Their most important practices were the use of augury, which was reading omens from birds and lightning strikes, and haruspicy, which was examining entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the liver, to divine future events.

他们最重要的实践是使用占卜术，即从鸟类和雷击中读取兆，及肝占卜，即检查祭祀动物的内，特别是肝，测未来的事件。

" No, it isn't, " said Hermione, pulling Ron's essay toward her. " And 'augury' doesn't begin O—R—G either. What kind of quill are you using? "

“不是，”赫敏说着拉过罗恩的论文，“‘占卜’也不是‘古十’。你用的什么笔呀？”

These unfortunate sacrificial beasts were then slaughtered and their entrails examine -- not for auguries of the future but for their microbial populations.

这些不幸的绵羊随后被屠宰，并检查了们的内——不是为了示未来，而是为了检查们体内的微生物种群。

People will look for auguries — in the weather, in birds flying overhead — for Charles's reign.

人们会寻找查尔斯统治的兆——在空中，在飞过头顶的鸟儿中。

'Well, ' said the undertaker's wife, when Oliver had finished his supper: which she had regarded in silent horror, and with fearful auguries of his future appetite: 'have you done?

“，”办人的妻子在奥利弗吃完晚饭后说道：她默默地惊恐地看着这顿晚餐，并对他未来的胃口怀着可怕的兆：“你吃完了吗？

States that had spurned South Carolina's plea for nullification in 1832 responded to this new appeal with alacrity—an augury of the secession to come.

在 1832 年拒绝了南卡罗来纳州的废除请求的各州迅速响应了这一新呼吁——这是即将到来的分裂的兆。

Then, also, the augury of ill-success, uttered from the sure wisdom of experience, fell upon her half-dead hope like a clod into a grave.

然后，从经验的可靠智慧中发出的不成功的兆也落在她半死不活的希望上， 就像一块土块落入坟墓。

We exchange some pleasantries for a few minutes before he zooms off in search of the augury books that have finally come in.

我们寒暄了几分钟后，他便匆匆离开，去寻找那些终于到货的占卜书籍。

Various auguries for the new presidency were not good.

对新总统职位的各种兆并不。

He had researched augury and divination.

他研究过占卜术和言术。

Copenius, yet once more, said to yourself alone utter your raving auguries, that you may live empty and in glorious years.

科佩纽斯，再一次，对自己说，说出你那狂乱的兆，这样你可能会活得空虚， 却在辉煌的岁月中。