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 　　他很少主动让别人了解他，这当然跟他保守的个性有关，开朗天真的女孩可能会让他比较容易打开心门，如果你真的了解他，他会很安慰。给他适时的鼓励和赞美会让他信心大增。不过如果你期待他热情的响应，恐怕会有点失望，彼此心照不宣就成啦！

　　The Capricorn Husband

　　December 22 to January I9

　　The Capricorn husband falls in readily enough with the domestic scheme, but adds little to its spiritual success. This type of man usually marries, but his reasons are supremely¹ selfish. Of course selfishness has been ascribed to plenty of other kinds of men, but the basic nature of Capricorn is selfish.

　　As husbands, these men are good providers, for they are ambitious and successful in business most of the time. They do not allow much freedom of action to their wives, so that even if there is plenty of money in the home, the wife is not free to spend it. A Capricorn husband is very dictatorial² as well as conservative, and lays down hard and fast rules for the spending of his money. In fact, the entire household is directed by this type of husband, to whom his wife is a lieutenant³. As a commanding officer he is exacting⁴, tyrannical, obstinate⁵, and unreasonable⁶, laying down laws for the family routine that may be in accordance with good discipline, but wholly unsympathetic to a happy home.

　　He is generally not a good emotional companion for his wife, having neither the ability nor the willingness to give even a part of himself to create an atmosphere of enjoyment⁷, much less to add to the real pleasure of the moment. He demands that everything be given to him, and examines whatever he gets with caution and suspicion. He would never believe that some contribution from himself was necessary to heighten his own enjoyment, and he would never be willing to give of himself even if convinced. His passions are strong but quick and he considers them entirely⁸ animal, to be satisfied and disposed of without development or delicacy⁹.

　　Naturally the harsh tone that this birth figure casts over a personality is usually tempered by the other configurations¹⁰. In that case many of the sober Capricorn qualities are embellished¹¹ by softer moods, making, of course, a much more agreeable person.

1 supremely   

adv.无上地，崇高地

参考例句：

• They managed it all supremely well. 这件事他们干得极其出色。
• I consider a supremely beautiful gesture. 我觉得这是非常优雅的姿态。

2 dictatorial   

adj. 独裁的，专断的

参考例句：

• Her father is very dictatorial.她父亲很专横。
• For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年来这个国家一直在独裁政权的铁蹄下。

3 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

4 exacting   

adj.苛求的，要求严格的

参考例句：

• He must remember the letters and symbols with exacting precision.他必须以严格的精度记住每个字母和符号。
• The public has been more exacting in its demands as time has passed.随着时间的推移，公众的要求更趋严格。

5 obstinate   

adj.顽固的，倔强的，不易屈服的，较难治愈的

参考例句：

• She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了，不会让任何人帮她的。
• The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。

6 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

7 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

8 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

9 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

10 configurations   

n.[化学]结构( configuration的名词复数 )；构造；（计算机的）配置；构形（原子在分子中的相对空间位置）

参考例句：

• Such configurations, obtained theoretically by calculation, are called models of a star. 通过理论计算得到的恒星结构称为恒星模型。 来自辞典例句
• The other two configurations have overriding advantages for special applications. 其它两种接法对特殊应用具有突出的优点。 来自辞典例句

11 embellished   

v.美化( embellish的过去式和过去分词 )；装饰；修饰；润色

参考例句：

• The door of the old church was embellished with decorations. 老教堂的门是用雕饰美化的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue. 船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。 来自辞典例句