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a) Существует 12 знаков зодиака. И люди, которые принадлежат к определенному знаку, имеют свой характер, привычки и манеры. Поэтому если вы рождены под знаком Водолея, вы любите свободу. У вас оригинальные идеи. Некоторые из них сумасшедшие! Рыбы— дружелюбные и добрые. Они хорошо разбираются в искусстве и любят музыку. Они часто что-то теряют и забывают о времени. Овны любят шутки, вечеринки и громкую музыку. Они хорошие спортсмены. Они не нуждаются в совете. Иногда немного эгоистичны. Люди, рожденные под знаком Тельца, упорно работают. Они очень практичны и услужливы. Они не любят перемен. Любят поесть! Если вы Близнецы, вы любите сюрпризы. Вам нравится болтать с друзьями. Вы одновременно делает много дел. Рак кажется сильным и эгоистичным. Но на самом деле он нежный и чувствительный. Он - то счастлив, то нет. Львы — лидеры. Они хотят однажды стать богатыми и влиятельными. Они любят дорогие вещи: Дева всегда упорно трудится. Она тщательно выбирает друзей, потому что они должны быть идеальными!

Если вы Весы, люди вас любят, потому что вы всегда говорите приятные вещи. Вы ненавидите ссоры. Вам хочется, чтобы все были счастливыми. Вы немного ленивы. Люди, рожденные под знаком Скорпиона, очень сильные. Они всегда добиваются, чего хотят. Они очень хорошие друзья.

Если вы Стрелец, вы дружелюбны. У вас деньги уходят как вода. Вы всегда говорите правду. Иногда это может ранить чувства ваших друзей. Козероги— спокойные и серьезные. Они упорно работают. Друзья их любят, потому что они не делают глупостей.

b) Определив, к какому знаку зодиака принадлежите, можно узнать, какими чертами (character traits/personal qualities) вы должны обладать согласно предсказаниям звезд. Обычно их делят на положительные и отрицательные (positive and negative traits). Считается, что Овнам присущи целеустремленность (sense of purpose) и грубость (rudeness). Тельцы славятся честностью (sincerety/honesty) и импульсивностью (impulsiveness). Близнецы очень общительны (sociable), но и назойливы (intrusive). Раки считаются преданными (devoted) и обидчивыми (touchy). А вот Львы тщеславны (vain) и амбициозны (ambitious). Девы славятся высоким интеллектом (intelligence) и скрытностью (concealment). Весы очень любвеобильны (affectionate), но ценят свободу (appreciate freedom). Скорпионы решительны (determinate) и упрямы (obstinate). Стрельцы лидеры по натуре (leader), но лидеры добрые (kind). Козероги трудолюбивы (hardworking) и хладнокровны (cool-headed). Водолеи весьма мечтательны (dreamy) и скромны (modest). А рыбы очень обаятельны (charming) и обладают прекрасным чувством юмора (good sense of humor).

Look through positive and negative traits and description of signs of Zodiac, and decide whether you agree or not. Prove your opinion.

Aries (March 21 - April 20)

Positive traits Negative traits
Intelligent Boastful
Confident Intolerant
Assertive Selfish
Leaders Bossy
Enthusiastic Demanding
Impulsive

Individuals born under Aries are intelligent, confident, and highly ambitious. They are assertive, and more often than not, make their point with such an impact, that most people around them tend to agree with them. Arians are self-driven and hence, born leaders. Arians have a magnetic personality which makes them very popular - as friends and as individuals who are followed by many for their intellectuality and personality. Arians are always enthusiastic about everything they take up.
That Arians are ambitious individuals with a go-get-it attitude is well known, but the bawdy side of it is their tendency to show off these achievements, sometimes to the displeasure of others. Their leadership abilities tend to make them over-bearing, something not received well by others. Astrologically, Mars (Aries' ruling planet) is known to be an assertive planet in itself. This gives Arians an aura of assertiveness, but the adverse side of this is that Arians are intolerant and impatient to the opinion of others. Arians are an enthusiastic lot and use the same metric to others. This makes them come across as demanding.

Taurus (April 21 - May 20 )

Positive traits Negative traits
Affectionate Jealous

Passionate Stubborn
Ambitious Laid back
Considerate Lazy

Reliable Resolute
Patient

Taureans are strong-headed individuals. They are patient, and hence, reliable. Taureans show high levels of ambition when it comes to things that interest them. They are affectionate and passionate people, and hence make great lovers. Taureans think from their head, rather than their heart. They are not very emotional and don't develop a bond with non-living or superficial entities. They are practical and make decisions after a lot of pondering over. This makes a Taurus individual's decision dependable and worth trusting. Since they ponder over every little thing and think it through before taking a final call, Taureans are considered good decision-makers.

Taureans tend to get jealous of other achievers. They are not a very hurried lot and take their own sweet time to do everything. Their inability to take quick decisions is looked upon by many as a lazy and laid-back attitude. They are stubborn in their approach to certain things, and are inflexible when it comes to adjusting their decisions. Taureans are selectively over-enthusiastic. They can become very ambitious if something excites them to the core; alternatively Taureans won't even touch something with a barge pole if it does not appeal to them.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

Positive traits Negative traits

Talkative Unreliable
Adventurous Reckless

Flexible Unorganized
Quick Witted Malicious

The twins in the Gemini symbol represent a Gemini's dual nature. It primarily represents a Gemini's flexibility; they can adapt themselves to the mood of people around them to the extent that they may seem like a different person altogether. One advantage of this is that Geminis earn a lot of friends and well-wishers. Geminis are born with an awesome quick wit and hence, are always popular; more reasons to earn friends! Geminis are a talkative lot. They love collecting knowledge in bits and pieces, although they may not have extensive knowledge about any one particular thing. Geminis are good with money and make exemplary financial decisions. They are adventurous and more often than not excel in games that involve rough physical combat.
The fact that Geminis adapt easily and transform themselves, makes them highly unreliable and hard to understand. Geminis are a bunch of haphazard and unorganized individuals, and many Geminis end up harming their superior financial prowess due to this reckless behavior. Geminis can be extremely malicious and deprecatory about someone who rubs them the wrong way.

Cancer (June 21 - June 30)

Positive traits Negative traits
Reserved Demanding
Fun Untrustworthy
Eccentric Paranoid
Creative Shut to criticism
Romantic Stubborn

Insentive

Cancerians always feel the need for constant reassurance and intimacy; this makes them extremely adorable. Cancerians give the child inside them a lot of freedom. They are fun to be with once you get to know them. Cancerians are eccentric and this gives way for a lot of entertaining moments one can spend with them. They have commendable imagination which gives way to a unique creative gyre. People born under this sign are blessed with the unique ability to quickly and flawlessly put to words their most complicated thoughts. Cancer individuals are considered the best when it comes to romance and are extremely giving and caring of their partner. They expect the same in return all the time.
Cancerians are moody and sometimes very insensitive. Their incessant need for intimacy and love can make them either very demanding or very untrustworthy. They have a tendency to magnify problems unnecessarily and panic about them. Cancerians also go through constant emotional shifts. They do not take criticism in a good way, neither do they accept their mistake quickly.

Leo (July 23- August 22)

Positive traits Negative traits
Leaders Insecure

Cheerful Give up easily
Enthusiastic Autocratic
Creative Attention-seekers
Very friendly

Leos have a cheerful outlook toward life and look enthusiastically upon everything they undertake. They think positively and this instills in them a sense of pride about everything they accomplish. Leos are highly creative and are born leaders. They become the center of attention everywhere they go. This is because Leos are ruled by the Sun, and it gives them the ability to command respect. However, unlike Arians, Leos never get over-bearing with their leadership act; they accompany, rather than leading from the front. Leos never backstab; Leos hold no grudge, and are the best friends a person could have. Leos build genuine, warm, and tender relationships. They can go out of their way to accommodate someone.
Leos tend to get insecure when the focus of attention shifts from them to someone else, especially someone they don't like. If not given due credit and recognition, Leos slump into disappointment and take a very long time to recover. They tend to give up easily; never recognizing the fact that one more try; a harder attempt at accomplishing something may work in their favor. Although not over-bearing, Leos do hold the risk of becoming despotic in their attempt at staying the sole leader.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Positive traits Negative traits
Analytical Fussy
Organized Idealistic
Understanding Insensitive

Practical Hard to please
Caring
Perfectionists

Virgos display great analyzing skills; something that stems from their practical and calculated approach to life. They are meticulous and organized in life, and it shows in their personal, social, and professional life as well. Their understanding attitude and the ability to give everything enough time only helps further. They are great problem solvers with excellent reasoning skills. Friends turn to Virgos for advice when needed, due to this very reason. Virgos have a caring attitude towards people and make great companions.
Virgos are extremely fussy about things. Their assiduous attitude to everything always puts them in a position where they crave for perfection. For people who like to live their life on random terms, getting along with a Virgo is a mountainous task. Their idealist attitude means they place high merit levels to judge everything. Hence, Virgos are hard to please. They don't get impressed easily and are quick to point out flaws, without giving sensitivity a thought.

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Positive traits Negative traits
Sensitive Unreliable

Emotionally aware Gullible
Impartial Self-indulgent
Lavish Lazy
Creative Easy-going
Peace Loving
Diplomatic

Librans are very sensitive and emotionally charged. They understand others emotional needs and are very giving in that context. They have an uncanny knack of understanding others emotional needs without any communication. Librans are diplomatic individuals; they are able to see both sides of a certain subject. This imbues in them an impartial sense of judgment. Librans are passionately romantic and their idea of romance sometimes borders on the promiscuous. Librans have a fondness for finer things in life. They are as generous as they are lavish. The Libran make of thought is more creative than intellectual. However, Librans are the only people who have the ability to occasionally apply their intellectual side to their creative pursuits. Librans are peace-loving individuals. They would go the extent of accepting an unjustified defeat just to avoid an ugly showdown.
The fact that Librans are diplomatic in their behavior makes them unreliable. Librans never take sides and are rarely firm on a strong-headed decision. Librans are also very gullible and hence easily impressionable too. This makes them even more unreliable. Librans are highly indecisive and tend to oscillate between extremes even when they make a certain decision by themselves. Librans love a lavish life to the extent that they can become self-indulgent. Librans cannot say 'NO' and this puts them in many awkward and unpleasant situations. Librans are easy-going people; almost on the verge of being lazy, and hence prefer jobs that involve the least hard work.

Scorpio (October 24 - November 21)

Positive traits Negative traits
Intuitive Power-hungry
Good mind-readers Excessive self-pride
Intense Jealous
Ambitious Compulsive & obsessive

Scorpios are intuitively emotional people. They understand the human mind very well, and this gives them a good hold on understanding what others are/may be going through. Scorpios are ambitious people. They work relentlessly towards achieving something they have set mind on. Their intense and powerful mind helps them in focusing all their energy towards their goal.
As much as Scorpios are ambitious, they are equally power-hungry people. This coupled with their shrewdness, is a dangerous trait. Their excessive sense of self-pride always acts as an obstacle in them being socially popular. Scorpios are sensitive and can act very crude to people who have hurt them. Scorpios tend to get jealous easily and in some cases almost compulsively try to match up with the individual they are jealous of.

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)

Positive traits Negative traits
Positive High-principled

Honest Short temper
Versatile Acerbic words
Good Foresight Boastful
Good Judgment

Sagittarians have a very positive outlook towards life. They always seek change. They keep looking for newer avenues in every context. They are born with a predilection for newer experiences in life. Sagittarians have strong moral values and hold them very close to their heart. They are principled individuals are barely make a compromise on that front. Sagittarians are honest and open-minded; this gives them a huge edge during social interactions. Sagittarians are pretty versatile when it comes to talent, and excel in a multitude of professions. This is further propelled by their excellent judgment and foresight abilities.
When interested in something, Sagittarians tend to become over-excited. Their high-principled nature makes it difficult for them to adapt to certain people, and this is a major social handicap. Sagittarians have a short temper and are ticked off easily. This, coupled with a bitter tongue, is extremely deleterious to others, which Sagittarians sometimes don't even realize. Sagittarians tend to over-exaggerate, and can sometimes get very boastful to the displeasure of others.

Capricorn (21 December - 20 January)

Positive traits Negative traits
Goal-Oriented Egoistic
Focused Stubborn
Self-Critical Snobbish
Organized Materialistic
Wry humor Superstitious

Capricorns are extremely goal-oriented. They are focused and driven by ambition to achieve their goals. They adopt a business-like approach to everything in life. They are practical, and take things one step at a time. They are self-critical, but mostly cautious while criticizing others. Well-organized, with good reasoning skills, they are excellent man managers. Capricorns have a uniquely wry sense of humor which comes to the fore when they are in the company of someone they are very comfortable with.
Capricorns can sometimes come across as stubborn, selfish, and egoistic. Capricorns have a business-like approach to everything. This makes them very materialistic in life. This materialism eventually leads to greed. Capricorns are aloof and this trait sometimes borders on the snobbish. Capricorns are known to be skeptic, suspicious, and consequently superstitious about a lot of things.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)

Positive traits Negative traits
Friendly Rebellious
Independent Erratic
Creative Nagging
Entertaining

Aquarians possess excellent communication skills. This makes them a social magnet. Aquarians too, in turn attach immense importance to their friends and close ones. Aquarians are very creative and entertaining individuals. This makes them popular amongst their friends. They possess a sense of independence and like to get things done their own way. They are born rebels and this works positively as well as negatively for them. A unique trait that Aquarians possess is their inquisitive interest in nature and biology.
Aquarians are born rebels. Sometimes, in lieu of being a rebel, Aquarians get carried away and fail to realize they are treading the wrong path. Aquarians appear to be indifferent to others' emotions and can sometimes even be insensitive to the core. Since, they have a tendency to get things done their way, Aquarians nag a lot when something doesn't work out. They usually blame others and keep drawing attention to the fact that the reason for the failure was that things weren't done their way.

Pisces (18 February - 20 March)

Positive traits Negative traits
Shy Disorganized
Classically Romantic Moody
Caring Unrealistic
Artistic Self-pitying

Pisceans are typically shy and hence socially awkward. Once a Piscean gets to know you, he/she is the most easygoing and likable person around. Pisces individuals are classically romantic and love the orthodox mushy concepts of romance. They possess a gentle and caring nature, and hence are very dear to the people who hold them close to their hearts. Pisces are too idealistic for a run-of-the-mill life. Given the right enthusiasm and motivation, Pisces individuals hold the ability to pull off extra-ordinary deeds. They have a vivid imagination which makes them amazing artists.
Pisces are scatterbrains; highly disorganized and unable to maintain focus on the same thing for a long time. They lack finesse or attention to detail and often fail in organized environs. Pisces are impractical when it comes to viewing something and at times tend to establish unrealistic goals. Given their moody nature, they soon lose interest in their unachievable prospects and move on to other things. Pisces are self-pitying individuals and easily fall in the self-deprecation trap. Their dependence of external motivation means a lack of it around them only worsens their condition.