Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone from inside every suit of armor, and the Great Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden stars.

沿着走廊挂起了冬青和槲寄生做成的厚厚的饰带，每一里面都透出了神秘的灯光，礼堂里照常摆放着十二棵圣诞树，树上闪耀着金色的星星。

But for a romantic few, it was all about the mistletoe.

但对于浪漫的人来说，一切只和槲寄生有关。

I... Oh, good Lord! Is that mistletoe?

我...我勒个去! 家里怎么还有槲寄生?

It was nothing, really. Basically, we both got plastered on eggnog and we found ourselves standing under the, uh, mistletoe and we were like, " okay, well, what do we do now? "

那没什么，真的，我们只是喝了些蛋酒，醉醺醺的，我们发现自己站在槲寄生下。我们就像，“好吧，我们接下来做什么”。

Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles.

墙上挂满了冬青和槲寄生组成的垂花彩带，房间里处竖着整整十二棵高耸的圣诞树，有些树上挂着亮晶晶的小冰柱，有些树上闪烁着几百支蜡烛。

Not only were there a dozen frost-covered Christmas trees and thick streamers of holly and mistletoe crisscrossing the ceiling, but enchanted snow was falling, warm and dry, from the ceiling.

不仅有十几棵布满银霜的圣诞树，和天花板上十字交叉的由槲寄生和冬青组成的粗粗的饰带，而且还有施了魔法的雪，温暖而干燥，从天花板上轻轻飘落。

And that party " would feature evergreens, as signs of life when everything else seems to have died, plus other plants that not only stay green but even bear fruit in the middle of winter, like holly or mistletoe."

这个派对“将以常青树为特色，当其他一切似乎都死了的时候，常青树是生命的标志，加上其他不仅能保持绿色，甚至能在隆冬结果的，如冬青或槲寄生。”

And every year, people drive through blizzards to get to parties where they kiss germ-infected strangers under poisonous mistletoe, and then they get so drunk that they smash their heads through their wind shieldon their way home.

而且每年大家都驾车穿过风雪去参加聚会，在有毒的槲寄生下面和已经感染了病菌的朋友们亲吻然，后醉醺醺的回家，结果在自己的挡风玻璃上把头撞的稀烂。

" Oh, I've just escaped—I mean, I've just left Cormac, " she said. " Under the mistletoe, " she added in explanation, as Harry continued to look questioningly at her.

“哦，我刚刚逃脱——我是说，我刚刚离开了考迈克。”她说，见哈利还在询问地看着她，又解释地加了一句。“在槲寄生底下。”

The walls of the Hall had all been covered in sparkling silver frost, with hundreds of garlands of mistletoe and ivy crossing the starry black ceiling.

礼堂的墙壁上布满了闪闪发亮的银霜，天花板上是星光灿烂的夜空，还挂着好几百只槲寄生小枝和常春藤编成的花环。

But unlike those bromeliads and ferns, which just kinda hang out on their trees, mistletoe sucks water and nutrients from its tree, which can stunt its growth.

但不像凤梨科和蕨类，它们只是挂在树上，槲寄生从树上吸收水分和营养，这会阻碍它的生长。

Loki swiftly finds a mistletoe, puts it into the hands of Baldr's blind brother to throw at him and Baldr is killed.

洛基迅速找到了一棵槲寄生，把它放在巴尔德尔的盲人兄弟手中，让他扔向他，巴尔德尔被杀了。

She delivers a remedy for the injured eye–it's made from mistletoe, a sacred healing plant, but deadly if used incorrectly.

她给受伤的眼睛提供了一种药，它是由槲寄生——一种神圣的治愈——制成的，但如果使用不当，则会致命。

" Mistletoe, " said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head.

“槲寄生，”卢娜做梦似的说，指着几乎罩在哈利头顶上的一大丛白浆果。

" Mistletoe, " said Cho quietly, pointing at the ceiling over his head.

“槲寄生，”秋安静地说，指着他头上天花板。

Mistletoe, for example, is a parasite that grows high up on a tree's branches.

例如，槲寄生是一种生长在树枝上的寄生虫。

In one version of this tale, Frigg decrees that people should kiss under the mistletoe to ensure it is never again used as a weapon.

在这个故事的一个版本中，弗丽嘉下令人们应该在槲寄生下亲吻，以确保槲寄生不再被用作武器。

Another famous Christmas tradition that comes from the Norse is kissing under the mistletoe.

另一个来自北欧的著名圣诞传统是在槲寄生下接吻。

The mistletoe then came to represent transformation, renewal, and the triumph of life over death — all Christian values which came to be associated with mistletoe, once Christianity replaced ancient Norse beliefs.

槲寄生后来代表着转变、新生和生命战胜死亡——一旦基督教取代了古北欧人的信仰，所有基督教价值观都与槲寄生联系在一起。

Frigg innocently replies that she never asked the mistletoe because it was so young and innocent and could never hurt anyone.

弗丽嘉天真地回答说，她从来没有问过槲寄生，因为它是如此年轻和无辜，永远不会伤害任何人。