十二生肖故事-英文

Legend

AccordingtoChineselegend,thetwelveanimalsquarreledonedayastowhowastoheadthecycleofyears.Thegodswereaskedtodecideandtheyheldacontest:whoeverwastoreachtheoppositebankoftheriverwouldbefirst,andtherestoftheanimalswouldreceivetheiryearsaccordingtotheirfinish.

Allthetwelveanimalsgatheredattheriverbankandjumpedin.Unknowntotheox,therathadjumpeduponhisback.Astheoxwasabouttojumpashore,theratjumpedofftheox\'sback,andwontherace.Thepig,whowasverylazy,endeduplast.Thatiswhytheratisthefirstyearoftheanimalcycle,theoxsecond,andthepiglast.

ZodiacChart:

TherotatingcycleoftwelveanimalsignswasafolkmethodfornamingtheyearsintraditionalChina.Theanimalsignsforoneanotherinanestablishedorder,andarerepeatedeverytwelveyears.1976wastheYearoftheDragon,and1977wastheyearoftheSnake.

1912,1924,1936,1948,1960,1972,1984,1996

PeoplebornintheYearoftheRatarenotedfortheircharmandattractionfortheoppositesex.Theyworkhardtoachievetheirgoals,acquirepossessions,andarelikelytobeperfectionists.Theyarebasicallythriftywithmoney.Ratpeopleareeasilyangeredandlovetogossip.Theirambitionsarebig,andtheyareusuallyverysuccessful.TheyaremostcompatiblewithpeoplebornintheyearsoftheDragon,Monkey,andOx.

1913,1925,1937,1949,1961,1973,1985,1997

PeoplebornintheYearoftheOxarepatient,speaklittle,andinspireconfidenceinothers.Theytend,however,tobeeccentric,andbigoted,andtheyangereasily.Theyhavefiercetempersandalthoughtheyspeaklittle,whentheydotheyarequiteeloquent.Oxpeoplearementallyandphysicallyalert.Generallyeasy-going,theycanberemarkablystubborn,andtheyhatetofailorbeopposed.TheyaremostcompatiblewithSnake,Rooster,andRatpeople.

1914,1926,1938,1950,1962,1974,1986,1998

Tigerpeoplearesensitive,giventodeepthinking,capableofgreatsympathy.Theycanbeextremelyshort-tempered,however.Otherpeoplehavegreatrespectforthem,butsometimestigerpeoplecomeintoconflictwitholderpeopleorthoseinauthority.sometimesTigerpeoplecannotmakeuptheirminds,whichcanresultinapoor,hastydecisionorasounddecisionarrivedattoolate.Theyaresuspiciousofothers,buttheyarecourageousandpowerful.TigersaremostcompatiblewithHorses,Dragons,andDogs

1915,1927,1939,1951,1963,1975,1987,1999

PeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitarearticulate,talented,andambitious.Theyarevirtuous,reserved,andhaveexcellenttaste.Rabbitpeopleareadmired,trusted,andareoftenfinanciallylucky.Theyarefondofgossipbutaretactfulandgenerallykind.Rabbitpeopleseldomlosetheirtemper.Theyarecleveratbusinessandbeingconscientious,neverbackoutofacontract.Theywouldmakegoodgamblersfortheyhavetheuncannygiftofchoosingtherightthing.However,theyseldomgamble,astheyareconservativeandwise.TheyaremostcompatiblewiththosebornintheyearsoftheSheep,Pig,andDog.

1916,1928,1940,1952,1964,1976,1988,2000

PeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonarehealthy,energetic,excitable,short-tempered,andstubborn.Theyarealsohonest,sensitive,brave,andtheyinspireconfidenceandtrust.Dragonpeoplearethemosteccentricofanyintheeasternzodiac.Theyneitherborrowmoneynormakefloweryspeeches,buttheytendtobesoft-heartedwhichsometimesgivesothersanadvantageoverthem.TheyarecompatiblewithRats,Snakes,Monkeys,andRoosters.

1923,1935,1947,1959,1971,1983,1995,2007

PeoplebornintheYearofthePigarechivalrousandgallant.Whatevertheydo,theydowithalltheirstrength.ForBoarYearpeople,thereisnoleftorrightandthereisnoretreat.Theyhavetremendousfortitudeandgreathonesty.Theydon\'tmakemanyfriendsbuttheymakethemforlife,andanyonehavingaBoarYearfriendisfortunatefortheyareextremelyloyal.Theydon\'ttalkmuchbuthaveagreatthirstforknowledge.Theystudyagreatdealandaregenerallywellinformed.Boarpeoplearequicktempered,yetthe