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It's New Year in China. There are twelve animals. There's a rat,an ox。
a tiger,a rabbit,a dragon,a snake。
a horse,a ram,a monkey,a rooster,a dog
and a pig.
中国的新年到了。十二种动物聚集一堂。
他们分别是老鼠、牛、老虎、兔子、龙、蛇、
马、羊、猴子、鸡、狗和猪。
All the animals argue. Every animal wants the New Year named after it.
动物们争论起来。他们都想新年能以自己命名。
十二生肖的来源英文版介绍,The animals make a lot of noise and the king hears them from far away.
动物们的声音很大,皇帝打老远就听见了。
The king has a clever daughter."Why are you arguing?"she asks.
皇帝有个聪明的女儿。她问: “你们为什么争论?”
"I want the New Year named after me,"
says the tiger.
"So do I," says the rat.
"So do I," says the ox.
"So do I," says the rabbit.
"So do I," says the dragon.
"So do I," says the snake.
"So do I," says the horse.
"So do I," says the ram.
"So do I," says the monkey.
"So do I," says the rooster.
"So do I," says the dog.
"So do I," says the pig.
“我想让新年以我命名。”老虎说。
介绍十二生肖的英语短文如下:1,鼠——Rat,英语中用以比喻讨厌鬼,可耻的人,告密者,密探,破坏罢工的人;美国俚语指新学生、下流女人。当看到smell a rat这一词组时,是指人们怀疑在做错某事。a rat race则表示激烈的。
“我也是。”老鼠说。
“我也是。”牛说。
“我也是。”兔子说。
“我也是。”龙说。
“我也是。”蛇说。
“我也是。”马说。
Rabbit articulate, 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. 亥猪 十二生肖英语介绍 。
“我也是。”羊说。
“我也是。”猴子说。
“我也是。”鸡说。
“我也是。”狗说。
“我也是。”猪说。
The New Year can have the name of the winner."
公主说:“你们可以比赛游泳过河。
谁赢了,新年就以谁命名。”
The animals say" Yes!"They wait on the bank of the river.
"Ready,steady,go!" says the princess.
动物们都说 “好”。他们在河边做好准备。
“预备!开始!”公主说。
动物们都跳进水里,开始向对岸游去。
The ox is winning! But then the clever rat climbs onto his back.
牛马上就要赢了。这时,聪明的老鼠爬到他背上。
The ox is near the bank. The rat runs up the ox's head,and jumps onto the grass."I'm the winner!" says the rat.
就在牛靠近岸边时,老鼠跳到牛头上,跳上草地。“我赢了!”老鼠说。
"Well done," says the king."The New Year can be the Year of the Rat."
“很好!”皇帝说,“新年就是鼠年。”
The princess feels sorry for the other animals. They all finish the race.公主觉得对不住其他动物。他们都完成了比赛。
"The next eleven ycars can have the names of other animals,"she says
十二生肖(the twelve Chinese Zodiacs)是中国传统文化的重要组成部分,它们源于自然界的11种动物和一个民族图腾(totem)。十二生肖代表动物的性格特点各不相同。到了龙年或虎年,人们常说“生龙活虎”;马年人们会说“马到成功。
“今后的十一以你们来命名吧。”她说。
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Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs
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