soothsayer

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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.
預測之前工作人員都會在保羅的水族箱中慢慢放進兩個盒子，每個盒子裡裝了一衹蚌和對陣雙方的國旗。
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.
歷史上鳥骨也常用於佔蔔，一個假定的佔蔔者扔下骨頭，然後以骨頭落地的形狀來預測未來。
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.
但是在過去的苦日子裡，人們要想準確預知未來，就得曏預言家求神問蔔，他們要麼捅穿小雞的內髒、要麼觀察天象，從而得出結論。

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a person who is believed to have the ability to know and tell what will happen in the future

In former times, soothsayers were people who believed they could see into the future and say what was going to happen.