关于十二生肖的英语小报

  • 急!!!求做一份虎年春节的英语小报!

      The Origin of Chinese New Year   The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means "year", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.   One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.   After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.   From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian", which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.   Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.   Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.   On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.   The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.   After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".   Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.   Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.   Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.   The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.   People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.   Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.   Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.   Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.   The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.   China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.   中国新年的起源   农历新年是现在通常被称为春节,因为它开始从最初的弹簧(第24术语的变化与大自然的共用。它的起源是太老了,不能被追踪。有几种解释闲荡。所有的同意,无论如何,这个词,而仅仅意味着现代汉语中“年”,最初的名字的怪物的兽,开始在人们的前一晚,新的一年的开始。   传说有一个叫“年”的怪兽,有一个大嘴巴,会吞下很多人用一口。人们都很害怕。有一天,一位老人来拯救他们,提供制服撵出来。他对年说:“我听到说你很能干,但你可以吞食猎物的地球上其他牲畜代替人绝不是你值得对手吗?”所以,它吞下很多的野兽,地球也harrassed捕食家畜,他们的确是的爱好艺术的确是的人。   之后,这位老人消失骑的怪兽。他原来是不朽的神。如今年过去了,其他野兽的猎物还害怕进入森林,人们开始享受宁静的生活。那位老人离开前,他曾告诉人们把红纸上装饰窗户,每年年末都来吓跑年的情况下溜回,因为红的颜色是兽害怕。   从那时起,传统的观察征服年进行,直到万代。术语“过年”,这也许意味着“存活”成为今天的“庆祝”(新)年度“郭”在中国拥有两"的意思pass-over”和“观察”。习惯的贴红纸,方鞭炮来吓跑年应该有机会还健在。松然而,今天的人们已经遗忘他们为什么要这么做的原因,只是觉得色彩和声音增添了刺激的庆祝活动。   ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————   春节是中国最重要的节日,人们是所有家庭成员聚在一起的时候,就像西方的圣诞节。所有人离家回去,成为最繁忙的交通系统的时间大约半个月的春节。机场、火车站、长途汽车站挤满家返回者。   严格地说,春天节日开始每年在早期的第12个太阴月,最后将在第一个太阴月到明年。其中最重要的就是除夕和春节前三天。中国政府允许有7天为中国农历新年。   许多关税陪伴过春节。有些一直沿用到今天,有些已经失传了。   在农历12月的第八天,许多家庭会熬腊八粥、美味的粥由糯米、小米、种子,枣,莲子、豆类、龙眼、银杏。   23日的第12个太阴月叫做初步的前夕。就在这个时候,人们对厨房神献祭。然而,大多数家庭现在享受自己制造可口的食物。   在初步的前夕之后,人们开始准备即将到来的新年。这就是所谓的“见到新年进入”。   商店老板正忙着当每个人都出去买必需品的新年。材料不仅包括食用油、大米、面粉、鸡、鸭、鱼、肉,而且坚果的水果,糖果和类型。更重要的是,各种不同的装饰,新衣服和鞋给孩子们的礼物以及老年,朋友和亲戚,都是购买的目录上。   春节到来之前,人们室内和室外的家园,以及他们的衣服、床上用品、所有的器具。   那人开始装饰他们清理房间的气氛为特色的欢呼和盛宴。所有的门都会贴春联,中国书法与黑人在红纸。内容包括房主的祝福,愿你拥有一个光明的前途,祝新年快乐。同样,图片门的神和财富的将会出现在前门辟邪,受欢迎的和平和丰富。   汉字“赋”(意思是福还是幸福)是必须的。人物放在纸上可粘贴或颠倒了,通常在中国的“反富”与“赋”的谐音来,都是发成“fudaole。”更重要的是,两大灯笼都可以提高两边的大门。红色的剪纸窗户玻璃,色彩鲜艳的年画和贴在墙上。   人们重视春节前夕。那时,所有的家庭成员一起吃晚餐。这顿饭是比平常更多的奢侈。的菜肴,比如鸡肉、鱼肉和豆腐不能排除,因为在中国,他们的发音,分别是“吉”、“玉”和“香瓜子”,代表吉兆,丰富和丰富的内涵。晚饭后,全家人会坐在一起聊天,看电视。近年来,春节晚会上播出中国中央电视台(CCTV)是必不可少的娱乐为中国海内外。按照习俗,每个家庭将会熬夜,迎接新年的到来。   在新年醒来时,每个人都盛妆打扮。首先,他们将给他们的父母。然后每个孩子都会得到的钱作为新年礼物,在红色的纸包裹起来。在中国北方人会吃饺子,或者饺子,吃早餐,因为他们认为“饺子”,意思是“招标的声音在新”。同时,形状像金子一样的饺子是中国古代锭从。所以人们吃他们,希望为金钱和财富。   中国南方吃蛋糕做niangao(新年)——一种用糯米包在这种场合,因为作为引导、niangao意味着“高而又高,一年之后,另一个问题。”第5天之后,春节是一段美好的时光,亲戚,朋友、同学以及同事交换问候,礼品和聊天悠闲。   放烟花是最典型的习俗的春节。人们认为爆裂的声音能够驱走妖魔鬼怪。然而,如此的一个活动被完全或部分禁止大城市的政府出于安全,噪音和污染的考虑。作为替代,一些以爆竹声音买音带听,一些休息一点点猛涨到声音太,而另一些人买爆竹手工艺挂在屋子里。   活泼的气氛不只填充每个家庭,而且大街小巷也是如此。一系列的活动,如舞狮、舞龙、灯笼节日和寺庙展览会将于数天。春节然后结束在元宵节是完成。   中国有56个民族。少数几乎庆祝他们的春天节日那天,汉族有不同的习俗。

  • 英语的十二生肖

      12 Chinese Zodiac Signs   一. 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则表示激烈的竞争 。rats desert a sinking ship(船沉鼠先逃,这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求 安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人。)   二. 牛——Ox   涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多,如“对牛弹琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。英语中涉及“Ox”的表 达方式则不多。用Ox - eyed形容眼睛大的人;用短语The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot表示灾祸已降临到某人头上。   三. 虎——Tiger   指凶恶的人,虎狼之徒;英国人指穿制服的马夫;口语中常指比赛的劲敌。中国和东南亚国家常以Paper tiger比喻貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人。词组ride the tiger表示以非常不 确定或危险的方式生活。   四. 兔——Hare   在英国俚语中,hare指坐车不买票的人。与hare组成的词组有:make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。start a hare。在讨论中提出枝节问题。例如:You start a hare ever time at the meeting.每次讨论你都提出与题无关的问题。英语中有许多关于兔的谚语,如:   1. First catch your hare.勿谋之过早(意指:不要过于乐观)。   2. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounde.不能两面讨好(意指:不要耍两面派)。   五. 龙——Dragon   龙在中国人民的心目中占有崇高的位置,有关龙的成语非常多,且含有褒义。如“龙跃凤鸣”、“龙骧虎步”等。在外国语言中,赞扬龙的词语非常之少,且含有贬义。如“dragon”指凶暴的人,严厉的人,凶恶严格的监护人,凶恶的老妇人等。以dragon组成的词组也多含贬义。如dragon’s teeth :相互争斗的根源;排列或多层的楔形反坦克混克混凝土障碍物。the old Dragon:魔鬼。   六. 蛇——Snake   指冷酷阴险的人,虚伪的人,卑鄙的人;美国俚语指追求和欺骗少女

  • 十二生肖怎么读(英语)

      鼠:Rat, 牛:Ox, 虎:Tiger, 兔:Hare 龙:Dragon, 蛇抚Snake, 马:Horse   羊:Sheep, 猴:Monkey,鸡:Cock ,狗:Dog, 猪:Boar

  • 十二生肖中的鸡用英语怎么说

      回答和翻译如下:     Rooster .     鸡 。

  • 十二生肖的英语是什么?也要读的啊!

      mouse cow tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey cock dog pig

  • 做梦的英语作文(有翻译)

      last night i had one of the most bizzare dreams ever.First,i dream   that i scored poorly on my Euclid math contest.I have done so bad to an   extent that my friend who i know didn't try at all have beaten me.I was   infuriated!Then,all of a sudden,i was on a train.A train that would   almost crash on the the tail of another train.Then i realized later that   this was a train that "wrapped" around the whole world.Astonished,i   woke up.Feeling funny and scared,i went to the washroom and started my   day.   昨晚,我做了一个非常奇怪的梦.我梦见上次的数学竞赛成绩相当的差,差得连我那个没复习的朋友都没有比过.我非常的生气!可是突然,我做   上了一跳火车.当我看见火车马上要撞到另一辆火车的尾巴时,我才发现这跳火车长达整个世界!惊讶之时,我醒了!我去了厕所而开始了我新的一天!   给分吧!本人10岁来加拿大,现在17了!中文还可以吧!

  • 十二生肖猫为什么要吃老鼠英语版

      有一则民间传说讲:一天,玉皇大帝要给十二种动物排次第,派猫去通知其它十一种动物,中间没有老鼠。老鼠偷听到了猫对牛的传话,便先下手为强,偷偷地第一个到天宫报到。醉眼朦胧的玉皇大帝见老鼠应卯,也不辨真伪,糊里糊涂当下排在第一位,第一个被通知的牛反而成了老二。猫给其它动物一个个传话完毕赶到天庭,十二个座位已排完,没有了它的位子,故十二生肖老鼠成了老大,反倒没了猫。从此,猫与老鼠结下了大仇。这是民间的解释,一些学者则另辟蹊径,以期作出圆满的结论。宋 洪巽所著《谷漫录》认为,动物的形态决定了它们的次序。古人一昼夜分为十二时辰,“子、寅、辰、午、申、戌俱阳(阳性地支),故取相属之奇数以为名,鼠、虎、龙、猴、狗皆五指,而马也单蹄也;丑、卯、巳、末、酉、亥俱阴(阴性地支)故取相属之偶数为名,牛,羊,鸡、猪皆四爪,兔两爪,蛇两舌也。”也就是说,生肖是根据这些动物趾的奇偶数排列入选的。老鼠前足四趾,后足五趾,体态奇、偶皆俱,颇为特殊,故在第一位,依次是牛(四趾)、虎(五趾)、兔(四趾)、龙(五趾)、蛇(无趾舌偶)、马(单蹄)、羊(四趾)、猴(五趾)、鸡(四趾)、狗(五趾)、猪(四趾)。明 朗瑛则依据动物出没的活动时间作推论,他在《七修类稿》中认为:昼夜中,子时,老鼠最活跃,“子”同鼠搭配;丑时,牛吃足了草,准备清晨出来耕地,所以“丑”就同牛搭配;寅时,老虎最凶猛,所以“寅”同虎相配;清晨五时后,月华还在照耀大地,故“卯”时与月宫玉兔相连;辰时,恰是群龙行雨之时,“辰”就属龙了;巳时,蛇不在路上游动,不会伤人,如此,“巳”时属蛇;午时,阴气即将产生,由于马是“阴”类动物,“午”时就归马;未时,羊吃此时的草,不会影响草的生长,故“未”时归羊;申时,猴子喜欢啼叫,故让猴与“申”搭配;“酉”时鸡开始归窝,所以就属鸡;戌时,狗开始看守门户,于是“戌”就与狗相联系;亥时,万籁俱寂,猪睡得最熟,就把“亥”送给了猪。这些论析,似有一定道理,但又没有说清为什么时辰要用动物来相配?此外,论述中渗透的阴阳五行之说,又使十二生肖蒙上了一层神秘色彩 其实最主要的一个原因是因为中国古时候没有猫,现在的猫是后来从国外引进的。我们生活中吃老鼠的猫,最早的故乡在非洲苏丹,后传入埃及,很晚才传到国外,中国当然也在其内。所以1生肖就没有猫了。 支持(0) 反对(0) 按回答时间 | 按评价高低网友回答(共个回答) lulu_grass 皇贵妃(1级)回答于 00-0-1 10:: 楼 何以十二生肖中无猫呢?原来十二生肖产生时,猫(即今日之家猫)还未加入“中国籍”呢。我国的干支纪年法,传说产生于夏。这个传说是否正确,无史可证,但它最迟也不会晚于商,因为甲骨文中已有记载。从生物进化史来看,猫的历史比人类要长,但汉以前,我国只有野猫,即《礼记》中所说的山猫,或许《诗经》中“有熊有罴,有猫有虎”之豹猫等。我国今天的家猫,据考,来源于印度的沙漠猫。印度猫进入中国大约始于汉明帝后,因为那时,中印交往才通过佛教而频繁起来。这离干支纪年法的产生,已是相去千年了。

  • 英语十二生肖填空。Mouse,ox,tiger,hare,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,cock,dog,pig.

      1.horse 本末倒置   2.mouse 一贫如洗   3.snake 打草惊蛇   4.pig 贪得无厌   5.Dragons 龙腾凤舞   6.ox 老牛拉破车   7.hare 守株待兔   8.monkey 树倒猢狲散   9.cock 鸡鸣狗盗   10.sheep 披着羊皮的狼   11.dogs 倾盆大雨   12.tiger 虎视眈眈

  • 昨晚做梦梦到自己因为被人打小报告而开除···谁能帮我解解····

      日有所思梦游所想,不要将梦中的事物和现实联系起来,有时梦中的是就是现实中你所想不好的事物的延续,但是不会实现的,因为你已经在现实中想到了

  • 关于十二星座或十二生肖的英语介绍,另加翻译。

      子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪。Sub-Rat, ugly cow, Yin Tiger, Mao rabbit, Chenlong, had snakes, Wu Ma, no sheep, Shen monkey, rooster, dog Xu, Hai Pig. (子:为 。像孩子在襁褓之中。子的本义为:幼小的、卵。古代指儿女。二十三点至一点为子时,正是夜深人静的午夜时分,正是今明两天的临界,也可以说「明天」这个「产儿」就要诞生,或者已在襁褓之中。子时,是孕含着什么孵化着什么的时刻。   丑:为 。「扭」的本字,像手指抓住一物而扭动。扭,也作转动讲。子时过后,一点至三点为丑时。夜正深,但「第二天」已经开始了。无形之中,似乎有一只大手在转动天体--夜幕即将被转过去,白天即将被扭过来。   寅:为 。有说像黄泉欲出,又说像双手捧矢,即「引」的古字。引,可释为牵引、引导、引起、离开。黎明前的三点至五点为寅时,正是黑夜即将离开,熹微即被牵引而来的时刻。   卯:为 、 。有说为冒,像开门之形,又有 之体,又说像断物形,为刘的本字。黎明时分的五点至七点为卯时,天亮了,太阳冒出来了,人家的门该打开了。卯时,黑、白不再混淆,而是断然分开的。   辰:为 。有说像贝壳形,「 」的本字;又说为「 」,有 之体。我以为它有托出云气之意。云气之上有日,为「晨」;无日,则云气弥漫。夏日的早晨,七点至九点,大雾茫茫。   巳:为 、 。有说像胎儿形突出头部和蜷曲的身体;又说为蛇的象形。上午九点至十一点,雾气消失,正是暖融融的时刻,蛇从洞穴中爬出来了。   午:为 、 。有说像木杵之形,「杵」的本字;又说为「牾」,抵牾为矛盾。将一木杵立在日光下,木杵没有影子,因为日光是从头顶之上照射下来的。古人依形造字,又依形取义,以形、义命物。由此,日中的时候,即十一点至十三点为午时。   未:为 、 。像树木枝叶重叠,物长成后才有滋味。「味」的本字。午后十三点至十五点未时,示意只有经过阳光的强烈照射,树木才会枝繁叶茂、果子才能成熟。成熟的果子,才会有滋有味。   申:为 、 。有说像闪电形,又说为「神」。十五点至十七点,风雨带着闪电和雷鸣来了。古人不知闪电和雷鸣为何物,以为神在天上为之。   酉:为 、 。像装酒的坛子,「酒」的本字。十七点至十九点,傍晚时分,劳作了一天,此时正是吃饭的时候,就简称「酒时」吧。   戌:为 、 。人、戈会意,指人持戈(武器)守护。十九点至二十一点,酒足饭饱以后,一家老小该入睡了。但是不能大意,还要预防外敌或野兽的侵害,所以要手持武器进行护卫。   亥: 、 。有说像猪,「豕」字的变体。有草根-说。二十一点至二十三点,主人被猪拱槽的声音搅醒了--要想猪肥,就得夜半起身给它添食。此外,草根与植物的块茎有关,那是猪的饲料。   十二时辰的十二个字,竟是记述并描绘了一幅夏日的古代农家生活作息图!就连自然景观也历历在目,可谓言简意赅。   从出土文物来看,早在殷商时期就已经有了以天干、地支计纪岁的方法。干、支先用来纪日,后来发展为纪月、纪年。   那么,十二时辰是怎么与十二生肖相结合的呢?   观天象的最佳时机应是夜深人静、繁星满天的时候。子夜时分(二十三点至一点),古人(天文学家或道家)仰望天空良久,忽然听得周围有细碎的声音,低头一看,原来是老鼠在活动。天长日久,古人发现鼠类出没频繁的时刻是子时。于是,子时便与鼠联系在一起,成了「子鼠」,并按一天的起始,排在属相的第一位。   「马无夜草不肥」,牛当然也是如此。农家以牛耕田,喂好牛是农家的大事。丑时(一点至三点),农家自会起身喂牛。牛与丑时联系在一起,便成了「丑牛」。   凌晨三点至五点,昼伏夜行的虎最凶猛,农家常常会在此时听到不远处传来虎啸声。于是,虎与寅时相联系,有了「寅虎」。   五点至七点,天亮了,兔子跑出窝,去吃带着露水的青草。于是,兔子与卯时相联系,便有了「卯兔」。   七点至九点,是容易起雾的时刻。据说龙能腾云驾雾,大雾之中才会「神龙见尾不见首」。不过龙是传说中的动物,或者说是人用几种动物的「零件」拼凑起来的「人造动物」,在现实中看不到,只有大雾蒙蒙之中,人们才会产生龙的幻象。如此,龙才会在辰时的雾中「出现」。龙和辰时相联系,便有了「辰龙」。   九点至十一点,大雾散去,艳阳当空。体温不恒定的蛇从洞穴中爬出来晒太阳。无论有毒还是没有毒的蛇,都是可怕的,蛇最活跃的时刻,便是「巳时」。在造字时,「巳」被画成了一条蛇的象形。「巳蛇」,是天然地联系在一起的。   十一点至十三点,烈日当头。这「烈」,使人想到了人类「得力助手之一」的马。红鬃烈马是良驹,但它的性子就像午时的太阳一样火烈。马与午时相联系,就有了「午马」。   十三点至十五点,未时,