关于十二生肖的英语作文及翻译_写生肖的信英语范文

1.英语作文,给笔友写一封信,介绍自己喜欢的三种动物,带翻译.？

2.如何用英语介绍十二生肖

3.假如你是李平,请你用英语给你的朋友彼得(peter)写一封信，介绍你喜欢的几种动物以及原因。

4.十二生肖的英文怎么写作文

5.介绍十二生肖的英语短文

6.十二生肖的来源要英语，简短一些，最好有翻译

短语：

翻译：

Dear ?miss li?

id like to thank you for giving money to animal heipers .im sure you know that this group was set up to heip disabled people like me .you heiped to make it possible for me to have lucky .lucky makes a big difference to my life let me tell you my story.?

what would it belike to be blind or deaf ?Or imagine you cannot walk or use your hands easily.Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties.I cannot ?use my arms or legs well ,so normal things like answering the telephone ,opening and closing doors ,or carrying things are difficult for me.Then one day last year,a friend of mine helped me out .she talked to Animal Helpers about getting me special trained dog.She also thought a dog minght cheer me up.I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.?

After six months of training with a dog at animal helpers,i was able to bring him home.My dogs name is Lucky ___a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, im only ableto have a dog helper because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders.For example,Isay, Lucky!Get my book,and he does it at once.?

lucky is a fantastic dog.Iwell send you a photo of him if you like,and I could ahow you how he helps me.Thank you again for changing my life. Best wishes?

Ben Smith亲爱的李**?

我想谢谢你给钱给动物助手。你一定知道这组帮助像我这样的残疾人。你的帮助使我有可能幸运。幸运的是一个大的改变了我的生活让我告诉你我的故事。?

那么它大概是盲人或聋哑？或想象你不能走路或轻松地用你的手。大多数人不会想到这个，但是很多人都有这些困难。我不能用我的手臂或腿部，所以像接电话，打开和关闭的门或携带的东西，对我来说很难。去年的一天，我的一个朋友帮我了。她跟动物助手让我特别训练的狗。她也认为狗会鼓励我。我喜欢动物，我是用狗念头兴奋。?

六个月后在动物帮助训练的狗，我能带他回家。我的狗的名字是幸运的___a很适合它的名字，因为我觉得很幸运能拥有他。你看，我只能够有一个狗帮手，因为你的善良！幸运的是非常聪明，明白许多英语单词。他能理解我，我给他下命令的时候。例如，我说，幸运！把我的书，他马上就做。?

幸运的是一个很棒的狗。艾韦尔送你一个如果你喜欢他的照片，并且我能感觉你如何帮助我。再次谢谢你改变了我的生活。 最美好的祝福 史密斯?

满意请采纳，O(∩_∩)O谢谢

英语作文,给笔友写一封信,介绍自己喜欢的三种动物,带翻译.？

1. 我爱小狗英语作文

My little dog I love dogI love my little dog? Fujian? Nanjing experimental primary school four year three class? Yellow Ruoling my grandma has a cute pug.It's Mao Xuebai white near the tail, where there are a number of Coffee color spots. Watery eyes, white fingers, like four *** all plum blossoms; the short tail, always carefree rocking. More than indescribably lovely!7a686964616fe4b893e5b19e31333335313833Once, I went to my grandmother's home. It see I came, the bark of call. Grandmother listened, hastened to open the door. Grandmother said: "little darling! See the acquaintance is called!" I don't think so, think it is more like a doorbell, someone to call, grandma will e to the door. But the doorbell but free oh!I grabbed a handful of raisins, came to the front of it. It has to jump up, make a "pay New Year's call" posture, as if to say: "give me to eat." I don't take raisins, dangling in front of this. It couldn't help, they jumped and shouted. I putRaisins to it, it ran quickly, then sniffed, then Dakoutaikou eating.The elder brother came back, take it off, it is very happy, suddenly disappeared Not the least trace was found.. Soon, will be used to one's ways back. If a *** all friend from here after, will frighten Stigmata. I stood behind him, put on a brave face, put down.I love dogs, it is really cute!。

My little dog I love dog

I love my little dog? Fujian? Nanjing experimental primary school four year three class? Yellow Ruoling my grandma has a cute pug.

It's Mao Xuebai white near the tail, where there are a number of Coffee color spots. Watery eyes, white fingers, like four *** all plum blossoms; the short tail, always carefree rocking. More than indescribably lovely!

Once, I went to my grandmother's home. It see I came, the bark of call. Grandmother listened, hastened to open the door. Grandmother said: "little darling! See the acquaintance is called!" I don't think so, think it is more like a doorbell, someone to call, grandma will e to the door. But the doorbell but free oh!

I grabbed a handful of raisins, came to the front of it. It has to jump up, make a "pay New Year's call" posture, as if to say: "give me to eat." I don't take raisins, dangling in front of this. It couldn't help, they jumped and shouted. I put

Raisins to it, it ran quickly, then sniffed, then Dakoutaikou eating.

The elder brother came back, take it off, it is very happy, suddenly disappeared Not the least trace was found.. Soon, will be used to one's ways back. If a *** all friend from here after, will frighten Stigmata. I stood behind him, put on a brave face, put down.

I love dogs, it is really cute!

My dog（下面汉语翻译） I've a dog and it's lovely and brave. My dog has o clear eyes and four strong legs. It runs faster than any other dog, I believe. My dear dog's eyes can see something that other dog can't see, too. My lovely dog is also very brave. It kept beasts（野兽） from attacting（袭击） me. That's my real experience（经历）. I love my dog and I shall pay more attention to it. 翻译"我养了一只小狗，非常可爱和勇敢.我的狗有两只玲珑的眼睛和四条粗壮的腿.我相信，我的小狗比其他任何的狗跑得都快.它也能够看到其他小狗看不到的东西.我的小狗很勇猛.它曾经把野兽赶跑，防止它们来袭击我.那是我的真实经历.我爱我的小狗，我将更多的关注它."。

I have a dog.His name is Bob.He is o years old.He is yellow and very fat.He has o big eyes.And he wears a black coat.I always play with him. My mother and my sister look after him every day. When I e back ,he often walk around me.He is very cute and friendly.I love him very much. Do you like him?

我有一个狗。他的名字叫鲍勃。他两岁了。他是**的并且非常胖。他有两个大眼睛。他穿着一件黑色的衣服。我经常跟他玩。我妈妈和姐姐每天都照顾的他很好。当我回到家的时候，他经常围着我转。他非常可爱也很友好。我很喜欢他。你喜欢他吗？

I have a dog. He is my favorite pet. He is very lovely. His name is Peter and he is o years old. His fur is long and white. He has big black eyes. His nose is very good. He can *** ell very well. He is quite *** all. He weighs about o kilograms. Peter's favorite food is meat. He also likes bones.

Peter is very friendly. I feed him every day. He never barks or bites. Peter likes lots of exercise. It is necessary to walk the dog in the park every day if you want it to be healthy. So I play with him every day in the park. Peter likes to run in the park. He often chases cats and birds. It is very interesting. Peter can find the way back easily. I think he is the cleverest animal of all.

I like my dog and he loves me too. He is very healthy. All my family like him. We look after him very carefully. I'll make a *** all and lovely house for him. I think he will be happy to live there. Do you like my dog?

A dog belonging to the animal kingdom - Vertebrata mammalia Carnivora - - - - - breed canine dog, is one of the elve zodiac. Beeen the dog and human feelings can be traced back to thousands of years ago, people believed that, in the ing days beeen dog and person 's feelings will always continue.

狗属于动物界-脊椎动物门-哺乳纲-食肉目-犬科-犬属-犬种，也是十二生肖之一。狗和人类之间的感情可以追溯到几千年前，人们相信，在今后的日子里人和狗之间的感情还会一直延续下去。

希望采纳

Dog is my favorite pet,because they are cute and intelligent.People all know that dog is our friend,they can help us do a lot of things,and we can trust them because they are loyal.So i like dog very much.

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翻译：

狗是我最喜欢的宠物，因为他们很可爱很聪明.大家都知道狗是人类的朋友，他们可以帮助我们做很多事情，我们可以信任他们因为他们很忠诚.所以我非常喜欢狗

my favourite animal is the panda,is our"national treasure",bacause pandas nive,lovable and lively, it was very likr it. panda is an ancient animal, is a zoologist called "living fossile " long ago there were many pandas in china, panda bamoo living area has large flowers, dead,threatening the survival of giant pandas. The whole world is extremely concerned about the rare giant panda rescue and transfer work. due to the destruction of the natural balance, climate warming, fewer and fewer panda. Panda is one of endangered animals, now only found in China, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, people began to conserve this endangered species. Today, the number of pandas has increased, but there is still a long way to go. Care for animals, is to protect human, we should be animals as man's best friend, to care, to protect them. Protection of animals is a duty of each person, let us work together to protect the giant pandas, giving them a good home。

如何用英语介绍十二生肖

英文：

Dear pen Pal ____ :

Hello,my pen Pal!Let me talk about my favorite animals.

I like cats,because he has a round face,big eyes,always so lovely.His ears were *** all,furry above.It is *** all,my favorite.

The second is the dog.Some dogs have curly body.And it also and humans are good friends,it often helps to human beings.His faithful let me also like it.

I also like the rabbit.Especially those with white rabbit fur,wool is slippery.At the same time it is also very good,so I like it.

I like the three *** all animals,I don't know what do you like?

I wish you:

Learning progress

your pen Pal:

译文：

亲爱的笔友____：

我的笔友!让我讲讲我喜欢的动物吧.

我喜欢猫,因为他有圆圆的脸,大大的眼睛,总是那么可爱.他的耳朵不大,上面毛茸茸的.它比较小巧,我最喜欢了.

第二的就是狗狗了.有些狗狗有着长满卷毛的身子.而且它还和人类是好朋友,它经常帮助人类.他的忠实让我同样喜欢它.

我还喜欢兔子.特别是那些长着白色的毛的兔子,毛很滑.同时它也很乖,所以让我喜欢.

我最喜欢这三只小动物,不知你喜欢哪些呢?

你的笔友：

（我觉得这样写就很好了,如果你觉得麻烦就不用了.我觉得这样写有很多修饰词,老师会打高分的.）,7,Dear my pen friend,

How are you? I'm fine.

What kinds of animal do you like? For me, cat, dog and sheep are my favourite animal.

Cat is not as naughty as my brothe...,2,

假如你是李平,请你用英语给你的朋友彼得(peter)写一封信，介绍你喜欢的几种动物以及原因。

十二生肖文化英语介绍简短是如下：

十二生肖，又叫属相，是中国与十二地支相配以人出生年份的十二种动物，包括鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。

The zodiac, also known as the zodiac, is a Chinese Zodiac with twelve Earthly Branches to match the birth year of twelve animals, including rats, cattle, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs.

十二生肖的起源与动物崇拜有关。据湖北云梦睡虎地和甘肃天水放马滩出土的秦简可知，先秦时期即有比较完整的生肖系统存在。

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin Bamboo Slips Unearthed from Shuihudi in Yunmeng, Hubei Province and Fangmatan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete Zodiac system in the pre Qin period.

最早记载与现代相同的十二生肖的传世文献是东汉王充的《论衡》。

The earliest record of the same Zodiac as modern literature is the Eastern Han Dynasty Wang Chong's Lun Heng.

十二生肖是十二地支的形象化代表，随着历史的发展逐渐融合到相生相克的民间信仰观念，表现在婚姻、人生、年运等。

With the development of history, the zodiac is gradually integrated into the concept of folk belief, which is reflected in marriage, life, year luck and so on.

每一种生肖都有丰富的传说，并以此形成一种观念阐释系统，成为民间文化中的形象哲学。

Each zodiac has rich legends, which form an interpretation system of ideas and become an image philosophy in folk culture.

现代，更多人把生肖作为春节的吉祥物，成为娱乐文化活动的象征。

In modern times, more people regard the Chinese Zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become the symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

十二生肖的英文怎么写作文

Hello, Peter I am li ping, I come from China. What's your hobby? I have many hobbies. But my biggest hobby is animal. But my favorite animal is the koala, because I think he is very cute. I also like the dog, because it is very clever. I also like the tiger, because it is very strong. How about you? What animal do you like?

介绍十二生肖的英语短文

1. 十二生肖的英文分别怎么写

一. 鼠——Rat 英语中用以比喻讨厌鬼，可耻的人，告密者，密探，破坏罢工的人；美国俚语指新学生、下流女人。

当看到 *** ell a rat这一词组时，是指人们怀疑在做错某事。a rat race则表示激烈的竞争 。

rats desert a sinking ship（船沉鼠先逃，这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求 安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人。） 二. 牛——Ox 涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多，如“对牛弹琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。

英语中涉及“Ox”的表 达方式则不多。用Ox - eyed形容眼睛大的人；用短语The black Ox has trod on *** 's foot表示灾祸已降临到某人头上。

三. 虎——Tiger 指凶恶的人，虎狼之徒；英国人指穿制服的马夫；口语中常指比赛的劲敌。中国和东南亚国家常以Paper tiger比喻貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人。

词组ride the tiger表示以非常不 确定或危险的方式生活。 四. 兔——Hare 在英国俚语中，hare指坐车不买票的人。

与hare组成的词组有：make a hare of *** .愚弄某人。start a hare。

在讨论中提出枝节问题。例如：You start a hare ever time at the meeting.每次讨论你都提出与题无关的问题。

英语中有许多关于兔的谚语，如： 1. First catch your hare.勿谋之过早（意指：不要过于乐观）。 2. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounde.不能两面讨好（意指：不要耍两面派）。

五. 龙——Dragon 龙在中国人民的心目中占有崇高的位置，有关龙的成语非常多，且含有褒义。如“龙跃凤鸣”、“龙骧虎步”等。

在外国语言中，赞扬龙的词语非常之少，且含有贬义。如“dragon”指凶暴的人，严厉的人，凶恶严格的监护人，凶恶的老妇人等。

以dragon组成的词组也多含贬义。如dragon's teeth ：相互争斗的根源；排列或多层的楔形反坦克混克混凝土障碍物。

the old Dragon：魔鬼。 六. 蛇——Snake 指冷酷阴险的人，虚伪的人，卑鄙的人；美国俚语指追求和欺骗少女的男子或男阿飞。

由 此看到，在英语中，“snake”往往含有贬义。如： John's behavior should him to be a snake. 约翰的行为表明他是一个冷酷阴险的人。

与snake组成的成语习语、谚语有许多，简举几例： a snake in the grass.潜伏的敌人或危险。 to warm a snake in one's bosom.养虎贻患，姑息坏人。

Takd heed of the snake in the grass.草里防蛇。 七. 马——Horse 英美国家的人很喜欢马，因此，用“horse”这个词组成的词组、成语、谚语非常之多，此举几例： 1. get on the high horse.摆架子，目空一切。

2. work like a horse.辛苦的干活。 3. horse doctor.兽医、庸医。

4. dark horse.竞争中出人意料的获胜者。 如：The voters were surprised when the dark horse won the nomination.那个无名小卒在竞争中获胜时，投票者无不大吃一惊。

八. 羊——Sheep 英语中指害羞而忸怩的人，胆小鬼，驯服的人。有关sheep的谚语不少。

1. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 偷羊偷羔都是绞（死）；偷大偷小统是贼 （意指：一不做，二不休）。 2. There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊，丑儿子家家有（意指：每个家里都会有个败家子。）

3. He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，早晚喂 豹狼（人弱受人欺）。 4. The sheep who tallks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton. 羊向狼乞求和平，很快就会变成羊肉（意指，切勿向敌人乞求和平）。

九. 猴——Monkey 1、monkey作名词时指顽童、淘气鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人。如：What are you doing, you young monkey ！你在干什么呀，小捣蛋鬼！ 2、monkey作动词时指胡闹、瞎弄、捣蛋。

如：Stop monkeying about with the TV set ！不 要瞎弄电视机！ 3、与monkey一词搭配的词组、习语和俚语很多非常有趣。如：put *** 's monkey up.使某人生气，激怒某人；Your last word has really put his monkey up.你最后一句话实在使他大为生气；又如：make a monkey of愚弄；a monkey with a long tail.抵押；get the monkey off.戒除吸毒恶习；have a monkey on one's back.毒瘾很深。

十. 鸡——Cock 指首领，头目，神气十足的人，与cock组成的词组多姿多彩，如：Cock of the walk / school.支配别人的人；a cock of the loft / dunghill.在小天地中称王称霸的人；Live like fighting cocke.生活很好，尤指吃得好；Cock - and - bull story.荒诞的故事， 无稽之谈。 用cock表达的谚语：It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝 鸡司晨，家之不祥（意指：丈夫软弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不会幸福的，当然这是一 种夫权思想）。

十一. 狗——Dog 汉语中常用“狗”比喻人，如“忠实走狗”、“看家狗”，成语“狗苟蝇营”、“狗彘不若”等。在英语中除了喻人外，还有丰富多彩的词组、谚语等。

dog作名词时指无赖汉，坏蛋、废物，不受喜爱（或欢迎）的人。有时加形容词修饰可指各 种人，如：You dirty dog ！你这个坏小子！a lucky dog.幸运儿；a dumb dog.沉默不语 的人，a sly dog.暗中寻欢的人和暗地里偷鸡摸狗的人；a dog in the manger.占着茅坑 不拉屎的人。

用dog表达的谚语： 1. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Aries

you are energetic and active ,but sometimes too impatient.

youlike to be the leader .some people think that you are selfish at times.

Taurus

you are stubborn and do not like change .you are a hard-work person.

you are patient and do not give up easily.

Gemini

you are a curious and clever person .you are outgoing.you love to talk.

Cancer

you are kind.you love your homeand family and like to take care of others.you like saving money and cooking.

Leo

you are a strong and confident person .youare generous. you like to buy your friends nice gifts.

Virgo

you are a modest person .you worry too much at times.you are practical and you always pay attention to details.

Libra

youare a polite and fair person .

you are elegant and love beautiful things.you love peace and do not like to like others.

Scorpio

you are a powerful person and have lots of energy .you like to keep secrets.however sometimes it is silly of you not to five others for their faults.

Sagittarius

you enjoy life and have a good sense of humour .you are often lucky.

you love tavelling to different places.

Capricorn

you are businesslike and are often successful.you are good at making or planning things .you are patient enough to wait without getting angry.

Aquarius

you are kind and wise.you have many friends.however,some people think that you are strange as you hate to be like anyone else and you try everything just to be different.

Pisces

you are geners ,kind,gentleandeasy-going.you are also creative and imaginative.you like to dream about everything.

试读结束，如需阅读或下载，请点击购买> 原发布者：龙源期刊网 “生肖”也就是俗话说的“属相”，是中国人特有的一种表示出生时间的方式。

英语中，当谈个人出生的属相时，表达为“—What animal sign were you born under？（你属什么？）—I was born in the year of the Cock/ Mine is the Cock.（我属鸡。）”汉语中，人们往往以十二生肖中的动物来比喻人，即把不同（性格、特征、习性等）的人比作动物，如常以“毒如蛇蝎”来比喻心毒手辣的人，“笨猪”来比喻笨人，“胆小如鼠”来比喻胆小怯懦的人等。

英语中同样可用十二生肖中的动物喻人，其所表达的意思更加广泛而有趣。大家可以学习一下英语这方面的表达：一、鼠——Rat英语中用来比喻“讨厌鬼，可耻的人，告密者，密探，破坏罢工的人”。

*** ell a rat是指“觉得可疑；觉得情况不妙”。a rat race则表示“激烈的竞争”。

rats desert a sinking ship（船沉鼠先逃），这一谚语意指“那些一遇到危险就争先寻求安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人”。二、牛——Ox涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多，如“对牛弹琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。

英语中涉及“ox”的表达方式不多。用ox-eyed形容“眼睛大的人。

Rat charm， 子鼠 Ox patient， 丑牛 Tiger sensitive， 寅虎 Rabbit articulate， 卯兔 Dragon healthy， 辰龙 Snake deep， 巳蛇 Horse popular， 午马 Goat elegant， 未羊 Monkey clever， 申猴 Rooster deep thinkers， 酉鸡 Dog loyalty， 戌狗 Pig chivalrous. 亥猪

扩展资料：

越南以猫替兔，印度有狮无虎，其余相同。韩国、日本生肖与中国相同。

柬埔寨和泰国与中国相同，但分别以牛和蛇打头。缅甸是八大生肖，周一到周日（周三细分上下午）出生的人分别属虎、狮、双牙象、无牙象、鼠、天竺鼠、龙、妙翅鸟。

西方生肖可追溯到古巴比伦：猫、犬、蛇、蜣螂、驴、狮、公羊、公牛、隼、猴、鳄、红鹤。埃及和希腊与之相似：牡牛、山羊、狮、驴、蟹、蛇、犬、猫（希腊为鼠）、鳄、红鹤、猿、鹰。

十二生肖的来源要英语，简短一些，最好有翻译

介绍十二生肖的英语短文如下：

1，鼠——Rat，英语中用以比喻讨厌鬼，可耻的人，告密者，密探，破坏罢工的人；美国俚语指新学生、下流女人。当看到smell a rat这一词组时，是指人们怀疑在做错某事。

a rat race则表示激烈的竞争 。rats desert a sinking ship（船沉鼠先逃，这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求 安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人。）

2，牛——Ox，涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多，如“对牛弹琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。英语中涉及“Ox”的表 达方式则不多。用Ox － eyed形容眼睛大的人；用短语The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot表示灾祸已降临到某人头上。

3，虎——Tiger，指凶恶的人，虎狼之徒；英国人指穿制服的马夫；口语中常指比赛的劲敌。中国和东南亚国家常以Paper tiger比喻貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人。词组ride the tiger表示以非常不 确定或危险的方式生活。

4，兔——Hare，在英国俚语中，hare指坐车不买票的人。与hare组成的词组有：make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。start a hare。在讨论中提出枝节问题。

5，龙——Dragon，龙在中国人民的心目中占有崇高的位置，有关龙的成语非常多，且含有褒义。如“龙跃凤鸣”、“龙骧虎步”等。在外国语言中，赞扬龙的词语非常之少，且含有贬义。如“dragon”指凶暴的人，严厉的人，凶恶严格的监护人，凶恶的老妇人等。

6，蛇——Snake，指冷酷阴险的人，虚伪的人，卑鄙的人；美国俚语指追求和欺骗少女的男子或男阿飞。由 此看到，在英语中，“snake”往往含有贬义。如：John’s behavior should him to be a snake.约翰的行为表明他是一个冷酷阴险的人。

7，马——Horse，英美国家的人很喜欢马，因此，用“horse”这个词组成的词组、成语、谚语非常之多

8，羊——Sheep，英语中指害羞而忸怩的人，胆小鬼，驯服的人。

9，猴——Monkey，monkey作名词时指顽童、淘气鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人。如：What are you doing, you young monkey !你在干什么呀，小捣蛋鬼！

10，鸡——Cock，指首领，头目，神气十足的人，与cock组成的词组多姿多彩，如：Cock of the walk / school.支配别人的人；a cock of the loft / dunghill.在小天地中称王称霸的人；Live like fighting cocke.生活很好，尤指吃得好；

11，狗——Dog，汉语中常用“狗”比喻人，如“忠实走狗”、“看家狗”，成语“狗苟蝇营”、“狗彘不若”等。在英语中除了喻人外，还有丰富多彩的词组、谚语等。dog作名词时指无赖汉，坏蛋、废物，不受喜爱（或欢迎）的人。

12，猪——Boar，在英语中boar一词指未阉割的公猪和公野猪，涉及猪的词语有pig（猪、小猪、野猪），hog（食用猪）、sow（牝猪），swine（猪：旧用法）。十二生肖用boar，比喻贪婪、肮脏、自私的人。

The Twelve Chinese Zodiacs

The twelve Chinese Zodiacs, including eleven animals in the nature and a national totem, play an important role in the Chinese traditional culture. The twelve symbolic animals have their own characteristics. In the Year of Dragon or the Year of Tiger, people will say shenglonghuohu—full of vim and vigor; in the Year of Horse, people will say madaochenggong—to gain an immediate success. In Chinese eyes, pig is a “treasure”. Ox is a symbol of diligence, which is well presented in the verse by Lu Xun一an outstanding writer in China, “head bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children”.

十二生肖

十二生肖(the twelve Chinese Zodiacs)是中国传统文化的重要组成部分，它们源于自然界的11种动物和一个民族图腾(totem)。十二生肖代表动物的性格特点各不相同。到了龙年或虎年，人们常说“生龙活虎”；马年人们会说“马到成功”；猪在中国人的眼里是“宝”的意思；牛是勤劳（diligence )的象征，这一点在鲁迅的诗句“俯首甘为孺子牛”中有着完美的体现。