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1、英语中，当谈个人出生的属相时，表达为“Whatanimalsignwereyoubornunder?你属什么？IwasbornintheyearoftheRat./MineistheRat.我属鼠。” 汉语中，人们往往以十二生肖中的动物来比喻人，即把不同（性格、特征、习性等）的人比作动物，如常以“毒如蛇蝎”，“笨猪”、“胆小如鼠”来比喻心毒手辣的人、笨人、胆小怯懦的人等。英语中同样可用十二生肖中的动物喻人，其所表达的意思不尽相同。从下面的十二生肖英语翻译中就能看出各种属相在英语中表达的意义。 Ratcharm,子鼠 Oxpatient,丑牛
2、 Tigersensitive,寅虎 Rabbitarticulate,卯兔 Dragonhealthy,辰龙 Snakedeep,巳蛇 Horsepopular,午马 Goatelegant,未羊 Monkeyclever,申猴 Roosterdeepthinkers,酉鸡 Dogloyalty,戌狗 Pigchivalrous.亥猪 It'stimetowelcometheYearofMouse.Orisit'rat'? THEChineselunarnewyearisco
3、ming.Butshouldwecallit"TheYearoftheRat"or"TheYearoftheMouse"?Andhowdoesawesternerseeeachofthe12animalsintheChinesezodiac?21stCenturystaffCharlieShifflettanswersthesequestionsandmore. Rat:Chineseseeratsasdirty,buttheyalsothinklaoshuaresmartandagile.MostpeopleintheWest,however
4、,seelittlegoodinthecreatures.Mice,ontheotherhand,aremorelikeable.Tobe"quietasamouse"meanstobepleasantlyquiet.Nooneintheirrightmindwantstobecalled"arat".Theinsultsuggeststhatoneiscunning,dishonestandselfish. Ox:Westernersrespecttheoxforitsstrengthandhardworkingspirit.However,b
5、ullsaregenerallyviewednegatively,thankstotheiraggressivenature.Cowsareconsideredthe"cutest"ofthethree.Infact,intheUS,peopleoftendecoratetheirhomeswithpicturesofcows.Theanimalisassociatedwiththecomfortandquietofacountryhome. Tiger:Simplyput,ifyouseeatiger,you'dbetterrun.IntheWe
6、st,atigermaybeabeautifulwoman,oritmaybehandsomeman.Callingsomeoneatigermeansyouunderstandthattheycanbedangerous."Tiger"isalsousedtodescribenaughtylittlechildren.Theylookcute,buttheyareoftenuptomischief. Rabbit:ManyChinesethinktherabbitiscuteanddocile.However,fewAmericanscansay
7、thewordrabbitwithoutthinkingoftheclevercartooncharacterBugsBunny.Also,rabbitsareknownintheWestasbeingextremelyreproductive.Theycanproducethreeorfourlittersayear,withuptosixrabbitsineach. Dragon:ThedragonhascometobeapoliticalsymbolassociatedwithChina.ManypeopleseeChinaasagreat
8、dragon:ancientandbeautiful,butalsomysteriousand
