DIALOG>> I read my horoscope every day!
A: What are you reading?
B: My daily horoscope! I’m a Leo.
A: Ooh! Read me mine! I’m a Scorpio.
B: Ok, it says that your love life is about
to explode!
A: Interesting. Do you believe this stuff?
B: Yes, totally. I read my horoscope every
day!
RESPONSE>> Talk about reading the horoscopes.
Reading the horoscopes can be a secret indulgence.
* indulgence: 즐거움, 탐닉
* horoscopes: 별자리 운세, 점성술
Ex> She indulges in ice cream and fashion magazines.
Many of us don’t believe in astrology, but
we can’t help taking a peek.
* take a peek: 살짝 엿보다
Ex> She can’t help calling her boyfriend every two hours.
Ex> She’s taking a peek at the guest list.
Ex> I want to take a peek at their meeting.
Western astrology first originated in Greece and Babylonia.
Ex> Chopsticks originated in China.
Sometime around 200 A.D, Ptolemy wrote
Tetrabiblos.
This explored the concepts of ancient
astrology.
People assume
they are only their Sun sign, which is what you read in the newspaper.
* Sun sign: 별자리
Ex> He assumed the best in people.
But we also have a personal moon, Venus,
and other planets that tell us about our personality.
A professional astrologer can draw a map of
your birth chart.
You will need to know the precise moment of
birth for this.
* precise: 정확한
It
is said that the birth chart is a map of your
potential in life.
Ex> It
is said he discovered gold in the mountains.
Your actions and will are what you do with
that potential.
@ What’s your sign?
너 별자리가 뭐야?
I went to a bar last night and heard the
worst pick-up line.
* pick-up line: 유혹하는 말
1. I like to indulge in gourmet food and expensive shoes.
2. She can't help worrying about me.
3. Do you want to take a peek?
4. Let's not assume the worst.
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