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1、TheChineseanimalzodiac十二生肖Inancienttimes,inordertomakepeopleeasilyremembertheyears,ourancestorscameupwithanidea――usingtheanimalstorepresenttheyears.OriginApopularfolkmethodwhichreflectedthecyclicalmethodofrecordingyearsaretheTwelveAnimalSigns.Everyyearisassignedananimalnameor"sign"accordingto
2、arepeatingcycle:Rat,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Sheep,Monkey,Rooster,Dog,andBoar.TheChineseanimalsignsarea12-yearcycleusedfordatingtheyears.Theyrepresentacyclicalconceptoftime,ratherthantheWesternlinearconceptoftime.RatPeoplebornintheYearoftheRatarenotedfortheircharmandattractionforthe
3、oppositesex.Theyworkhardtoachievetheirgoals,acquirepossessions,andarelikelytobeperfectionists.Theyarebasicallythriftywithmoney.1912,1924,1936,1948,1960,1972,1984,1996Ratpeopleareeasilyangeredandlovetogossip.Theirambitionsarebig,andtheyareusuallyverysuccessful.Theyaremostcompatiblewithpeoplebo
4、rnintheyearsoftheDragon,Monkey,andOx.PeoplebornintheYearoftheOxarepatient,speaklittle,andinspireconfidenceinothers.Theytend,however,tobeeccentric,andbigoted,andtheyangereasily.Theyhavefiercetempersandalthoughtheyspeaklittle,whentheydotheyarequiteeloquent.1913年，1925年，1937年，1949年，1961年，1973年，19
5、85年，1997年OXOxpeoplearementallyandphysicallyalert.Generallyeasy-going,theycanberemarkablystubborn,andtheyhatetofailorbeopposed.TheyaremostcompatiblewithSnake,Rooster,andRatpeople.Tigerpeoplearesensitive,giventodeepthinking,capableofgreatsympathy.Theycanbeextremelyshort-tempered,however.Otherpe
6、oplehavegreatrespectforthem,butsometimestigerpeoplecomeintoconflictwitholderpeopleorthoseinauthority.TigerSometimesTigerpeoplecannotmakeuptheirminds,whichcanresultinapoor,hastydecisionorasounddecisionarrivedattoolate.Theyaresuspiciousofothers,buttheyarecourageousandpowerful.Tigersaremostcompa
7、tiblewithHorses,Dragons,andDogs1914,1926,1938,1950,1962,1974,1986,1998HarePeoplebornintheYearoftheRabbitarearticulate,talented,andambitious.Theyarevirtuous,reserved,andhaveexcellenttaste.Rabbitpeopleareadmired,trusted,andareoftenfinanciallylu
