书城工具书老外最想和你聊的101个英语话题——流行文化篇
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第118章 Entertaining Divination 星座血型(11)

Women with type A blood are most fertile。

而A型血的妇女容易受孕。

This research still requires further investigation。 Certainly, the factors that affect fertility are more than simply blood type。 This includes age, weight, and drinking habits。

目前这个研究结果仍需要进一步的研究。但可以确定的是,影响生殖能力的原因除了可跟血型有关外还有很多,包括年龄、体重、饮酒习惯等。

Blood type O will not be on time。

O型血的人是不会守时的。

A lot of people still feel “It’s amazingly accurate!” whenever blood type analyses or tests are introduced in magazines and on TV shows, and end up believing in them deeply 。

当杂志或是电视节目介绍这种血型分析或测验时,不知为何仍有许多人感到“简直太神准了!”而不自主地对此深信不疑。

In the ranking of “Blood Type Combinations Which You Think are Most Incompatible”, the combination that most people felt was probably incompatible was a type A man and type B woman, while second place was a type A woman with a type B man。

在“你认为彼此最合不来的血型组合排行榜”中,最多人认为“应该合不来”的组合是“A型男与B型女”,第二名则是“A型女与B型男”。

Most feel that those with type A blood have qualities such as “Being strict and orderly, being particular and [serious about] everything”。

普遍认为A型的特质是“严谨有条理、事事讲究又认真”。

Those with type B blood are the opposite as they are “Selfish and unrestrained, going at their own pace”。

相对于此,B型则是“任性随意,照着自己的步调走”。

Judging from this, it’s no surprise that so many people feel that this set of blood types are the most incompatible。

这样看来,也难怪许多人认为这组血型最合不来了。

You can go out with anyone you like if you are a AB。

如果你是AB型的,你可以和任何你喜欢的人约会。

He loves being the center of attention—a typical O。

他喜欢出风头——典型的O型血。

Type As are super artistic。

A型血的人相当有艺术天分。

You guys should date; you are the same type。

你们应该很般配,你们是同一种血型。

Some companies in Japan divide workers by blood type。

日本的一些公司根据血型来分配工作。

ABs have a mixed personality, sometimes shy, sometimes confident。

AB型的人拥有多重性格,有时很内向,有时很自信。

Blood-based love matches prove very successful。

以血型为依据的爱情配对被证明是相当成功的。

I would date Peter, but he’s a type A, too sensitive for me。

我想和彼得约会,但他是A型血,有点太敏感了。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Britney: David and I are trying to have a baby。

布兰妮:我跟大卫最近试着生小宝宝。

Ralph: Really? What blood type are you?

拉尔夫:真的吗?你的血型是什么呢?

Britney: How is that related?

布兰妮:这跟那有什么关系?

Ralph: New York scientists believe it is。

拉尔夫:纽约的科学家认为有关系。

Britney: Oh? What type of woman gets pregnant most easily?

布兰妮:喔? 哪种血型的女人容易受孕呢?

Ralph: Women with type A blood are most fertile, and type O have the most difficulties。

拉尔夫:最容易受孕的是 A型,最不容易受孕的是 O型。

Britney: But I am type B。

布兰妮:可是我是 B型的。

Ralph: Think on the bright side, at least you are not a blood type that will encounter many difficulties。

拉尔夫:往好处想,至少你不会是遇到最多困难的血型。

Britney: It is the first time that I have heard this kind of theory。

布兰妮:我还是第一次听说这样的理论呢。

Ralph: With the development of science, there is always new finding。

拉尔夫:科技的发展总是不断有新东西出来的。

Britney: Do you believe this?

布兰妮:你相信这个吗?

Ralph: Blood type may really have influence, because scientists have researched a lot of people。

拉尔夫:血型可能真的是有影响的,因为科学家调查了很多人。

Britney: OK。

布兰妮:好吧。

Ralph: Take it easy。 I believe that you and David will give birth to a cute baby。

拉尔夫:放轻松点。你和大卫一定能生个可爱的小宝宝的。

Britney: Thanks。

布兰妮:谢谢。

Feng Shui

红极美国的风水

风水,本为相地之术,即临场校察地理的方法,也叫地相、古称堪舆术。相传风水的创始人是九天玄女,比较完善的风水学问起源于战国时代。风水的核心思想是人与大自然的和谐,早期的风水主要关乎宫殿、住宅、村落、墓地的选址、座向、建设等方法及原则,原意是选择合适的地方的一门学问。

Realize Feng Shui

认识风水

1风水在西方盛行

The Ancient Art of Feng Shui literally translated to mean “Wind & Water” has been practiced in various forms throughout the World and is estimated to be between 3,000 to 5,000 Years Old。 Feng Shui seeks to achieve a Balance, Harmony, Peace and Prosperity in your life through simple but effective changes in your Surroundings。

Feng Shui Consultants believe that your Surroundings have a deep and profound impact on your life in all aspects and create an environment that supports your dreams and aspirations by changing the Flow of Energy into a positive one。Feng shui experts believe that the earth and everything on it is composed of one or more of the five basic elements: water, wood, fire, earth and metal。 They are represented by the colors: black, green, red, yellow and white。 These elements will create harmony if grouped in a positive, creative sequence。 Thus water nourishes wood, wood feeds fire; fire burns to make earth and from earth comes metal。

Bad feng shui results when the elements exist in a destructive arrangement。 Water, for example, destroys fire so it would be bad feng shui to have these elements next to each other。 Metal and fire, or earth and wood are also undesirable combinations。 The feng shui consultant examines the house, both inside and out, for possible relationships between conflicting elements and tries to correct them。

Of course it is not necessary to have the actual elements in the house。 No one has a pile of earth in the living room or a fire in the bathroom, but the elements may still be there symbolically。 A yellow or brown sofa would be an earth element。 In some cases the symbolism is more obvious: the kitchen stove is a fire element, the sink water。

Fire and water are conflicting elements, so having the stove and sink side by side would be bad feng shui。 Does this mean that you have to remodel your kitchen if you have this arrangement? Not necessarily。 You could hang an earth symbol, a green pot holder for example, between the two to create tranquillity。

2关于风水的表达方式

Earth土Water水

Fire火Metal金

Wood木Qi (ch'i)气

Qi (roughly pronounced as the sound “chee” in English) is a movable positive or negative life force which plays an essential role in feng shui。 In feng shui as in Chinese martial arts, it refers to “energy”, in the sense of “life force”。

Polarity极

Polarity is expressed in feng shui as Yin (阴)and Yang (阳) Theory。 Polarity expressed through yin and yang is similar to a magnetic dipole。 That is, it is of two parts: one creating an exertion and one receiving the exertion。

Bagua (eight trigrams) 八卦

Two diagrams known as bagua (or pa kua) loom large in feng shui, and both predate their mentions in the Yijing (or I Ching)。

中国风水学或者叫堪舆学,现称居住环境学。风水学是人类在长期的居住实践中积累的宝贵经验。朝阳光、避风雨、防火灾,近水源、利出行成了最基本的居住理论。“风水”设计的基本原则之一是将象征五行(土、水、火、金、木)的元素置于房间周围,以增加“气”(即“活力”)的流动。

“风水”理念在摩天大楼、银行、甚至动物园的建筑设计中都有所应用,而且在大量“咖啡桌书”和电视节目中都有介绍。“熊猫快餐”中餐连锁店采用的就是风水设计。

Key words & Sentences

关键词句全知道

The latest Chinese cultural icon to make its impact there is feng shui, China’s ancient art of placement。

目前,在美国最热门的中国文化是带点神秘色彩的风水学。