《職場茶水間》
有時同事之間聊到個性或處事風格,是不是會蹦出一句「欸!你很魔羯耶,做事這麼謹慎」🤔…….
如果不懂星座的人,是不是以為同事要約你吃海鮮?!😂
其實每個星座都代表著不同的屬性特質,有時還隱藏著暗黑與白光反差的個性,
而這些星座個性又該如何用英語表達呢?
[學習目標]: 學習使用英文描述星座等的相關的字詞
Practice Target: Learn some useful English expressions about star signs.
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Dialogue: (對話)
Hope: | Hey, Joey. How’s life? |
Joey: | So far so good. How about you, Hope? |
Hope: | Not bad. So, Joey, have you memorized how to say those 12 Zodiac signs? |
Joey: | Of course. Let me show you! The first one is Aries白羊座. Then, 金牛Taurus, 雙子Gemini, 巨蟹Cancer, 獅子Leo, 處女Virgo, 天秤Libra, 天蠍Scorpio, and 射手Sagittarius, 魔羯Capricorn and 水瓶Aquarius …and the last one 雙魚Pisces! |
Hope: | Good Job, Joey. I am impressed! |
Joey: | Thank you. I spent the whole week reviewing these words. |
Hope: | So, Joey, since you’ve spent time reading those books about astrology, why don’t you share some interesting facts with me? |
Joey: | Astrology? What’s that? |
Hope: | Astrology is a study of stars and how they affect the character, personal traits and lives of people. |
Joey: | Oh! Astrology…占星術? |
Hope: | That’s right! And the person who interprets astrology is an astrologer.
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Joey: | I see. An astrologer is 占星師. An astrologer can interpret astrology. 占星師能詮釋占星學。 |
Hope: | That’s right! So, Joey why don’t you tell me what kind of personality each star represents? |
Joey: | Sure. As you know, I am an Aries. Arieses are usually confident and outgoing. And you are a Scorpio. You are usually 熱情並且蠻能專注於目標的. |
Hope: | You mean a Scorpio is passionate with strong determinations. |
Joey: | Well, the book says that. And our supervisor, Ms. Lin, is a Taurus, so most of the time, she is 務實、可靠、穩定、不易改變。 |
Hope: | Interesting! A Taurus is practical and reliable and they like stability and comfort. I only know that they love money. |
Joey: | Yes, the book says they care about money. |
Hope: | What about cancer? Emily is a cancer. |
Joey: | Well, Cancers are 敏感的. |
Hope: | Sensitive. |
Joey: | Yes, Cancers are sensitive and they care about their family and friends. |
Hope: | What about Geminis? I know they are curious and like talking to others. |
Joey: | That’s right, they are curious and like to learn new things too. |
Hope: | My uncle is a Gemini. He talks a lot! And what is a Virgo like? |
Joey: | Let’s see. A Virgo is 超愛分析的and they非常關注細節但也很有條理的. |
Hope: | No wonder Kelly is so analytical and detail-oriented. And she is the most organized person I know. |
Joey: | You are right. She is really organized. |
Hope: | What about Capricorns? My sister is a Capricorn. |
Joey: | Really? Well, Capricorns are very hardworking, 守紀律的 and they are ambitious, too. |
Hope: | Hmm…Capricorns are disciplined and ambitious. I guess that is why my sister used to be model students when she was young! |
Joey: | Hey, you know, Hope. I don’t get along with Aquarius. |
Hope: | Really? Why? |
Joey: | Well, Aquarians like new ideas and they like to change. |
Hope: | Are you talking about Rica? But I think she is independent. |
Joey: | I know. But she changes all the time! |
Hope: | Hey, Joey, you know, I think it’s fun to see the connections between star signs and personal traits. And it’s interesting how these traits shape our attitudes and interactions with one another. |
Joey: | That’s why it is fun to read these books. |
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Vocabulary(單字)
1.Astrology n. 占星術;占星學
2.astrologer n. 占星師
3.interpret v. 闡釋
4.practical adj. 務實的
5.reliable adj. 可信賴的
6.stability n. 穩固
7.sensitive adj. 敏感的
8.curious adj. 好奇的
9.analytical adj. 善於分析的
10.detail-oriented adj. 注重細節的
11.disciplined adj. 守規矩的
12.ambitious adj. 有雄心壯志的
13.personal traits 人格特質
14.get along with sb. 和…相處融洽