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1、精品好文档，推荐学习交流有关十二生肖的英文介绍lIt'sinterestingthatwehave12ChinesezodiacsinChina,andyouhave12signsinyourculture.lMorethan30,000yearsago,theChineseanimalsignsarea12-yearcycleusedfordatingtheyears.Theyrepresentacyclicalconceptoftime,ratherthanthewesternlinearconceptoftime.TheChineselunarcalendarisbas
2、edonthecyclesofthemoon,andisconstructedinadifferentfashionthanthewesternsolarcalendar.IntheChinesecalendar,thebeginningoftheyearfallssomewherebetweenlateJanuaryandearlyFebruary.lIntraditionalchina,datingmethodswerecyclical,cyclicalmeaningsomethingthatisrepeatedtimeaftertimeaccordingtoapatte
3、rn.lApopularfolkmethodwhichreflectedthiscyclicalmethodofrecordingyearsarethetwelveanimalsigns.Everyyearisassignedananimalnameorsignaccordingtoarepeatingcycle:mouse,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.YoumightfoundoutthatmanyChinesepeoplestronglybelievethattheti
4、meofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactor仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除谢谢4精品好文档，推荐学习交流indeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.lAccordingtoonelegend,Buddhainvitedalltheanimalstohiskingdom,butunfortunately,onlyatotalof12turnedup,Outofgratitude,Buddhadecidedtonametheyearaftereachoftheanimalsintheirorderofarriva
5、l.Actually,oxwasthefirst,itgetupearlyandthefirstsetfootontheroadwhichistheBuddhainvited.Bytheway,Oxrepresentsthediligentpeopleinchina.Inancienttimes,peopleusedoxfarmland.But,thesmartestmousejumpedontopoftheoxtobethefirstonetoarrive,sothefirstarrivalbelongedtomouse,followedbytheox,thentiger,
6、therabbitandsoon.Thelastoneispig.(causeitislazyanimal.)ItisessentialinChinathateverypersonknowswhichanimalsignheisbornunderandmostofChinesetrulybelievethatthesignsrevealthehiddensecretsofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.mousecharm,鼠Oxpatient,牛Tigersensit
7、ive,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]星座仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除谢谢4精品好文档，推荐学习交流cyclical[ˈsiklik(e)l]周期性的linear
