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ID: 2643 Advanced
西方人算命、中国人也算命，西方看星座、中国人看面相八字，但是命运这回事，有人信、有人不信，也有人半信半疑。今天这一课，你不但会听到不少跟算命有关的说法，更要听听看这个算命的，怎么抓住顾客的心。
Fri Feb 20 2015 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
印堂 yìntáng glabella (the skin between the eyebrows and above the nose)
诸事不顺 zhūshì bù shùn nothing's going right
看相 kàn xiāng to have your fortune read (from your facial features)
算命 suànmìng to tell a fortune
哎！姑娘，我看你印堂发黑，最近诸事不顺喔！
āi ！gūniang ，wǒ kàn nǐ yìntáng fāhēi ，zuìjìn zhūshì bù shùn ō ！
Oh! Young lady, your glabella seems very dark, things aren't going well for you lately, are they!
你叫我吗？
nǐ jiào wǒ ma ？
Are you talking to me?
就是你，我在这里给人看相十几年了，没见过印堂像你这么黑的，有什么困难？要不要坐下来聊聊？
jiùshì nǐ ，wǒ zài zhèlǐ gěi rén kàn xiāng shíjǐ nián le ，méi jiàn guò yìntáng xiàng nǐ zhème hēi de ，yǒu shénme kùnnan ？yào bù yào zuò xiàlai liáoliao ？
Yes, you! I've been reading people's fortunes from their faces for over a decade, I've never a glabella as dark as yours, what's troubling you? Do you want to have seat and a chat?
你们这些算命的，总是这样说话吗？我诸事不顺关你什么事？
nǐmen zhèxiē suànmìng de ，zǒngshì zhèyàng shuōhuà ma ？wǒ zhūshì bù shùn guān nǐ shénme shì ？
All you fortune tellers say the same old lines, yeah? What is it to you if things aren't going well for me?
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