Fortune Telling

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!

你看这篇关于本地著名灵媒的报纸文章。上面说她很有天赋，现在非常受欢迎，未来十二个月的预约都排满了。

You don’t really believe in all that hocus pocus

你真的不相信那些骗人的把戏吗？

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，我有很多朋友去找通灵师看手相，通灵师说的大部分事情都应验了！

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.

当然会啦！他们说的都是些泛泛而谈、显而易见的东西，比如你会成功啦，会有大房子啦。我觉得大部分时候他们就是骗子。

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，从历史来看，很多文化都有这种做法。比如塔罗牌占卜，东方人甚至会看茶叶渣！我还听说有人让你抽雪茄，然后看烟灰来占卜。

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

都是迷信胡扯！不过我还是想去看看，听听他们说什么，纯属好玩。

Great! I’ll make an appointment!

太好了！我去预约！