So then, astrology? Yes, of course!

那么，占星术呢? 当然信!

You know, believe in ghosts, too. Great. And astrology.

我还相信鬼魂 很好 还有占星术。

This belief in the stars has a Greek name: astrology.

这种信仰就叫占星术，一个希腊词就叫“astrology”。

Millennia ago, astrology was as close to science as you got.

几千年前，占星术士是最接近科学了。

In Western astrology, it's a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar.

「你属什麽？」以西方天文学来说。

They also added some details from the Greeks and Romans, asian legends and even astrology.

他们还补充了一些来自希腊和罗马细节、亚洲传说、甚至占星术。

Astronomy was the most important discipline, but astrology was respectable too, and it shaded into magic.

天文学是最重要学科，但占星术也同样受人推崇，它渐渐演变成了魔法。

Is that so? I'm afraid it is too narrow-minded to judge people using astrology. It's all stereotypes!

是这样哦！可是我总觉得星座理论来判断人未免也太绝对，太过老套了。

And this academic thinks astrology tried to bring this idea under control; it domesticated it.

这位学说，星象学想要控制这种想法，将其通。

And you were right. Nancy Reagan, wife of the late president Ronald Reagan, has long been interested in astrology.

你选对了。美国前总统罗纳德·里根妻子，南希·里根，一直对星象学很感兴趣。

Words change meaning over time, and now it's pretty well understood that astronomy is science, and astrology...isn't.

词汇意思经常改变，如今人们普遍理解天文学是科学，而占星术… … 不是。

Well, these characteristics we've mentioned are based on what astrologers say. And astrology is today's theme.

我们刚才说这些性格都是占星家们研究出来。今天节目主题是星象学。

Well, let's hear from Nicholas Campion, who teaches the cultural history of astrology at the University of Wales.

让我们听听在威尔士大学教星象学文史老师尼古拉斯·坎皮恩是如何说。

The thing is, it really didn't; the fault of astrology lies in ourselves and not our stars.

但是它并不灵验；占星术问题在于我们自己偏见而不是星星。

At least look up the difference between astrology and astronomy.

至少查一查占星学和天文学区别吧。

But according to astrology, Sagittarius guys are too adventurous and risk-taking. They seldom think of leading a settled and peaceful life.

可是星相学说，射手男过于冒险进取，他们才不愿平平淡过一生呢。

Scorpius is a constellation of the zodiac, one of twelve constellations used in astrology, although in the zodiac it is called 'Scorpio'.

天蝎座是占星术十二星座中其中一个，虽然在十二宫图中它被称为“天蝎宫”。

Astrology literally means “study of the stars”; as a word it's been used before science became a formal method of studying nature.

占星术字面意思是“关于星星研究”；这个词在科学成为研究自然正式方法之前就已经被使很久了。

At the same time we suddenly get these horoscope columns appearing which I see as a kind of domestication of astrology.

然而，同一时间，这些星座运势专栏突然出现了，在我看来这是星象学一种通。

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.

不，不是。你形象图案会预测你很多性格。看？说是白羊座精力充沛，擅长社交。