soothsayer
soothsayer 英 ['suːθseɪə] 美
n. 算命者；预言者
名词复数:soothsayers
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- n. 算命者；预言者
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1. For the prediction, two boxes were lowered into the salty soothsayer's tank, each containing a mussel and the flag of the two opposing teams.
预测之前工作人员都会在保罗的水族箱中慢慢放进两个盒子，每个盒子里装了一只蚌和对阵双方的国旗。
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2. Bird bones have also been used in divination throughout history, with a supposed soothsayer throwing the bones and reading their patterns to predict the future.
历史上鸟骨也常用于占卜，一个假定的占卜者扔下骨头，然后以骨头落地的形状来预测未来。
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3. But in the bad old days people who wanted an accurate picture of the days to come would consult a soothsayer who poked through chicken entrails, or looked to the stars.
但是在过去的苦日子里，人们要想准确预知未来，就得向预言家求神问卜，他们要么捅穿小鸡的内脏、要么观察天象，从而得出结论。
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