單身的你快樂嗎，十二星座分析中英文對照

We』re bombarded every day by magazines and websites advising us howto find our soul mate. But how honest are you being with yourself?Is a small or a huge part of you content being single? Not everysign is delirious1 about being part of a perfectly matchedtwosome.

　　我們每天都被雜誌和網絡上的很多建議我們如何找到靈魂伴侶的信息轟炸，但是，你對自己有多誠實呢？你是有一點點安於單身現狀還是非常滿足於單身？不是每一個星座都著迷於投身到完全和諧的二人世界之中。

　　Virgo is probably top of the list for self sufficiency2,especially the female of the species. They can be phenomenallypicky about prospective partners, to a degree where they put off3commitment for years and years. But they have to watch that theydon』t get too out of touch with their earthy animal side4 and endup perpetually alone。

　　處女座很可能是最獨立的星座，尤其是這個星座的女性。

他們可能會很明顯地挑剔未來伴侶，而且能達到很多年一直不給對方承諾的程度。

這個星座的人必須要警惕，他們不能不顧及自己最基本的生理需求而孤獨終老。

　　Aquarius is next since they are never happy aboutclaustrophobic5 partnerships. Their motto is: 「Spread your favorsand friendliness around – the more the merrier。

」 They』ll only agreeto a match if they』re sure there’s plenty of space to stayindependent.

　　水瓶座位居第二是因為他們從不覺得伴侶關係有什麼讓人開心之處，對他們來說，伴侶關係能導致幽閉恐怖症。

他們的座右銘是：「四處撒播你的友愛，愈廣泛愈快樂。

」他們只有在確定一段關係中自己有大量的獨立空間的時候，才贊成結合。

　　Capricorn can be a touch like Virgo, defensive, workaholic andnot inclined to disappear into swoons of rapture about a blissfulmating. That is until they fall rapidly and inexplicably6 into aromance that astonishes them – and everyone around them!

　　摩羯座也許和處女座有得一拼—戒備心強，是個工作狂，而且不那麼容易沉迷於幸福婚姻如痴如醉的喜悅之中，直到他們毫無緣由地快速地陷入愛河—這段感情不僅會讓他們自己很驚訝，也會讓他們身邊的人震驚！

　　Pisces? Well they adore the thought of a soul mate, thesearch, the seduction, the whole dream factory. But when push comesto shove7, they are never sure that what is being offered matchesup to their 「perfect」 inner vision. That said, Pisces needs apractical helping hand through life, so will often settle for theirsecond best just to get along。

　　雙魚座？呃，他們喜愛靈魂伴侶這種想法—尋找、引誘以及整個的夢幻過程。

但是每當到了作出決定的時候，他們就不確定「倒貼上來的」人是否達到了他們「完美」的內心伴侶的標準。

也就是說，雙魚座一生都需要一個理性的推手，他們也常常會和第二理想的人安定下來。

　　Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini are the adventurous signs and dolike a good mate to keep them company along the way. Given theirpropensity8 for having a low boredom threshold, they can 「chop andchange9」 their mates several times in their lifetime – especiallythe male of the species。

　　白羊座、射手座和雙子座是富有冒險精神的星座，他們的確喜歡一個好的伴侶來陪他們一起經歷。

鑒於他們很容易喜新厭舊的本性，他們的一生可能會出現幾次「朝三暮四」的情況—尤其是這些星座的男性。

　　Cancer, Taurus and Leo are the security-conscious andhome-focused signs. They don』t so much want a soul mate as asomeone to help set up house, produce a family and give stability.For Leo this also includes status and an admiring audience。

　　巨蟹座、金牛座和獅子座是注重安全感、家庭觀念重的星座。

與靈魂伴侶相比，他們更想要一個能幫他們建立家庭、繁衍後代並對他們死心塌地的人。

對獅子座來說，對方還要有地位並欽佩自己。

　　The two most likely to desperately need another half are Libraand Scorpio, though for not the same reasons. Libra is known as「the relationship sign」， not because it’s driven by matters of theheart. It’s an Air sign10, fairly detached, and never feelscomfortable without another half to make it feel whole. Scorpio onthe other hand is intensely emotional and really needs an equallypassionate partner to merge with. Therein lies theirbliss.

　　兩個極度需要另一半的星座是天秤座和天蠍座，不過他們的緣由不盡相同。

天秤座是有名的「伴侶星座」，但這不是因為他們對另一半的需求源於內心，而是因為它是風象星座，他們超凡脫俗，而且如果沒有另一半讓他們覺得完整的話，他們始終感覺不自在。

而天蠍座是一個情感強烈的星座，他們真的需要對等的激情才能達到水乳交融—這才是他們幸福的根本。

　　詞彙：

　　1. delirious a. 極度興奮的，狂喜的。

　　2. self sufficiency: The state of not requiring any outsideaid, support, or interaction, for survival。

通常譯為自給自足，文中指個性獨立。

　　3. put off: 推遲，延期。

　　4. animal side: 獸性主要指為了滿足食慾、色慾等需求的本能。

　　5. claustrophobic a. 患幽閉恐怖症的，導致幽閉恐怖症的。

　　6. inexplicably a. 無法說明地，難以理解地。

　　7. If you say that something can be done when/if push comes toshove, you mean that it can be done if the situation becomes so badthat you have to do it。

　　8. propensity n. (性格上的)傾向，習性。

　　9. chop and change: to keep changing what you do or what youplan to do, often in a way that is confusing and annoying for otherpeople. 變化無常，朝三暮四，沒有定見。

　　10.古代西方哲學家認為構成自然界並衍生萬物的物質是水、火、土、風四大元素。

地球依著黃道運行其實就是四大元素的流轉變化，因此黃道12星座也可分為水象星座(巨蟹座、天蠍座、雙魚座)、火象星座(白羊座、獅子座、射手座)、土象星座(摩羯座、金牛座、處女座)、風象星座(天秤座、水瓶座、雙子座)。

水象星座象徵春天，重情感；火象星座象徵夏天，重行為；土象星座象徵秋天，代表務實、穩重；風象星座象徵冬天，重智慧與溝通。