海外文化:英美民俗-占星术
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：占星术是一种十分古老的伪科学，它试图通过观察日、月、星辰的位置和运动以达到预测未来的目的。占星术认为，人出生时的天象反映人的性格，因而也就决定了人的命运。</p><p><span word="Astology">Astology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. <span word="Astrologers">Astrologers</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="destiny">destiny</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="astrology">astrology</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astrologer">astrologer</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="astrology">astrology</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> “<span word="horoscope">horoscope</span>” <span word="columns">columns</span>. </p><p><span word="Astrologers">Astrologers</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="casting">casting</span>(<span word="drawing">drawing</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horoscope">horoscope</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horoscope">horoscope</span>, <span word="astrologers">astrologers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p>
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