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　　本单元是关于中国狗年的对话。
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Episode 28: The year of the dog

Alice: Happy Chinese New Year Helen! What are you doing?
Helen: Reading about our Chinese astrology signs.
Alice: Oh do tell.
Helen: Well, I was born in '86 so I'm a tiger. I have an air of authority and am courageous but I'm also prone to emotional outbursts and react poorly under stress.
Alice: Oh, what am I?
Helen: You are 3 years older than me so you're a pig.
Alice: A pig? Charming!
Helen: No, it's different in Chinese culture. A Chinese pig is magnanimous and highly intelligent. You're a perfectionist but venomous if you're crossed.
Alice: It's all true! What about Michal?
Helen: Well, he's 21 so he's an ox. He's dependable, methodical, honest, unbiased but introverted too.
Alice: Ooh, so does that bode well for you two or not?


Vocabulary （词汇）:

Does that bode well for you two?:
Is that a sign that you will have a good future together? (对你们俩的未来来说，这是个主吉的预兆吗？)

astrology (n): (占星术)
the belief that the movement of the stars and planets affect people and their behaviour