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

还相鬼魂 很好 还有占星术。

So then, astrology? Yes, of course!

那么，占星术呢? 当然!

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

这种叫占星术，或者用一个希腊词叫“astrology”。

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

天文学是最重要的学科，但占星术也同样受人推崇，它渐渐演变成了魔法。

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的了。

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

他还补充了一些来自希腊罗马的细节、亚洲传说、甚至占星术。

Oh, you're into astrology even though it's scientifically disproven and entirely illogical?

噢，你喜欢占星术，即使它被科学证明是错误的，完全不合逻辑？

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。

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

这位学者说，星象学想要控制这种想法，将其通俗化。

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

刚才说的这些性格都是占星家研究出来的。今天节目的主题是星象学。

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

是这样哦！可是总觉得用星座理论来判断人未免也太绝对化，太过老套了。

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

让听听在威尔士大学教星象学文化史的老师尼古拉斯·坎皮恩是如何说的。

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·里根的妻子，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.

词汇的意思经常改变，如今人普遍理解天文学是科学，而占星术… … 不是。

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；占星术的问题在于自己的偏见而不是星星。

So what do you think about astrology (mumbles)?

- 那么你如何看待占星术（咕哝）？

Astrology has been around for thousands of years.

占星术已经存在了数千年。

Chanakya was a philosopher and political leader educated in medicine and astrology.

Chanakya 是一位接受过医学占星学教育的哲学家政治领袖。

I'm like, I don't believe in astrology, but-- - That tracks.

- 想，不相占星术，但是 - - 那是有迹可循的。

Don't you know anything of astrology?

难道你不懂占星术吗？