So then, astrology? Yes, of course!

那么，占星术呢? 当然!

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

我还相鬼魂 很好 还有占星术。

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，但占星术也同样受人推崇，它渐渐演变成了魔法。

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

这就叫占星术，或者用一个词就叫“astrology”。

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。

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

几千年前，占星术士是最接近学的了。

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

这位学者说，星象学想要控制这想法，将其通俗化。

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

他们还补充了一些来和罗马的细节、亚洲传说、甚至占星术。

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，太过老套了。

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学教星象学文化史的老师尼古拉斯·坎皮恩是如何说的。

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，如今人们普遍理解天文学是学，而占星术… … 不是。

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

我们刚才说的这些性格都是占星家们研究出来的。今天节目的主题是星象学。

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；占星术的问题在于我们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。

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·里根，一直对星象学很感兴趣。

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

Chanakya 是一位接受过医学和占星学教育的哲学家和政治领袖。

Don't you know anything of astrology?

难道你不懂占星术吗？

Between you and me, I don't really believe in astrology too much.

- 在你我之间，我不太相占星术。

It was said that he was skilled in astrology.

据说他精通占星术。