Love Hurts: The Dark Passion of Scorpio 天蝎座的黑色恋情：锥心之痛
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- 创建于 2004年11月17日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年8月07日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Melissa and Donnie are having a drink together at an office dinner: 梅莉萨和唐尼在办公室用晚餐时两人小酌一杯：
M: Donnie, who’s that woman draping herself over Larry? I’ve never seen her around the office.
唐尼，赖利身边那位和他紧紧依偎在一起的女人是谁？我没在办公室里看过她。
D: Ah, that must be the date he raved about. Larry tells me she’s a Scorpio. Wow, look at those bedroom eyes! Lucky guy.
噢，那位一定是他总在吹嘘的那名女友。赖利告诉我说她是天蝎座的。喔噢，妳看那对勾魂摄魄的双眸！幸运的家伙。
M: Ooh, I’ve learned my lesson with that lot! Does he know what he’s in for?
哦，那一套我已经领教过了！他晓得他劫数难逃了吗？
D: Hey, my mom’s a Scorpio, and I’ve never heard Dad complain.
嘿，我妈也是天蝎座的，倒没听过我爸抱怨什么。
M: Listen, they’re complicated when it comes to romance. Trust me.
注意听好，碰上了爱情她们可就变复杂了。相信我吧。
D: All Dad ever says about Mom is that still waters run deep.
我爸唯一讲过我妈的，就是说她「高深莫测」。
M: Your mom’s great, I’m sure. But Scorpio have this Shiva thing going on. Their sign rules sex, death, and the beginning and end of all things.
我相信你妈是很行。但是天蝎座的人一直拥有像印度教湿婆的那种毁灭性。这个星座掌管性、死亡，以及所有事情的开始与结束。
D: Ooh, you make them sound so sinister, Melissa. But they’re also passionate, loyal, and amazingly intuitive.
噢，妳这样讲，显得她们好像很邪恶，梅莉萨。但是她们也很热情、忠心，并且有惊人的第六感。
M: Intuitive? Maybe she senses we’re discussing her.
第六感？或许她能感觉我们在讲她的八卦。
D: Uh, maybe. What a mysterious presence she has.
噢，或许吧。真是一位神秘人物。
M: Actually, I think it’s a little scary.
事实上，我觉得有点恐怖。
D: Scorpio can have that effect on people, but many are drawn to their mysterious aura like flies to honey.
天蝎座的人会对别人产生影响力，很多人被她们那股神秘的气质所吸引，就像是蜜糖吸引苍蝇一样。
M: I’ve seen a Scorpio scorned – it almost turned into a fatal attraction.
我看过被拒绝的天蝎座──简直就是致命的吸引力的翻版。
D: Lighten up on the horoscopes, Melissa. They’re getting the better of you!
把占星术这事看开一点，梅莉萨。太信这套，妳就被奴役啦！
－by Charles Thompson
Vocabulary
单词发音
drape [drep] v. 将(身体的某部位)随意搭在…上; 〔用打褶的布〕披
date [det] n.【美】约会对象
rave [rev] v. 狂热赞扬，极力夸奖[（+about/of/over）]
bedroom eyes 性感的眼神
lot [lɑt] n.（特定的）（一）类（人）
in for 免不了遭受 guaranteed to get or have
still waters run deep 静水流深大智若愚 Prov. quiet people are often very thoughtful
Shiva [ˋʃivə] n. [印度] 湿婆
sinister [ˋsɪnɪstɚ] adj. 邪恶的
intuitive [ɪnˋtjʊɪtɪv] adj. 直觉的；有直觉力的
aura [ˋɔrə] n. 气氛﹐气息
scorn [skɔrn] v. 拒绝; 鄙视
lighten up 别那么严肃 to take matters less seriously
horoscope [ˋhɔrə͵skop] n. 占星术；星象（算命）
get the better of you 胜过, 占了…的上风 to control your behavior
Sentence of the Day
Melissa’s apprehension proves true the old saying, “Once bitten, twice shy.”
梅莉萨的忧心证实了这句话: 「一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳。」
How to Understand Your Zodiac Sign- Scorpio