什么是行星及其对人的影响

 　　In the same way that man has his experience in many different "houses," so he has many ways of acting¹, or different "skills," with which to meet the needs of experience. These are indicated in a horoscope by the planets.

　　The planets are the bodies that move against the background of fixed² stars in the heavens. They form the patterns, by their position in the houses and signs, through which the horoscope has its correspondence to human affairs. Ten are commonly used by astrologers. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn³, Uranus⁴, Neptune⁵ and Pluto⁶ have paths of motion in the sky farther from the sun than the earth‘s own orbit, and in that order. Venus and Mercury have their paths between the earth and sun. The moon, which circles the earth directly and closely, is an important "planet" astrologically. The sun, which has an apparent motion, due to the fact that all these heavenly movements are observed or measured from the earth, is the tenth and most vital "planet" of all.

　　The ten bodies are placed in the horoscope exactly as they lie in the heavens, and as they are seen from the earth-center point of view, but they are indicated by symbols which the beginner now must learn. Except in the case of the recently discovered Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, these symbols are combinations of three basic elements. First is the circle, which represents spirit or the limitless "source" of life. Second is the cross, which by contrast stands for simple matter or lifeless substance. Third is the crescent or half circle which is the linking of spirit to life through experience, and is the development of a personal sensitiveness or "feeling" which in astrology becomes a representation of "soul."

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 Saturn   

n.农神，土星

参考例句：

• Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。
• These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们，土星由较轻的物质构成。

4 Uranus   

n.天王星

参考例句：

• Uranus is unusual because it is tilted.天王星非常特殊，因为它是倾斜的。
• Uranus represents sudden change and rebellion.天王星代表突然性的改变和反叛。

5 Neptune   

n.海王星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。

6 Pluto   

n.冥王星

参考例句：

• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。