中国文化-十二生肖介绍英文版.

有关十二生肖的英文介绍●It'sinterestingthatwehave12ChinesezodiacsinChina,andyouhave12signsinyourculture.●Morethan30,000yearsago,theChineseanimalsignsarea12-yearcycleusedfordatingtheyears.Theyrepresentacyclicalconceptoftime,ratherthanthewesternlinearconceptoftime.TheChineselunarcalendarisbasedonthecyclesofthemoon,andisconstructedinadifferentfashionthanthewesternsolarcalendar.IntheChinesecalendar,thebeginningoftheyearfallssomewherebetweenlateJanuaryandearlyFebruary.●Intraditionalchina,datingmethodswerecyclical,cyclicalmeaningsomethingthatisrepeatedtimeaftertimeaccordingtoapattern.●Apopularfolkmethodwhichreflectedthiscyclicalmethodofrecordingyearsarethetwelveanimalsigns.Everyyearisassignedananimalnameorsignaccordingtoarepeatingcycle:mouse,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.YoumightfoundoutthatmanyChinesepeoplestronglybelievethatthetimeofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.●Accordingtoonelegend,Buddhainvitedalltheanimalstohiskingdom,butunfortunately,onlyatotalof12turnedup,Outofgratitude,Buddhadecidedtonametheyearaftereachoftheanimalsintheirorderofarrival.Actually,oxwasthefirst,itgetupearlyandthefirstsetfootontheroadwhichistheBuddhainvited.Bytheway,Oxrepresentsthediligentpeopleinchina.Inancienttimes,peopleusedoxfarmland.But,thesmartestmousejumpedontopoftheoxtobethefirstonetoarrive,sothefirstarrivalbelongedtomouse,followedbytheox,thentiger,therabbitandsoon.Thelastoneispig.(causeitislazyanimal.ItisessentialinChinathateverypersonknowswhichanimalsignheisbornunderandmostofChinesetrulybelievethatthesignsrevealthehiddensecretsofaperson'sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson'scharacteristics.mousecharm,鼠Oxpatient,牛Tigersensitive,虎Rabbitarticulate,兔Dragonhealthy,龙Snakedeep,蛇Horsepopular,马Goatelegant,羊Monkeyclever,猴Roosterdeepthinkers,鸡Dogloyalty,狗Pigchivalrous.猪Zodiacs[ˈzəudiæk]生肖Constellations[ˈkɔnstəˈleɪʃən]星座cyclical[ˈsiklik(el]周期性的linear[ˈliniə]线性的rooster[ˈru:stə]公鸡assigned[əˈsain]分配legend[ˈledʒənd]传说diligent[ˈdilidʒənt]勤劳的essential[iˈsenʃəl]基本的,必要的represent[ˈrepriˈzent]代表articulate[ɑ:ˈtikjulit]善于表达的chivalrous[ˈʃɪvəlrəs]彬彬有礼的