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“十二生肖”怎么说自小我们就知道“十二生肖”的故事，可是，如今向老外讲什么是“十二生肖”，怎么比登天还难？什么猪啊、狗啊、老虎啊，绕了半天弯儿，越讲他越糊涂。别急，下面这段文字或许能帮您解燃眉之急。 It is said Buddha the ultimate Emperor for the whole universe in Chinese legend once called together all the animals on the earth for an important meeting. Only twelve animals turned up: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. The rat, being the smartest, jumped on top of the ox to be the first one to arrive. As a reward, the Buddha gave each animal a year in the cycle and declared that anyone born in