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1、有关十二生肖的英文介绍lIt'sinterestingthatwehave12ChinesezodiacsinChina,andyouhave12signsinyourculture.lMorethan30,000yearsago,theChineseanimalsignsarea12-yearcycleusedfordatingtheyears.Theyrepresentacyclicalconceptoftime,ratherthanthewesternlinearconceptoftime.TheChineselunarcalendarisbasedon
2、thecyclesofthemoon,andisconstructedinadifferentfashionthanthewesternsolarcalendar.IntheChinesecalendar,thebeginningoftheyearfallssomewherebetweenlateJanuaryandearlyFebruary.lIntraditionalchina,datingmethodswerecyclical,cyclicalmeaningsomethingthatisrepeatedtimeaftertimeaccordingtoap
3、attern.lApopularfolkmethodwhichreflectedthiscyclicalmethodofrecordingyearsarethetwelveanimalsigns.Everyyearisassignedananimalnameorsignaccordingtoarepeatingcycle:mouse,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.YoumightfoundoutthatmanyChinesepeoplestronglybeli
4、evethatthetimeofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.lAccordingtoonelegend,Buddhainvitedalltheanimalstohiskingdom,butunfortunately,onlyatotalof12turnedup,Outofgratitude,Buddhadecidedtonametheyearaftereachoftheanimalsintheirorderofarrival.Actually,oxw
5、asthefirst,itgetupearlyandthefirstsetfootontheroadwhichistheBuddhainvited.Bytheway,Oxrepresentsthediligentpeopleinchina.Inancienttimes,peopleusedoxfarmland.But,thesmartestmousejumpedontopoftheoxtobethefirstonetoarrive,sothefirstarrivalbelongedtomouse,followedbytheox,thentiger,therab
6、bitandsoon.Thelastoneispig.(causeitislazyanimal.)ItisessentialinChinathateverypersonknowswhichanimalsignheisbornunderandmostofChinesetrulybelievethatthesignsrevealthehiddensecretsofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.mousecharm,鼠Oxpatient,牛Tigersens
7、itive,虎Rabbitarticulate,兔Dragonhealthy,龙Snakedeep,蛇Horsepopular,马Goatelegant,羊Monkeyclever,猴Roosterdeepthinkers,鸡Dogloyalty,狗Pigchivalrous.猪Zodiacs[ˈzəudiæk]生肖Constellations[ˌkɔnstəˈleɪʃən]星座cyclical[ˈsiklik(e)l]周期性的linear[ˈliniə]线性的rooster[ˈru:stə]公鸡assigned[əˈsain]分配legend[ˈledʒən
8、d]传说diligent[ˈdilid
