純正地道美語 第263期(外教講解):談星座
Angela:Hey Lydia, what are you reading?
Lydia:I’m looking at my horoscope for this month! My outlook is very positive. It says that I should take a vacation to someplace exotic, and that I will have a passionate summer fling!
Angela: What are you talking about? Let me see that... What are horoscopes?
Lydia: It’s a prediction of your month, based on your zodiac sign. You have a different sign for the month and date you were born in. I was born on April 15th, so I’m an Aries. When were you born?
Angela: January 5th.
Lydia: Let’s see. . . you’re a Capricorn. It says that you will be feeling stress at work, but you could see new, exciting developments in your love life . Looks like we’ll both have interesting summers!
Angela: That’s bogus. I don’t feel any stress at work, and my love life is practically nonexistent. This zodiac stuff is all a bunch of nonsense.
Lydia:No, it’s not, your astrology sign can tell you a lot about your personality. See? It says that an Aries is energetic and loves to socialize.
Angela:Well, you certainly match those criteria, but they’re so broad they could apply to anyone. What does it say about me?
Lydia:A Capricorn is serious-minded and practical. She likes to do things in conventional ways. That sounds just like you!
horoscope n.星象
fling n.一時的行樂
zodiac n.十二宮圖
Aries n.白羊座
Capricorn n. 摩羯座
bogus adj.假的; 僞造的
astrology n.占星術; 占星學
serious-minded a.認真的
Angela: Lydia,你在讀什麼?
Lydia: 我正在看這個月的星象。關於我的預測很棒。那上面說我應該去某個異域的地方去度假。那樣我就會有一個激情的夏日豔遇。
Angela: 你在說什麼?讓我看看,什麼是星象?
Lydia: 根據你的星座,對每個月所發生的事進行預測。你出生在哪個月份,就有對應的星座。我是4月15日出生的,所以我是白羊座,你是什麼時候出生的?
Angela: 1月5日。
Lydia: 讓我看看……你是摩羯座。星象說工作時你會感到有壓力,但是你會在愛情中剛看到新的,讓人激動的進展。看起來我們的夏天都很有趣。
Angela: 那是騙人的,我並沒有感到工作上的壓力,而且我根本沒遇到愛情。這個星象圖只是一派胡言。
Lydia: 不是你說的那樣,占星術星座能告訴你很多個性方面的事。明白了嗎?那上面說白羊座精力充沛,而且愛社交。
Angela: 你當然符合這些標準,但是所說的內容太廣泛了,它適用於每個人。關於我,那上面說了些什麼?
Lydia: 魔蠍座很認真而且很實際。她喜歡按常規的方式做事。聽上去很像你的性格。