ChineseZodiac.pptx

Chinese Zodiac(十二生肖);The ancient Chinese correlated the time in which certain animals are active with the time in their owner daily.Thus,twelve animals make up the twelve signs of the zodiac.In ranked sequence they are rat,ox [ɑ:ks], tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,ram [r?m], monkey,rooster [?rust?],dog and pig. 中国古代根据动物的出没时间和生活特征，将十二种动物作为十二生肖，其排行次序为：鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。;Rat:11pm-1am.At this time,the nerves [n?:vs] of the rat are strongest and it is most active. 鼠：晚上11时到第二天1时，这时候，老鼠胆量最大，活动最频繁。;Ox:1am-3am.At this time,the ox has finished eating grass and is ruminating [?ru:m??ne?t??] the ve