Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 14
当一支胜利的战队凯旋归来时，亲属们在城门口迎接他们，并要求他们攀登桑嘎普。
Upon the return of a successful war party, the relatives meet them at the gate of the town and compel them to climb the sangap.
然后，邀请函被送往邻近城镇的亲朋好友，请他们前来共同庆祝这场胜利。
Then invitations are sent out to friends and relatives in neighboring towns to come and aid in the celebration of the victory.
当他们抵达村庄入口时，镇上的居民前来迎接，向他们敬酒，然后带领他们到各家各户，在甘萨斯音乐声中宴饮起舞。
When they arrive at the entrance of the village they are met by the townspeople, who offer them liquor and then conduct them to the houses where they feast and dance to the music of gansas.
最后，被夺取的人头被插在萨冈上，放置在城门旁、水泉边，若数量足够，则围绕整个城镇排列。
Finally the captured heads are stuck on the sagang and are placed by the gate, the spring, and, if sufficient in number, surround the town.
砍取邻居的首级似乎并不常见，但也有记载提到访客在舞会上遭人背信杀害的案例。
Taking the heads of one's neighbors does not appear to be common, yet cases are mentioned where visitors are treacherously killed at a dance.
使用毒药的情况被提及两次。
The use of poison is twice mentioned.
其中一个案例是受害者因饮用由某位父亲提供的酒而毙命，那位父亲的女儿正是他们为之起舞庆祝的对象。
In one case the victims are killed by drinking liquor furnished by the father of the girl about whose head they are dancing.
竹矛似乎也被使用，但我们被明确告知他们以钢铁武器作战，并且有多处对头斧、长矛和刀的记述。
Bamboo spears appear to be used, but we are explicitly told that they fought with steel weapons, and there are frequent references to headaxes, spears, and knives.
婚姻通常由年轻人的母亲在其建议下出面协商。
Marriage appears generally to be negotiated by the mother of the youth at his suggestion.
有时，他的父母双方会一同前往女方家中，经过许多寒暄铺垫之后，才说明此行的目的。
At times both his parents go to the girl's home, and after many preliminaries broach the subject of their mission.
Vocabulary
- Upon
- 在...的时候,当...的时候
- return
- 回来,返回到某个地方
- successful
- 成功的,达到预期目标的
- war
- 战争,国家之间的武装冲突
- party
- 团体,一群人一起行动
- relatives
- 亲戚,有血缘关系的人
- meet
- 相遇,和某人在某地碰面
- gate
- 门,城镇或围墙的入口
- town
- 城镇,比村庄大的居住地
- compel
- 强迫,强制某人做某事
- climb
- 爬,向上移动到更高的地方
- Then
- 然后,接下来发生的事情
- invitations
- 邀请,请求他人参加活动
- sent
- 寄出,派遣到某个地方
- friends
- 朋友,关系亲密的人
- neighboring
- 邻近的,靠近的地方
- towns
- 城镇,多个城镇的复数形式
- come
- 来,移动到说话者的位置
- aid
- 帮助,协助某人完成任务
- celebration
- 庆祝,为了快乐而举办的活动
- victory
- 胜利,在竞争中获胜
- When
- 当...的时候,表示时间
- arrive
- 到达,到了目的地
- entrance
- 入口,进入某地的地方
- village
- 村庄,小于城镇的居住地
- met
- 相遇,meet的过去式
- townspeople
- 城镇居民,住在城镇的人
- who
- 谁,关系代词,指人
- offer
- 提供,主动给予或提出
- liquor
- 酒,含有酒精的饮料
- then
- 然后,接下来
- conduct
- 带领,陪同某人去某地
- houses
- 房子,住宅的复数形式
- where
- 哪里,在什么地方
- feast
- 盛宴,丰盛的饮食或庆祝
- dance
- 舞蹈,随音乐节奏移动
- music
- 音乐,有节奏和旋律的声音
- Finally
- 最后,在所有事情之后
- captured
- 捕获,抓住或得到
- heads
- 头,人或动物的头部
- stuck
- 插入,固定在某个位置
- placed
- 放置,把...放在某个地方
- spring
- 春天,一年的季节
- if
- 如果,表示条件的连词
- sufficient
- 足够的,满足需要的数量
- number
- 数字,一定的数量
- surround
- 包围,四周都是
- Taking
- 拿,取得或获取
- neighbors
- 邻居,住在附近的人
- appear
- 出现,看起来或似乎
- common
- 常见的,普遍的
- yet
- 然而,但是
- cases
- 情况,事例或具体的事件
- mentioned
- 提及,说到或谈论
- visitors
- 访客,来访问的人
- treacherously
- 背信弃义地,不忠诚地
- killed
- 杀死,导致死亡
- use
- 使用,为了某个目的而用
- poison
- 毒药,能导致伤害的物质
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