Dreamchtcher捕梦网

陈佳

The dreamcatcher may be the perfect gift for anyone who always hasnightmares.

对于那些总是做噩梦的人来说，捕梦网可能是最完美的礼物。

Dreamcatchers are round. Inside the loop1 thread2 is arranged3 in such a waythat resembles4 a spiders web. Feathers are attached5 to the bottom. Beads6 areoften used. Some choose to have one bead in the middle representing7 the spider.Others prefer to have the hole in the middle empty.

捕梦网是圆形的。圆环中间的线的排列方式类似于蜘蛛网，底部系着羽毛。珠子常常会被用到。有些人选择在（圆环的）中间放一颗珠子代表蜘蛛。另一些人喜欢让中间的洞空着。

How a dreamcatcher works

捕梦网是如何起作用的

Some people probably buy or make dreamcatchers only because they look nice，but have no idea what they are used for.

有些人可能只是因为捕梦网看起来很漂亮而购买或者制作它們，但不知道它们有什么用处。

According to Believers， dreamcatchers should be placed in the bedroom. Whenyou goes to sleep the dreamcatcher will attract8 all the dreams. Nightmares get trapped9 inside the web. Good dreams pass through and slide10 down the feathers toreach the person sleeping. When morning comes and the dreamcatcher is under thelight， the bad dreams disappear. They cannot survive in daylight. As the personwakes up he or she feels refreshed after a pleasant and peaceful sleep.

根据相信捕梦网的人的说法，捕梦网应该被放在卧室里。当你睡觉时，捕梦网会吸走所有的梦。噩梦被困在网内。美梦穿过网，顺着羽毛滑到睡着的人身上。当清晨来临，捕梦网沐浴在光中，噩梦就会消失。它们无法在白天生存。当人醒来时，他或她在愉快而平静的睡眠后感到神清气爽。

The history of dreamcatchers

捕梦网的来历

Dreamcatchers originate11 from Native Americans. They made dreamcatchers toprotect their babies and young children. They were meant to trap all evil12 spiritsthat came in the form of nightmares. The small dreamcatcher hung over the cradle13or bed to make their children safe during the night.

捕梦网源于美洲原住民。他们制作捕梦网来保护他们的婴儿和幼童。他们的目的是困住所有以噩梦形式出现的恶灵。小捕梦网挂在摇篮或床上，以确保他们的孩子在夜间安全无虞。

The Native Americans made the dreamcatcher from willow wood. Thedreamcatcher has something to do with the Spider Woman. Spider Woman careddeeply for all the children. She found it difficult to visit every single child at bedtimeto ensure they were protected from the evil spirits. All mothers and grandmothersagreed to make a web inside loops made from the willow tree. These magical webscould catch the evil spirits around the child at night. Evil spirits would not be ableto get close to the sleeping child anymore.

美洲原住民用柳木制作捕梦网。捕梦网与蜘蛛女有关。蜘蛛女深深地关爱着所有的孩子。她发现要在睡前探望每一个孩子以确保他们免受恶灵的伤害是很困难的。所有的母亲和祖母都同意在用柳树制成的环内编织一张网。这些神奇的网可以捉住夜晚在孩子周围的恶灵。恶灵再也无法接近熟睡的孩子了。

During the 1960s and 1970s， people werecrazy about many of the traditions of the NativeAmericans. They took the ideas and copied the itemsbelieving it was the renaissance14 in Native Americanbelief and culture.

在20 世纪60 年代和70 年代，人们对美国原住民的许多传统都很着迷。他们接受了这些观念，并复制了这些物品，认为这是美国原住民信仰和文化的复兴。

Today dreamcatchers are known and used in many countries worldwide. Peopleare now making their own dreamcatchers using different kinds of material.

今天，在世界各地的许多国家，人们都熟知并使用捕梦网。人们现在正在使用不同種类的材料制作自己的捕梦网。

Dreamcatchers found in thousands of homes globally may be a far stretch fromthe original ones.

全球成千上万的家庭中的捕梦网可能与最初的捕梦网相去甚远。

People who make their own dreamcatchers and people who own a real NativeAmerican made dreamcatcher do have one thing in common： They all seem to lovetheir dreamcatcher！

自己制作捕梦网的人和拥有真正美国原住民制作的捕梦网的人的确有一个共同点：他们似乎都很喜欢他们的捕梦网！

Notes

1. loop 环形；环状物

2. thread 线；细线

3. arrange 布置；排列

4. resemble 像；与……相似

5. attach 系上；附上

6. bead 有孔的珠子

7. represent 代表；表示；象征

8. attract 吸引

9. trap 捕捉；困住

10. slide 滑动；滑落

11. originate 起源；产生

12. evil 邪恶的；恶魔的

13. cradle 摇篮

14. renaissance 复兴；再生