中国人的十二二生肖十分有趣、生肖指的是:the year of the animal in which one was born、为什么会有十二个动物呢、According to legend,传说很久以前Buddha (佛)在过年的时候召集天下1618所有动物来开会共商大事。but only twelve animals showed up!只有十二个动物赶来参加!于是,Buddha就按动物到来的先后顺序为每一年命了名,最先到的是rat。最最后到的是pig、In the order of their arrival, from the rat to the pig, Buddha conferred (赐予,授予) on each a year of its own. 这样就开始了十二个动物为一轮的属相纪年法。The twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac (黄道十二宫图) began. 古代中国的星相学认为人的属相?the animal sign under which a person was born,是同一个人的根本性格和命运息息相关的、According to Chinese astrology (占星术), the animal sign associated with the year of a person’s birth determines one’s fundamental character and foretells one’s destiny (命运).、