Pisces
Aquarius
Aquarius (or Aquarius) is called "Aquarius", which means a bottle holding water, so it is also called "Water Bearer" "The word bear here means "carrying, transporting". For example, another name for Frodo Baggins, one of the male protagonists in the original "Lord of the Rings", is "the ring-bearer", the bearer of the ring. The word Bear also means "endure", "fertility", "behavior", etc. The meaning is quite complex. It is recommended that you read the explanations and examples in the dictionary carefully.
In Latin, "aqua" means "water", which is now an independent word; aquarium is an aquarium; the word aquatic is less commonly used, meaning "aquatic", "water"; finally This word has evolved into sewer, which means sewer, so it should be used.
Capricorn
From a vocabulary point of view, this is a relatively important constellation. In English, it is "Capricorn", and it is also called Capricorn. People born during this period are also called "Goats".
The important word related to "goat" is "scapegoat", which means scapegoat, and comes from the "Bible Old Testament". According to the custom of ancient Judaism, on the early morning of the Day of Atonement (Day of Atonement) every year, two goats were brought to the altar of the sanctuary (altar). The chief priest drew lots, one goat was dedicated to God, and the other was handed over to the God of Death. The goat offered to God was the sacrifice and the other goat was the scapegoat. During the process of atonement, the high priest laid his hands on the head of the scapegoat and recounted the sins committed by himself and the people, indicating that all the sins of the Israelite people were borne by the scapegoat. The goats were banished into the desolate wilderness. This also gave rise to "scapegoatism", which refers to the conspiracy policy of blaming others.
It is worth mentioning that the name of the Tropic of Capricorn in English is "tropic of Capricorn", which is the southern boundary of the tropics and the southernmost point where the sun shines vertically. My astronomy knowledge is limited. Maybe the month of Capricorn happens to be in the northern hemisphere. Winter is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, hence the name. The name of the opposite Tropic of Cancer is naturally "tropic of Cancer", and the month of Cancer happens to be the hottest time in the northern hemisphere. Tropic has two meanings: "tropical line" and "tropical". In addition, "tropical zone" is called "Torrid Zone". The word torrid is easy to remember, and the homophone is "too hot".
Also break down the word "Capricorn", the "capr-" part means "goat". There is a kind of tight-fitting women's pants with a small slit on the outside of the bottom of each leg. It seems to be called "capri pants" now. In English, it is called "capri pants", which comes from the name of Capri, an island in southern Italy.
The "corn" part comes from the sound "ker-", which means "horn, head" and is related to horned animals, horn-shaped objects and protruding parts. The words we are familiar with are "horn" and "corner". In addition, we might as well remember the name of an animal that symbolizes virginity in Western mythology: "unicorn", which means "unicorn". "Chinese unicorn" is the name in our national mythology. "Qilin".
Sagittarius Sagittarius
The ninth constellation is Sagittarius, which is called "Sagittarius" in English. It is also translated as Sagittarius in Chinese. Some students also corrected me seriously about this. It should be Neither one is wrong. Everyone should pay attention to the spelling and pronunciation of this word. The "g" in it is pronounced as "giant" instead of "guitar".
This word cannot be broken down. In addition to representing this constellation, it can also represent people born in the period of Sagittarius. Another English word with the same meaning is "Archer". The meaning of the word is to lowercase the first letter. It's the archer, which comes from the Latin word for "bow."
In Greek mythology, there is a monster with the head, head and body of a horse. It has the head, upper limbs, torso and body of a horse. This monster is called "centaur", and there is a knowledgeable and wise monster among them. Called "Chiron," it was the teacher of Achilles, Hercules, and Asclepius.
Scorpio
In fact, there is not much to say about the Scorpio sign, and it is a very relaxed sign. It is called "Scorpio" or "Scorpius" in English, which gave rise to the name of the animal "scorpion" - "scorpion".
In Greek mythology, Orion, the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, was a giant hunter with a very arrogant tone and often made rude remarks. He said: "No prey in this world can escape me. Hunting." What he said was heard by Zeus's wife Hera, so she sent a big scorpion to lurk in Orion's path and attack him. Orion was attacked by the poisonous hair and fell down, just in time to kill him. The scorpion was crushed to death, and the scorpion ascended to heaven and became the constellation Scorpio.
Libra
Libra is called "Libra" in English, and of course it can also be called Libra in Chinese. According to the previous rules, everyone naturally knows that this English word has two meanings: "Libra constellation" and "people born in the Libra period."
The weighing tool called scales in Latin is called "libra" (note that it is not capitalized), which symbolizes balance, weighing and consideration. Ancient Rome had a unit of weight called "pound", the abbreviation of which is "lb". Note that this is not the "pound" in the modern imperial system. The weight at that time was equivalent to about twelve ounces. One pound in the modern imperial system is sixteen ounces. . There are two words you need to know in life: "metric system" refers to the "metric system" implemented in our country; "imperial system" refers to the "imperial system" implemented in English-speaking countries.
Words related to Libra include: "liberal", "liberate", "libertine", "deliberate", "deliberate". These words are related to the freedom symbolized by the scale.
In addition, Libra can also be called "Balance" or "Scales".
An ordinary balance or scale is called "balance", which also means "balance". The checks and balances in the separation of powers in the United States are called "the System of Checks and Balances." I used to talk about these politics-related topics in class, but later I found that the students were not interested so I deleted them. It is not easy to find students’ reactions to such boring topics, but I still hope that interested students will pay attention to the United States. The pros and cons of politics will make our view of the national system more mature.
The meaning of the word "scale" is quite complicated. It roughly has the following noun meanings, and of course the corresponding verb meanings: "scale", "scale", "rust", "scale" ”, “scale”, “grade”, “scale”. Everyone found that these meanings are related to "layers of things", because the "skand-" morpheme in Latin means "ladder", so these meanings related to "climbing" and "crawling" are naturally derived. In addition, There are cognate words: "scan", "ascend", "descend", "transcend", "escalator".
Virgo
Virgo is also called Virgo, and it is called "Virgo" in English. It can also be called "Virgin".
The word "virgin" in lowercase has a very broad meaning. The noun has the following meanings: "virgin", "chaste woman" (here it refers to an unmarried woman who has taken a religious vow to remain chaste) ", "The Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, the supreme perfect woman in many religions" and "an unmated female animal"; the adjective means "virgin", "pure", "uncultivated" ” and “natural.” We can use these words: "virgin forest", "virgin territory", "virgin speech for the first time" and so on.
Next, let’s talk about a similar root part. “vir” in Latin means “male”. I searched for a long time but couldn’t find the etymological relationship between it and “virgin”. I think they should be Latin. Two completely different words with similar forms in the language. In ancient Roman culture, masculinity was always associated with advantages and virtues, which led to the emergence of words like "virtue". The words wer and wyf in ancient English were used to refer to "men" and "women" respectively, which was prejudiced at the time. In society, words related to women always appear as accessories to male words. Later, in the Middle English period, man replaced the word wer and became the common meaning of "man", and the word wyfman evolved into today's woman. You might as well remember the following words: "virago", "virile", "virile", "virtuoso", "virtuoso", "virtuoso", and "werewolf", which is the familiar Western legend about the full moon. A werewolf that transforms at night.
Leo Leo
Leo is the fifth house of the zodiac. It is called "Leo" in English. People born in the Leo period are also called "Lion".
There are many kinds of lions in the animal world. For example, "mountain lion" is a puma. You must be familiar with its other name, which is "puma". Of course, it is also sometimes called "cougar"; the word "leopard" It is "jaguar", which comes from "pard", which means "leopard", the general name for cats, so "leopard" means "a leopard as fierce as a lion". Also, the famous British car "Jaguar" that everyone is familiar with is called "Jaguar", which is translated as "Jaguar" or "Jaguar". Currently, the translation is not uniform. It is enough that everyone can read it.
There are many idioms related to "lion" in English, because the king of beasts in British and American culture is the lion rather than the tiger. I want to talk about "lion in the way" and "loin's share" "These two idioms.
"Lion in the way" literally means "there is a lion blocking the road", which is a metaphor for being hesitant, afraid of difficulties, and always imagining some non-existent difficulties or crises out of thin air. The phrase comes from the Bible, recorded in Chapter 26 of the Old Testament: The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!" There are fierce lions on the streets.) Lazy people stay at home and live a life of reaching for clothes and opening their mouths for food. They still complain about the dangers outside and give themselves a high-sounding reason.
Another “lion’s share” is a more commonly used idiom, which refers to the largest share, as well as to bullying others and bullying. The quote comes from Aesop’s Fables.
One day, the lion, the fox and the donkey went hunting together and got a lot of prey. The lion asked the donkey to divide the prey. The donkey carefully divided them into three parts. The lion was furious when he saw this, so he immediately tore the donkey into pieces and then called the fox. The fox piled almost all the prey in front of the lion, leaving only a little for himself. The lion happily asked the fox: "My good friend, who taught you to divide it like this?" The fox replied: "I am I learned it from him after seeing what happened to the donkey." (Narrator: The fox said this last sentence so bluntly that he was probably torn apart by the lion after he said it.)
At the same time, "Leo" is also a man. Western male English names are not particularly common. The following is said in English: A famous bearer of this name was Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), a Russian writer and philosopher whose great works include "War and Peace" and "Anna" Karenina".
Cancer
Cancer is called "Cancer". The reason why it has the same name as "cancer" in English is because early medical research discovered the direction of spread of cancer cells and the astrology of Cancer. It's very similar, so we named cancer after "Cancer". Please don't translate this name into "cancer constellation". Although the word "Cancer" has this not so good and commonly used meaning, it also means "social vices, social cancer", which you can use in writing, such as "A cancer has spread through the whole community." (A social vice spreads throughout the community.)
One who is born under the sign of Cancer has two expressions in English, one is "Crab" and the other It's "moonchild". Of course, to avoid ambiguity, we rarely say: "I am a Cancer." (I am cancer). The word "Crab" is a general term for crustaceans such as "crab", which gave rise to a useful word called "crabby", which means the adjective "whiny, bad-tempered", but I can't figure out crabs and temper. What is the connection between being irritable? There is also a common food in British and American life called "crabcake", which seems to be called "crab cake". The morphological and synonyms of this word are "cranky", the adjective "bad-tempered, irritable". The word "moonchild" comes from the astrology associated with Cancer and the moon, and it sounds particularly good to people, "I am a moonchild." (I am a Cancer or I am a "moon child").
Gemini
The third house in the zodiac is the Gemini, which is called "Gemini" in English and means twins in Latin. There is a singing group called "Jian Mi Li", which is named after Gemini.
There is a famous allusion to the brothers Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. In a fight, Castor was killed. Pollux did not want to live longer than his brother, and asked Zeus for death. Zeus was moved by their brotherhood, so he turned them into the Gemini constellation in the sky to accompany them forever. The two brothers have a collective name in English called "Dioscuri". We can say: "Castor is one of the Dioscuri." "Castor" is called "Castor" in astronomical terms. It is one of the double stars in the Gemini constellation and the brightest of this group of stars, about 46 light-years away from the Earth. "Pollux" is called "Pollux", which is a bright star in the Gemini constellation.
Taurus
The second constellation Taurus is called "Taurus" in English. It means "bull" in Latin. Of course, everyone knows that the current bull is called "bull". There are other types of cattle, such as "cow" is a cow, "ox" is a steer, "steer" is a beef cattle, and "cattle" is a general term for cattle.
The word Taurus comes from the root word for "cow": "tauro-". In addition to "Taurus", the words it produces include "toreador" and "torero", both of which refer to Spanish bullfighting. Of course, the more commonly used words for matador are "matador" and "bullfighter". The most recent issue of "Sanlian Life Weekly" is about the Spanish Cultural Year. It contains an introduction to the famous bullfighting sport in Spain. I always thought that bullfighting was a very cruel thing and I couldn't bear to watch it. Although this sport has great performance, Although it is brave to people, it is cruel to animals after all. Later, it was discovered that the fate of bullfighting is the same as that of ordinary beef cattle, but the place of death is different. One died in a thrilling way, and the other died in obscurity. Therefore, this Well, since you want to oppose bullfighting, let's become a vegetarian first. Finally, there is a GRE word called "taurine". The adjective meaning is "bull's" and the noun meaning is "taurine". You can remember it or not.
Aries
The first constellation is Aries, which is called "Aries" in English. It originally meant "ram", but now this meaning is not commonly used, and now it is generally used as "ram" ” means ram.
There are no other words to say, hehe! But I also want to say that the word that represents a constellation in English can also represent a person born in this constellation, for example: "I bet you are an Aries." (I bet you are an Aries.)