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                                                                                                                                                      
 [ˌenərˈdʒetɪk]                                                                                                                                                                               
 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                                                                                                                                                       
 serious-minded                                                                                                                                                                               
 Aries 白羊座 ; 白羊宫 /ˈeriːz/                                                                                                                                                               
 Capricorn 摩羯座 ; 摩羯宫  /ˈkæprɪkɔːrn                                                                                                                                                      
  as opposed to 而不是 [əˈpoʊzd]                                                                                                                                                              
 very down to earth 非常脚踏实地的                                                                                                                                                            
 All right, so energetic sounds like the word energy. That's because they're related. So,someone who's energetic has lots of energy. He or she likes to do a lot of things and wants to       
 always go places. You know the energetic person at your office. They always drink coffee. Maybe they make everyone else really tired just listening to them.