今天我们来谈谈这个永恒的话题
“星 Xing 座 Zuo”
星座的英文说法叫constellation或horoscope,
简单一点是star sign，
我们聊天时常常问道“你是什么星座的？”，
外国人也很关心这个问题，
所以这个句子大家必须get：
What’s your constellation/horoscope/star sign?
但如果你想跟人家深度聊这个话题
光知道这句话是远远不够的
大家通常根据自己公立出生年月日查询的星座。
先普及一下12星座的英文，看图
以免大家认不出哪个是哪个星座，
我再总结一下（从左至右）：
Aquarius 水瓶座
Capricorn 摩羯座
Sagittarius 射手座
Scorpio 天蝎座
Libra 天秤座
Virgo 处女座
Leo 狮子座
Cancer 巨蟹座
Gemini 双子座
Taurus 金牛座
Aries 白羊座
Pisces 双鱼座
【名词篇】
聊星座，首先要知道12星座（horoscope）的准确名称，补补词汇量：
白羊座 Aries: [ 'ɛəri:z ]
Aries the Ram is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of November.
金牛座 Taurus: [ 'tɔ:rəs ]
Taurus the Bull is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of December.
双子座 Gemini: [ 'dʒeminai ]
Gemini the Twins is a Winter constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of January.
巨蟹座 Cancer: [ 'kænsə ]
Cancer the Crab is a Winter Constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of February.
狮子座 Leo: [ 'li(:)əu ]
Leo the Lion is a Winter constellation, and can be best viewed in the night during the month of March.
处女座 Virgo: [ 'və:gəu ]
Virgo the Virgin is a Spring constellation, and can be best viewed during the month of April.
天秤座 Libra: [ 'librə ]
Libra the Scales is a Spring constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of May.
天蝎座 Scorpio: [ 'skɔ:piəu ]
Scorpio the Scorpion is a Spring constellation with an astronomical name of Scorpius, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of June.
射手座 Sagittarius: [ ,sædʒi'tɛəriəs ]
Sagittarius the Archer is a Summer constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month July.
摩羯座 Capricornus: [ ,kæpri'kɔ:nəs ]
Capricorn the Sea Goat is a Summer constellation with an astronomical name of Capricornus, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of August.
水瓶座 Aquarius: [ ə'kweriəs ]
Aquarius the Water Bearer is an Summer constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of September.
双鱼座 Pisces: [ 'pisi:z ]
Pisces the Fishes in an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of October.
PS：天文学中的星座是constellation，英文释义为“a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name”。
【句型篇】
1. What's your horoscope? 你是什么星座？
2. I'm a ......我是...座。例：I'm a Libra. 我是天秤座。
3. I'm a typical ....我是典型的...座。例：I'm a typical Leo.我是典型的狮子座。
4. I don't think astrology is blind faith. It holds water in many instances。
我认为占星术不是迷信，它很多时候还是站得住脚的。
5. It's too narrow-minded to judge people by using astrology. It's all stereotypes。
用星座理论来判断人未免也太绝对化、片面化了吧。
6.You look like a sociopath, your rising sign must be Capricorn.
你看起来特别不爱社交的样子，你上升一定是摩羯座
这些英文你记住了吗？下次就和老外朋友聊聊彼此的星座吧。
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