十二生肖英语

TheTwelveAnimalSignscontentsTheoriginofthetwelveanimalsignsThecharacteristicsofthetwelveanimalsignsTheinfluenceoftheanimalsigncultureOriginInancienttimes,Inordertomakepeopleeasilyremembertheyears,ourancestorscameupwithanidea――usetheanimalsrepresenttheyears.TheChineseanimalsignsarea12-yearcycleusedfordatingtheyears.Theyrepresentacyclicalconceptoftime,ratherthantheWesternlinearconceptoftime.ratoxtigerrabbitdragonsnakehorsegoatmonkeyroosterdogpigTheorderWhytheseanimalsarearrangedinthisorder?Theriver-crossingraceAllanimalsarewelcometocompete.ThefirsttwelveanimalsacrossthefinishlinewillbechosenasthetwelveanimalsoftheChinesezodiac.玉皇大帝公告Alltheanimalsgatheredatthebankofariver,andtheracebegan.Theratjumpedintotheox'searwithoutbeingnoticed.Justastheoxwasabouttoreachtheoppositesideoftheriver,theratjumpedoutofhisear,wontheraceandbecametheleadsignofthecycle.Theoxbecamethesecond,andtheothersalsoreachedthebankoneafteranother.Thepig,lazyandslow,endeduplast.Atthattimethecatandtheratwereveryclosefriends.Thecatwantedtotakeupapositioninthecycle,buthewasasleepyhead.Sothecattoldtherattowakehimupinthatmorning.Theratpromisedtodoso,butthenextmorninghewassoexcitedaboutthecompetitionthatheforgottowakeupthecat.Thecatdidn'twakeupuntiltheracewasover,butitwastoolate,andhewasnotabletomakeitintothecycle.Fromthenon,thecatandtheratbecameenemies.Thecathatestheratsomuchthateverytimetheymeet,thecatchasesandtriestokilltherat.ThecharacteristicsofthetwelveanimalsignsThecharacteristicsofthetwelveanimalsignsThecharacteristicsofthetwelveanimalsignsThecharacteristicsofthetwelveanimalsignsRatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnakeHorseSheepMonkeyRoosterDogPig190019011902190319041905190619071908190919101911191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028202920302031203220332034203520362037203820392040204120422043204420452046204720482049205020512052205320542055205620572058205920602061206220632064206520662067鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪FindYourAnimalSomeidiomsabouttheanimalsAmousecanseeonlyaninch.鼠目寸光Thenewborncalvesarenotafraidoftigers初生牛犊不怕虎Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子Acunningrabbithasthreeburrows.狡兔三窟Expectchildtobecomesb.望子成龙Oncebitten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Anoldhorseknowstheway.老马识途Amongtheblindtheone-eyedmanisking.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。Envyalwaysshootsatahighmark.人怕出名猪怕壮Therewere12animalsignclocksinYuanmingYuan.Onceeverytwohours,waterwouldflowfromoneofthese12animalheadsinturntotelltime.Thenat12o’clock,alltheanimalheadswouldgushoutwateratthesametime.OldSummerPalacetwelveanimalstatuesNow,theyarestillthepopularthemesformanyChineseartists.paper-cutsstampThisyearisahorseyear.InChina,Whenpeople’sownZodiacyearcomes,theyshouldwearredtoprayluckyfromthebeginningofthenewyear.Itisyourownzodiac?