1、生肖的英语单词,Chinese Zodiac (The 12 Animal Signs),魔羯座 (12/22 - 1/19) Capricorn 水瓶座 (1/20 - 2/18) Aquarius 双鱼座 (2/19 - 3/20) Pisces 牡羊座 (3/21 - 4/20) Aries 金牛座 (4/21 - 5/20) Taurus 双子座 (5/21 - 6/21) Gemini 巨蟹座 (6/22 - 7/22) Cancer 狮子座 (7/23 - 8/22) Leo 处女座 (8/23 - 9/22) Virgo 天秤座 (9/23 - 10/22) Libra 天蝎座
2、(10/23 - 11/21) Scorpio 射手座 (11/22 - 12/21) Sagittarius,英语中，当谈个人出生的属相时，表达为“What animal sign were you born under ?你属什么？ I was born in the year of the Rat. / Mine is the Rat.我属鼠。”,鼠 Rat 牛 Ox 虎 Tiger 兔 Rabbit 龙 Dragon 蛇 Snake 马 Horse 羊 Goat 猴 Monkey 鸡 Rooster 狗 Dog 猪 Pig,Rat charm, 子鼠 Ox patient, 丑牛 Ti
3、ger sensitive, 寅虎 Rabbit articulate, rtkjlt 卯兔 Dragon healthy, 辰龙 Snake deep, 巳蛇 Horse popular, 午马 Goat elegant, 未羊 Monkey clever, 申猴 Rooster deep thinkers, 酉鸡 Dog loyalty, 戌狗 Pig chivalrous. ivlrs亥猪,英语十二生肖填空。Mouse,ox,tiger,hare,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,cock,dog,pig.,1.To put the cart before
4、the _ 2.As poor as a church _ 3.To beat the grass and frighten away the _ 4.To make a _of oneself 5.Like _flying and phoenixes（凤凰）dancing 6.An old _pulling a broken-down cart(二轮车） 7.to wait the stump(树林)of a tree for the appearance of_ 8.when the tree falls,the _scatter. 9.to crow(鸡啼）like a _and sna
5、tch like a dog 10. a wolf in _s clothes. 11.to rain cats and _. 12.to glare like a _eyeing its prey (被捕食的动物）,1.horse 本末倒置 2.mouse 一贫如洗 3.snake 打草惊蛇 4.pig 贪得无厌 5.Dragons 龙腾凤舞 6.ox 老牛拉破车 7.hare 守株待兔 8.monkey 树倒猢狲散 9.cock 鸡鸣狗盗 10.sheep 披着羊皮的狼 11.dogs 倾盆大雨 12.tiger 虎视眈眈,the chinese animal signs are a 12
6、-year cycle周期 used for dating the years. they represent a cyclical concept观念 of time. the chinese lunar calendar阴历 is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed创立 in a different fashion than the western solar calendar阳历. the repeating cycle of the twelve animal signs is as follows: rat, ox,
7、 tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. therefore, every twelve years the same animal name would reappear. according to chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day about who was to head the cycle of years. the gods were asked to decide and they held a con
8、test ?whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river first, would be first on the calendar, and the rest of the animals would receive their positions according to their finishing order. all the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon h
9、is back. as the ox was about to jump ashore上岸, the rat jumped off the oxs back and won the race. the pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. that is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last. the animal signs also serve a useful social function for finding out
10、 peoples ages. instead of asking directly how old a person is, people often ask what is his or her animal sign. more often though, people ask for animal signs not to compute计算 a persons exact numerical age, but to simply know who is older among friends and acquaintances熟人.,More than 30,000 years ago
11、, Chinese ancestors invented the 10 Tian Gan(or heavenly stems)and 12 Di Zhi(or 12 earthly branches for chronological purpose. Later,people used 12 animals to symbolize the 12 earthly branches in order to make things easier to memorize and the animals in order are the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit,dragon
12、,snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster,dog and pig. You might found out that many Chinese people strongly believe that the time of a persons birth is primary factor in determining that persons characteristics. According to one legend, Buddha invited all the animals to his kingdom, but unfortunately,
13、only a total of 12 turned up, the mouse was naturally the first, followed by the ox, then tiger, the rabbit and so on. Out of gratitude, Buddha decided to name the year after each of the animals in their order of arrival. It is essential in China that every person knows which animal sign he is born
14、under and most of Chinese truly believe that the signs reveal the hidden secrets of a persons character.,3万多年前，中国的祖先发明了10天干和12地支（按时间顺序排列）。后来，人们为了方便记忆，用12种动物代表12地支，动物的排序为：子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪等。 你可能会发现中国人特别相信出生年月是决定性格特征的主要因素。根据传说，佛曾邀请所有动物来他的国土上聚会，但遗憾的是，只有12个动物来了，老鼠自然是第一位，接下来是牛、然后是虎，后来是兔
15、子等等。出于感激，佛决定按动物们到的先后次序命名年份。在中国每个人都知道自己的属相是最基本的事，而且大多数的中国人确信属相可以揭示人的性格秘密。,常用句子 1.The Chinese animal system is similar to the twelve constellation system in Western countries. 中国的十二生消系统和西方的十二些相似。 2.The coming year will be the Cock year. 来年就是鸡年了。 3.Its said that ones time of birth has something to do w
16、ith ones fortune. 据说人的出生时间和命运有关系。 4.Chinese name each year with an animal,which is the animal sigh system. 中国人把每一年都有一种动物命名，这就是生肖系统。 5.No one knows when the animal sign system came into being. 没人知道生肖系统是什么时候出现的。6.Chinese traditional holiday and lunar calendar go very well. 中国的传统节日和农历搭配得很合适。,7.Chinese
17、used to track the days with the Heavenly-stem and Earthly-branch system. 中国人过去通过天干地支系统来记录时间。 8.The Chinese people seem to value the old lunar calendar a lot and celebrate a lot of traditional holidays by lunar calendar. 中国人好像很看重阴历，许多节日都是按照阴历过的。 9.Some of the Chinese believe that the animal sign is the primary factor in determining ones life. 一些中国人相信属相在决定人的一生中是一个首要因素。 10.The Chinese seasonal divison points are arranged according to the lunar calendar. 中国的节气是按照农历排下来的。 11.There are twenty-four seasonal division points in Chinese lunar calendar. 在中国的阴历中有二十四个节气,
