31. Good Feng Shui in New York p.199

 

　　Feng shui, or geomancy in English, is becoming more and more popular in America. The Chinese considerfeng shui old news, but to Americans, it's something brand-new. Store and home owners are consulting fengshui masters for advice.
How did this ancient Chinese tradition make its way across the seas? The answer is quite simple. Chinesebusinessmen have been building high rises in America. They deem¹ it necessary to rely on feng shui experts,just as they would at home. More and more wealthy Americans are beginning to believe in geomancy. They saythat geomancers in New York make US$250 an hour! In view of this, we can foresee a bright future for geomancyin America.

 

business 生意(不可数)    企业(可数)
It is common 疾病流行        sth be popular with sb 受欢迎
I am totally impressured with Bruce's Chinese
coward² 胆小鬼
old news      a good piece of news  不说good news
brand-new 崭新的
I consulted the dictionary for the word Geomancy.
advice 不可数   a good piece of advice
make his way quickly to train station
deem (文绉绉) = consider
Buddhism 佛教
believe in
in view of = judging from
rumour 谣传
they say that 据说

 

1 deem   

vt.认为，相信；vi.想

参考例句：

• We deem it necessavy to make this clear to you.这件事我们认为有必要跟你们说清楚。
• I deem it my duty to help the poor.我认为帮助穷人是我的职责。

2 coward   

n.懦夫，胆小鬼

参考例句：

• The newspapers had unjustly labelled him as a coward.那家报纸不公正地称他为懦夫。
• I was basically a dreadful coward.从根本上说，我非常胆小怕事。