Huldufólk: The Legendary“Hidden People” of Iceland隱身的傳說冰島精靈

【摘要2019.11.25.蘋果】

According to surveys, just under 10% of Icelanders say they believe in these hidden people, while about halfaren’t sure. For believers, elves might cause an accident or help a family in need.

For this reason, children are warned not to throw rocks. A poorly thrown rock might hit and anger an elf. To learn more, consider a trip to Reykjavik’s Elfschool. The school introduces tourists to all things huldufólk.

根據調查顯示，只有近十分之一的冰島人說他們相信這些隱身人的存在，而約有一半的人存疑。對於相信的人來說，精靈可能會引起一場意外或是幫助一個需要幫助的家庭。

由於這個原因，小孩會被警告不得丟擲石頭。一顆沒丟好的石頭可能會擊中並觸怒精靈。想更深入了解的話，不妨考慮去一趟雷克雅維克的精靈學院。該學院會介紹遊客所有關於隱身人的一切。

生活必備字詞

★survey n. 調查
According to the survey, 50% of workers would take a pay cut just to keep their jobs.
★anger vt. 惹怒，使生氣
The people were disappointed and angered by the president’s foreign policy.