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1、The Story ofChinese Zodiac 1;.Long, long time ago, people always forgot in which year they were born and couldnot figure out exactly how old they were. 2;.The Jade Emperor came up with an idea. Its too difficult to remember a year. It would be easier to remember an animal. Why dont we choose twelve
2、animals to represent the years? 3;. 福德宮The Jade Emperor asked the Earth God to tell every animal how to be chosen as one of the animals for the twelve signs of the zodiac. 4;.玉皇大帝公告The river- crossing race All animals are welcome to compete. The first twelve animals across the finish line will be ch
3、osen as the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. 5;.After the announcement, all the animals got very excited and everyone was talking about the race. 6;.At that time, the cat and the rat were very good friends. They met to discuss the race. We cant swim. How are we gonna cross the river? Lets join
4、the ox, We can point the way and he can carry us across the river. 7;.The cat and the rat went to see the ox. The ox said okay at once. 8;.十二生肖渡河比賽十 二 生 肖 渡 河 比 賽The day of the race soon came. Early that morning, before the rooster woke up, the ox, the cat and the rat were already at the riverside.
5、9;.The cat and the rat climbed onto the back of the ox. And then they started swimming across the river. 10;.The cat became sleepy because he got up so early that morning. He fell asleep as soon as he got on top of the oxs back.11;.How eager the rat wanted to win first place. When the ox was a few s
6、econd away from the opposite bank of the river, the rat pushed the cat into the water and went into one of the oxs ears. 12;.The ox had no idea of what had just happened but heard the rat saying “ Big Brother Ox, Go! Go! Go! We are almost there! We can make it.” 13;.The ox climbed up the shore and r
7、an to the finish line. The rat jumped out of the oxs ear and rushed to the finish line to win first place. 14;. The ox was very angry. Ever since then, the ox always looked at the rat with his enormous eyes. 15;.Then came the tiger. The tiger was roaring,” I am the first, right?” No, you are the thi
8、rd,” said the Jade Emperor.16;.A whirlwind came in the sky as the dragon arrived. 17;.But the rabbit sprinted ahead and took the forth place. The rabbit could not swim but jumped across the river on the backs of the other animals.18;.降 雨 大 典You could fly. Why did you arrive so late? I had gone to th
9、e South China Sea to host a rainmaking ceremony and rushed back in a hurry but was too late.19;.The sky was filled with flying dust. The horse was dashing at full speed, but as he was about to cross the finish line, the snake suddenly shot through to come in sixth. Poor horse. 20;.Originally, the ho
10、rse was very bold and brave, but after being scared by the snake, he became very shy. Originally, the snake had legs, but he raced so hard, he ran his legs off.21;.Working together, the goat, the monkey and the rooster rowed on a log. As a result, they earned themselves eighth, ninth, and tenth plac
11、es respectively. 22;.十一Then came the dog. He was a playful fellow. As he crossed the river, he had such a good time in the water that he forgot the time. 23;.Only one opening was left. All the people wanted to see who was in the lead.The pig arrived and said Im starving, Is there any food to eat her
12、e?24;.一二三四五六七八九十十一十二The race was over. The Jade Emperor at once announced the places of the twelve animals in the zodiac. 25;.At that time, the cat arrived dripping wet. What is my place? You came in thirteenth. 26;.The cat was mad. “ You bad rat!” He said. “ I wont spare you!”The cat slapped the ra
13、t across the face and knocked out all of his teeth except the two in front.27;.Today when the rat sees the cats shadow, he runs like crazy. Even in daytime he hides in a hole, not daring to show his face. 28;.The End29;.Jade Emperor 玉皇大帝30;.福 德 宮Earth God 土地公31;. 鼠Rat32;.ox 牛33;. tiger 老虎34;.Rabbit兔
14、子35;.dragon 龍36;. snake 蛇37;.horse 馬38;.goat羊39;.monkey 猴子40;. rooster 雞41;.狗dog 42;.豬Pig43;.Animal 動物44;.一二三四五六七八九十十一十二Chinese zodiac 中國生肖45;.finish line 終點46;. river 河川47;.玉皇大帝公告 announcement 公 告48;.riverside 河 邊49;.whirlwind 旋 風50;.shadow 影 子51;.hole 洞52;.Difficult 困 難53;.across 越 過54;.excited 興奮
15、的55;.eager 渴望的56;.enormous 巨大的57;.starving 飢 餓58;.Remember 記 得59;. represent 表示;象徵60;.競爭;比賽compete 61;.討 論discuss 62;.吼叫;怒吼roar 63;.饒恕spare 64;.掌擊;摑slap 65;.藏;躲hide 66;.log原木67;.分別地respectively68;.Knock out壓倒;使屈服69;.Rush 匆促70;.back返回71;.dare敢;膽敢72;.sprint全力衝刺73;.ceremony典禮74;.bold大膽的75;.勇敢的brave76;.playful喜遊玩的77;.opening空缺78;.place次序79;.suddenly突然地80;.
