说起十二生肖,大家再熟悉不过了。老鼠是十二生肖中体格最小的,却排在十二生肖的最前面。这是怎么来的呢?
The Spring Festival is just around the corner, we will ring in the Year of the Rat. It also marks the first year of a new round of the Chinese zodiac, since the rat is the first in the cycle of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.
春节就要到了,我们即将迎来鼠年。它也标志着中国新一轮生肖周期的第一年,因为老鼠是十二生肖中的第一个。
zodiac [ˈzəʊdiæk]:n.属相
To those who might not be quite familiar with the zodiac, it is a repeated cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal. The cycle begins with the Year of the Rat, and goes through Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, ending with the Year of the Pig.
一些人还不太熟悉生肖,它是一个重复的十二年循环,每一年都有一个动物代表。生肖周期从鼠年开始,之后是牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗,直到猪年结束。
It is not difficult to notice that the rat is the smallest animal in the group, so how comes it ranks on top of the list? Well, there are several explanations.
不难发现,老鼠是十二生肖中最小的动物,那么它是怎么排在首位的呢?对此有几种解释。
One Explanation: Terrestrial Branches
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