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蛇夫座 Ophiuchus (astrology)

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ID: 3008 Upper Intermediate
Today's dialogue is all about astrology and star signs. Ophiuchus (⛎) (/ɒfiˈjuːkəs/) is sometimes considered the thirteenth sign in addition to the twelve signs of the Zodiac. In the conversation, one of the friends is unhappy hearing that they are no longer considered Sagittarius. Image from Pixabay
Thu Dec 22 2016 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
激动 jīdòng excited; animated
蛇夫座 shéfūzuò ophiuchus
确实 quèshí indeed
冷静 lěngjìng to be calm
什么？我不要！我不要！
shénme ？wǒ bù yào ！wǒ bù yào ！
What? I don't want that! I don't want that!
不要什么？这么激动。
bù yào shénme ？zhème jīdòng 。
What don't you want? Why such a fuss?
这篇报导说十二星座是错的，应该有十三个星座。正中，我们生日只差一天，我们不是射手座是蛇夫座。
zhè piān bàodǎo shuō shí èr xīngzuò shì cuò de ，yīnggāi yǒu shí sān gè xīngzuò 。Zhèngzhōng ，wǒmen shēngrì zhī chà yītiān ，wǒmen bùshì shèshǒuzuò shì shéfūzuò 。
This report says that the 12 signs of the zodiac are incorrect, and that there should be 13 signs. Zhengzhong, our birthdays are only one day apart, so we're not sagittarius, we're ophiuchus.
我知道啊，蛇夫座确实是第十三个星座。
wǒ zhīdào ā ，shéfūzuò quèshí shì dì shí sān gè xīngzuò 。
I know, ophiuchus is actually the thirteenth sign of the zodiac.
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