口語：「護身符」的英語是什麼？怎麼說？
出門在外，很多人喜歡帶著一個「護身符」，比如在南方地區，有人習慣用一隻狗爪放行李箱裡作為「護身符」。
於是，「學」英語的人有人就問了：「護身符」用英語怎麼說？
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07:27來自英語老師覃冠平
一、你是問中文「護身符」的英語單詞怎麼說嗎？
這麼說：護身符：talisman，例句：
1. He had a rabbit's foot which he wore round his neck as a talisman.
他有一隻兔爪，他帶脖子上做自己的護身符
2. Your rabbit's foot key chain may be your lucky talisman. Of course, it wasn't so lucky
for that rabbit.
你的兔爪鑰匙扣可能是你的護身符，但是對於那隻兔子來說可是倒了大黴的
二、你是問「用英語說英語」時怎麼說嗎？
1) 「讀」英語：talisman (tlizmn)
1.Something that people wear around their neck and is believed to have magic power and can bring good fortune to the wearer.
2.Something that is usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease and to bring good luck.
3. An object which is supposed to have magic powers to protect its owner.
4.An object held to act as a charm to keep away evil and bring good luck
5.A talisman is an object that you believe holds magical power and brings good luck to you,or protect you from evil or harm.
6.An object marked with magic signs and believed to bring to its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
7.A stone or other small object, usually inscribed or carved, believed to protect the wearer from evil influences
這一大段「漂亮」的英語不是用來給你做「英譯漢」的，是給你用來「說」英語的：
2) 「說」英語，主動「輸出」英語：
1. Well,got you.A talisman is something we wear on our neck.
2. Well, people believe a talisman has magic power and can bring them good fortune
3. Well, to bring good fortune means to bring good luck.So when we say：A talisman brings good luck, we can also say：A talisman brings us good fortune.
4. Well,a talisman can protect us from evil,or keep away evil.
我不知道，你是用中文「『護身符』記住和表達英語talisman，然後再用talisman造句幾句帶中文翻譯的talisman，還是「把學過的英語用起來」，直接用英語magic power, bring us good luck/good fortune,keep away evil,protect us from harm等等「實用」的英語記住和表達talisman呢？
能「用」上這樣的英語，你就已經是在「練口語」了。
實際上這涉及到的已經不只是「知識」(如果「知識」不能帶來和轉換成語言能力，這「知識」就是一種「應試」的東西。它還涉及學習習慣，學習方法(方法能轉換成能力)，學習是否「學以致用」，「學」「用」同步)。
我是後者：它給我更多的英語，它真的給我「把學過的英語用起來」的機會。
1) 「讀」英語：Talisman：a good luck charm, mascot, amulet, lucky charm,good-luck piece, juju, rabbit's foot
2) 「說」英語：
So,a talisman has many other names/We have many ways to say a talisman.
For example：
We can say a talisman is good luck charm,we can say a talisman is a mascot, we can say a talisman is an amulet, we can say a talisman is a lucky charm,we can say a talisman is a good-luck piece, we can say a talisman is a juju, we can say a talisman is a rabbit's foot.
這樣不斷的「主動輸出」英語，是不是「英語口語」？學英語最重要的就是「用」(主動輸出)，跟別人用，跟自己用，而不僅僅是「學」(被動輸入)。