原创--十二生肖--英文版

TheChineseZodiacanimals，isaschemethatrelateseachyeartoananimalanditsreputedattributes,accordingtoa12-yearcycle.IthaswidecurrencyinseveralEastAsiancountriesbesidesmainlandChinaandTaiwan.Doyouknowthe12zodiacanimals？TheoriginofChineseZodiacTheChineseZodiaccameintouseintheEasternHanDynasty.Itwasfirstusedinourwesternandnorthernnomad(游牧民族).Itwasthecombinationofanimaltotems(图腾)andthe12EarthlyBranches(12地支)Hanpeopleusedtodesignateyears.12EarthlyBranches(12地支)Zi子(EarthlyBranch1)---ratChou丑(EarthlyBranch2)---oxYin寅(EarthlyBranch3)---tigerMao卯(EarthlyBranch4)---rabbitChen辰(EarthlyBranch5)---dragonSi巳(EarthlyBranch6)---snakeWu午(EarthlyBranch7)---horseWei未(EarthlyBranch8)---sheepShen申(EarthlyBranch9)---monkeyYou酉(EarthlyBranch10)---roosterXu戌(EarthlyBranch11)---dogHai亥(EarthlyBranch12)---pigWhytheseanimalsarearrangedinthisorder?Itrelatedwiththemaintimethattheanimals’activityrulesofaday.Rat（Zi，23:00-01:00）——findfood………Snake（Si，09:00-11:00）——keepwarm……..Pig（Hai，21:00-23:00）——sleepdeeplyChineseZodiacandPersonalityThetwelveanimalswasdivideintosixgroup，andreflectourancestors’hopeThefirstgroup-----RatandOxWisdom+hardworkingThesecondgroup——TigerandRabbitValiancy+carefulThethirdgroup——DragonandSnakeintrepid+pliableThefourthgroup——HorseandSheepPrecipitant+UnityThefifthgroup——MonkeyandRoosterFlexible+constantThesixthgroup——DogandPigLoyalty+easygoingRatAmousecanseeonlyaninch.（鼠目寸光）OxCastpealsbeforeswine.对牛弹琴SomeidiomsabouttheanimalsTigerNothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子RoosterWilyroosterhasthreeburrows.狡兔三窟Dragonlongtoseeone'ssonsucceedinlife望子成龙SnakeAburntchilddreadsthefire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Horseahorsegallopingwithoutastop马不停蹄Sheepanarrowwindingtrail羊肠小道MonkeyAmongtheblindtheone-eyedmanisking.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。RoosterEvenfowlsanddogsarenotspared.鸡犬不宁DogAdogwillleapoverawallindesperation.狗急跳墙PigEnvyalwaysshootsatahighmark.人怕出名猪怕壮