介绍十二生肖 如何告诉老外“你属什么”?

2019-10-23 21:53:51

当大家对12星座了如指掌的时候,有没有小盆友想要跟外国朋友介绍一下中国的12生肖呢?

星座:star sign

生肖:Chinese zodiac sign

生肖也称属相,是中国民间计算年龄的方法,也是一种十分古老的纪年法。十二生肖,即:

鼠 Rat;牛 Ox;虎 Tiger;兔 Rabbit;龙 Dragon;蛇 Snake;

马 Horse;羊 Sheep;猴 Monkey;鸡 Rooster;狗 Dog;猪 Boar / Pig

当询问个人的属相时,通常会说:

What animal sign were you born under?

你可以回答说:

My Chinese zodiac sign is the Sheep.

或者说

I was born in the year of the Sheep.

还可以说

Mine is the Sheep.

会有童鞋问那“本命年”怎么说呢?本命年的地道表达方式为:year of fate / animal year.

e.g. This year is my year of fate.

This year is my animal year.

今年是我本命年。