现在知道鸡年怎么说了吧!
2017年是鸡年
1. 2017是鸡年。
2016 is the Year of the Rooster.
2. 你属什么?
我属鸡。
-- What's your zodiac animal? /
What's your Chinese zodiac animal sign?
-- Mine is the Rooster.
或--What animal sign were you born under?
-- I was born in the year of the Rooster.
3. 明年是什么年?
狗年。
--What the Chinese zodiac animal will be next year?
-- It is the Dog.
除了用生肖纪年的习俗,中国还有了“本命年”的概念。“本命年” 比较地道的说法有 Zodiac year, year of fate或者animal year。
所以“今年是我的本命年”用英语表达就是:
This year is my Zodiac year.
或This year is my year of fate.
或This year is my animal year.
那么,与动物有关的英语谚语,你知道多少呢?
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Every dog has his/its day.
人人皆有得意时。
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。(意指吉人天相。)
Cats hide their claws.
知人知面不知心。
It rains cats and dogs.
倾盆大雨。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。/ 一举两得。
A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.
一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥。
该句谚语还有其他的表示方法,比如:One rotten apple spoils the barrel.
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