純正地道美語第315期(外教講解):Fortune Telling

A: Look at this newspaper article about this famous local medium. It says that she is really gifted and so popular now, that she is booked solid with appointments for the next twelve months!

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看報紙上關於著名當地媒介的文章。上面說她非常有天賦並且很受歡迎，她在未來的一年中都有預定。

B: You don't really believe in all that hocus pocus mumbo jumbo, do you?

你不會相信這些戲法對嗎？

A: Well, I have had many friends that went to a psychic and got their palms read and most of the things the psychic told her came true!

嗯，我有很多朋友去巫婆那裏。巫婆通過看手相就能預測他們的未來，很多都實現了。

B: Of course it does! They tell you general and obvious things like that you will be successful or have a big house. I think most of the times they are just scam artists.

當然能夠實現！他們會告訴你同常會發生的顯而易見的東西。比如你將要成功或者將有一個大房子。我相信大多時候是個詭計藝術家。

A: Well, historically it is a practice that many cultures share. Reading the tarot cards, in the east they would even read tea leaves! I even heard that there are people that make you smoke a cigar, and then read your ashes.

嗯，從歷史的角度，這是很多文化通有的東西。讀塔羅紙牌，在東方，他們甚至會讀茶葉！我甚至聽說過讓你吸菸然後看吸菸後剩下的菸灰。

B: All superstitious nonsense! I would still like to go to one and see what he or she has to say, just for kicks.

都是迷信的鬼話！不過我還是會去看相，瞭解一下他們到底會說什麼，就是爲了好玩。