuddedtrunksdottedaroundtheUKswoodland. ThestrangephenomenonofgnarledoldtreeswithcoinsembeddedallovertheirbarkhasbeenspottedontrailsfromthePeakDistricttotheScottishHighlands. Thecoinsareusuallyknockedintofelledtreetrunksusingstonesbypassersby,whohopeitwillbringthemgoodfortune. Thesefascinatingspectaclesoftenhavecoinsfromcenturiesagoburieddeepintheirbarkandwarpedbythepassageoftime. Thetraditionofmakingofferingstodeitiesatwishingtreesdatesbackhundredsofyears,butthisbinationofthemanmadeandthenaturalisfarmorerare. Itusedtobebelievedthatdivinespiritslivedintrees,andtheywereoftenfestoonedwithsweetsandgiftsasisstilldonetodayatChristmas. Theactisreminiscentoftossingmoneyintopondsforgoodluck,orthetrendforcouplestoattachlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymboliselastingromance. Somepubs,suchasthePunchBowlinAskham,Cumbria,haveoldbeamswithsplitsinthemintowhichcoinsareforcedforluck. TherearesevenfelledtreetrunkswithcoinspushedintotheminthepicturesquevillageofPortmeirion,inWales. MeurigJones,anestatemanageratthetouristdestination,toldtheBBC:Wehadnoideawhyitwasbeingdonewhenwefirstnoticedthetreetrunkwasbeingfilledwithcoins. Ididsomedetectiveworkanddiscoveredthattreesweresometimesusedaswishingtrees.InBritainitdatesbacktothe1700sthereisonetreeinScotlandsomewherewhichapparentlyhasaflorinstuckintoit. Hesaidthatasickpersoncouldpressacoinintoatreeandtheirillnesswouldgoaway. Ifsomeonethentakesthecoinoutthough,itssaidtheythenbeeill.Wehaventpubliciseditatall,itsjusthappened,headded.Itsquiteamazingreally. InScotland,thereisalsoalegendaboutakissingtree.Ifayoungmancoulddriveanailintoatreewithoneblow,heearnedakissfromhissweetheart. (ReadbyNellyMin.NellyMinisajournalistattheChinaDailyWebsite.) 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树枝上就像如今装饰圣诞树 这使人想起其他的祈福方式比如向池塘内投入钱币以求好运或是恋人在桥上或者栅栏上绑“同心锁”象征爱情长久 英格兰坎布里亚郡阿斯克哈姆的大酒杯酒吧为了图吉利也放有嵌着硬币的木段 在威尔士风景如画的村镇波特梅里恩就有七棵这样的摇钱树 这处旅游胜地的房地产主管莫里格?琼斯告诉英国广播公司：“最开始发现这些摇钱树时我们也不知道为什么” “我做过一些调查发现有时人们把树当作许愿树在英国这个传统可以追溯到18世纪苏格兰某地的一棵许愿树里还嵌有一枚弗罗林币” 他还说病人把硬币敲进树干就可以痊愈 但他补充说：“如果有人把硬币取出来就会生病我们没有宣扬过这种说法但的确发生过太神奇了” 在苏格兰还流传着关于“接吻树”的传说如果一位年轻男士能一下就把钉子敲进树里就能得到心上人的一个吻 Vocabulary: dotted:星罗棋布的 gnarled:usedofoldpersonsoroldtrees;coveredwithknobsorknots（多节的粗糙的） felledtree:采伐木伐倒木 warp：toturnortwist(wood,forexample)outofshape（弄歪歪曲） deity：神神性 festoon:todecoratewithorasifwithfestoons;hangfestoonson（以花彩装饰结彩于） PunchBowl:盛潘趣酒的大酒杯 florin:弗罗林币（英国以前的二先令银币） Treemendous:AmoneytreewithcopperandsilvercoinshammeredintothewoodnearIngleton,NorthYorkshire(dailymail.co.uk) Tinandtimber:Thecoinsmaketreetrunklookalmostlikeaheapoftreasure(dailymail.co.uk) Land