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

我还相信鬼魂 很好 还有占星术。

So then, astrology? Yes, of course!

那么，占星术呢? 当然信!

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

这种信仰就叫占星术，或者用一个希腊词就叫“astrology”。

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

天文是最重要科，但占星术也同样受人推崇，它渐渐演变成魔法。

Millennia ago, astrology was as close to science as you got.

几千年前，占星术士是最接近科。

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

他们还补充一些来自希腊罗马细节、亚洲传说、甚至占星术。

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

噢，占星术，即使它被科证明是错误，完全不合逻辑？

In Western astrology, it's a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar.

「属什麽？」以西方天文来说。

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

这位者说，星象想要控制这种想法，将其通俗化。

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

我们刚才说这些性格都是占星家们研究出来。今天节目主题是星象。

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

是这样哦！可是我总觉得用星座理论来判断人未免也太绝对化，太过老套。

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

让我们听听在威尔士大教星象文化史老师尼古拉斯·坎皮恩是如何说。

And you were right. Nancy Reagan, wife of the late president Ronald Reagan, has long been interested in astrology.

选对。美国前总统罗纳德·里根妻子，南希·里根，一直对星象很感兴趣。

Words change meaning over time, and now it's pretty well understood that astronomy is science, and astrology...isn't.

词汇意思经常改变，如今人们普遍理解天文是科，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；占星术问题在于我们自己偏见而不是星星。

So what do you think about astrology (mumbles)?

- 那么如何看待占星术（咕哝）？

Astrology has been around for thousands of years.

占星术已经存在数千年。

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

Chanakya 是一位接受过医占星教育哲家政治领袖。

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

- 我想，我不相信占星术，但是 - - 那是有迹可循。

Don't you know anything of astrology?

难道不懂占星术吗？