273 The Zodiac and Horoscopes

 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?                                                                                                                
 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. * laughs * That sounds just like you!                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
 horoscope 占星预言  /ˈhɔːrəskoʊp/                                                                                                                                                            
 exotic     美: [ɪɡˈzɑtɪk]  异国情调的 ; 奇异的 ; 异国风味                                                                                                                                    
 passionate 热情的 ; 狂热的   /ˈpæʃənət                                                                                                                                                       
 fling [flɪŋ]    v.抛；猛动（身体或身体部位）n.一阵尽情欢乐；一时的放纵；短暂的风流韵事                                                                                                       
 zodiac sign 星座 ; 生肖 ; 十二生肖  星座;生肖;十二生肖/ˈzoʊdiæk saɪn/                                                                                                                        
 prediction 预测 ; 预言 ; 预告   /prɪˈdɪkʃn/                                                                                                                                                  
 outlook :likely future situation:                                                                                                                                                            
 bogus [ˈboʊɡəs]    adj.假的；伪造的     n.赝品                                                                                                                                               
 practically [ˈpræktɪkli]    adv.几乎；差不多                                                                                                                                                 
 nonexistent/ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt/adj.不存在的                                                                                                                                                      
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 astrology [əˈstrɑlədʒi]    n.占星术；占星学                                                                                                                                                  
 socialize    美: [ˈsoʊʃ(ə)lˌaɪz]    v.交际；使适应社会                                                                                                                                       
 criteria [kraɪˈtɪriən]    n.标准；尺度