海外文化:英美民俗 手相
【英文原文】
摘要：手相通過觀看手掌的開頭和紋路預卜未來。在現代，大多數人不再看真信手相，只不過將它當做一種遊戲。
Palmistry is the practice of foretelling the future by examining the shape of the hand and the lines in the palm of the hand. Today, most people no longer take palmistry seriously; they are interested in it as a form of entertainment.
In palmistry, the fleshy parts of the palm at the base of the thumb and fingers and on the side of the hand are called mounts. The mounts are named after Apollo, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, and Mars. A well-developed, fleshy mount is supposed to mean that a person has the characteristics associated with that mount. The mount of Apollo signifies a good sense of beauty; of the Moon, a dreamy disposition; of Venus, love; of Jupiter, ambition, pride, honor and a happy disposition; of Saturn, prudence and success; of Mercury, scientific, industrial, and commercial interests; and of Mars, courage.
The wrinkles on the palm are called lines. Like the mounts, each line has a name and a meaning. For example, the curved line that surrounds the thumb is called the life line. If it is long and unbroken the person is supposed to have a long life. The heart line stretches across the palm just below the fingers. If this line is long and unbroken, the person is supposed to have a warm, affectionate nature. Below the heart line is the head line. If the head line is strongly marked it is supposed to indicate intelligence; if it goes almost to the outside of the palm, it indicates imagination.
【中文譯文】
手相通過觀看手掌的開頭和紋路預卜未來。在現代，大多數人不再看真信手相，只不過將它當做一種遊戲。
在手相術裏，掌心四周厚實突起的部分稱爲“丘”，有各自的名稱，如“阿波羅”、“月亮”、“維納斯”、“朱庇特”、“薩圖恩”、“墨丘利”和“瑪斯”。某個丘若長得肥厚，與該丘相關的特性就較明顯。阿波羅代表美感；月亮代表好夢想；維納斯代表多情；朱庇特代表自尊與樂觀；薩圖恩代表精明與成功；墨丘利代表科學與工商方面的興趣；瑪斯代表勇敢。
掌上的紋路稱爲“線”。如環繞拇指的曲線稱爲“生命線”，如果它沒長而無中斷，人使長壽；“心臟線”指貫穿手掌的橫線，這條線若長而無中斷，則意味着爲人熱情或易於感情用事。心臟線的下方是“頭腦線”，若紋路清晰，表明此人聰明；若處長到手掌外側，則此人想象力豐富。
