A: The four-day Mid-Autumn Festival-Teachers’ Day holiday weekend will begin tomorrow. I’m going to several concerts, and then Maokong hill to admire the moon.
B: I heard astrologer Celine has released a lunar phase-themed luck quiz that can predict your fortune.
A: Yeah, which shape would you choose? (A) crescent moon, (B) half-moon, (C) dark moon, (D) gibbous moon, or (E) full moon?
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B: I choose (E). How’s my luck?
A: Your luck index is 70 percent: “Think about not just yourself but also those around you, make corresponding efforts, and break old bad habits. . . Then good luck will come your way.”
A: 中秋／教師節4天連假將從明天開始，我要去好幾場演唱會再去貓空賞月。
B: 聽說占星師蒔琳還推出月相主題心理測驗，能測出近期的運勢唷。
A: 對啊你想選哪種形狀？（A）月牙彎彎、（B）半圓月、（C）天空無月、（D）圓凸月、（E）一輪明月。
B: 我選（E），最近運勢如何？
A: （E）幸運指數70％：「在考慮自己之外，也考慮相關人等的感受，付出相應的努力，釋放不良的舊有模式……，屬於你的好事就會降臨！」
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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