铁路信号专业英语 铁路信号专业英语 音频2-3-9-英语听力练习-中国新年-十二生肖.docxVIP

After?that,?the?people?started?celebrating?the?newmoon?instead?of?fearing?it. 之后，人们不再害怕新月，而开始为它庆祝。 That?celebration?became?a?15-day?festival?of?family,?food?and?good?fortune?called?Chinese?New?Year. 庆典演变成了一个15天的节日，家人们一起吃饭，祈求好运，这个节日叫做春节。 Every?Chinese?New?Year?is?always?represented?by?oneof?twelve?animals?and?the?Chinese?Zodiac?chosen?bythe?Jade?Emperor?centuries?and?centuries?ago. 每个春节都由很久以前玉皇大帝选出来的12个动物之一和生肖来代表。 According?to?legend,?a?long?time?ago?in?China?the?Jade?Emperor?held?a?great?race,?the?first?twelveanimals?to?reach?the?palace?would?be?the?winners.?And?they?would?each?get?a?year?named?afterthem?in?their?honor. 据传说，很久以前在中国，玉皇大帝举行了一次盛大的赛跑，首先到达天宫的12个动物则为胜者。会有一年以它们命名。 During?the?race,?the?ox?was?winning,?until?he?had?to?cross?the?rushing?river,?the?rat?was?rightbehind?him?and?couldnt?swim?very?well,?so?the?kind?ox?let?the?rat?ride?on?his?back. 赛跑中，牛就要赢了，直到要过一条湍急的河，在它后面的老鼠不太会游泳，好心的牛就让老鼠骑在它的背上。 As?soon?as?they?got?to?the?other?side,?the?rat?jumped?off?and?scurry?to?the?finish?line?to?win?therace,?thats?why?the?first?year?in?the?Chinese?Zodiac?calendar?is?the?year?of?a?rat. 它们一到达河的另一边，老鼠就跳起来冲向了终点赢得赛跑，所以中国黄道日历里的第一年是鼠年。 Eleven?other?animals?reached?the?palace?to?create?the?twelve?year?cycle?of?the?Chinese?Zodiac. 另外11个动物到达天宫，形成了12年一循环的生肖。 Its?said?that?the?animal?your?birth?year?is?named?after?can?shape?your?personality?and?destiny. 据说你的生肖能决定你的个性和命运。 You?might?be?honest?like?a?dragon?or?smart?like?a?monkey. 你可能会像龙一样正直，或者像猴子一样聪明。 When?your?animal?takes?its?turn?in?the?Zodiac?cycle,?legend?has?it?that?your?year?will?be?full?ofsurprises. 当你的本命年来临时，据说那一年会充满惊喜。 But?no?matter?which?animal?you?are,?everyone?is?excited?to?honor?these?ancient?traditions,?even?inmodern?New?Year?celebrations. 但不管你属什么，每个人都爱遵守这些古老的传统，在现代的春节庆典中依然如此。 Today?Chinese?New?Year?brings?families?together?all?over?the?world. 现在春节让家人们团聚在一起，不管你在世界的哪个角落。 In?fact,?billions?of?people?travel?back?to?their?homes?and?families?in?China?to?feast?on?a?deliciousreunion?dinner?with?plates?and?plates?of?homemade?food.