很多小白把生肖直译成“Animal Year”，老外一听就懵。其实Chinese Zodiac才是全球公认的“生肖”大标签。Zodiac 带了一点星象、纪年的味道，听起来更神秘，也更容易被搜索引擎抓到。
❓为什么不是Twelve Animals？
答：因为生肖不仅有十二种，还循环60年，叫Twelve Earthly Branches配合的啦，说Chinese Zodiac即可通杀。
| 生肖 | 英语 | 趣味口语 | 🔥亮点例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐭鼠 | Rat | cunning rat | In 2020, the cunning Rat started the new Zodiac cycle. |
| 🐮牛 | Ox | strong as an ox | He’s as steady as an Ox. |
| 🐯虎 | Tiger | paper tiger | That boss is just a paper tiger. |
| 🐰兔 | Rabbit | lucky bunny | Quick, grab the red envelope, you lucky bunny! |
| 🐲龙 | Dragon | chase the dragon | (勿滥用，俚语有毒品暗示) Stick to “Year of the Dragon”. |
| 🐍蛇 | Snake | snake in the grass | Watch out, he’s a snake in the grass. |
| 🐴马 | Horse | hold your horses | Hold your horses, the party starts at 8. |
| 🐐羊 | Goat/Ram/Sheep | 选goat不会错 | Just say Year of the Goat,老外秒懂。 |
| 🐵猴 | Monkey | monkey business | Stop the monkey business in the office! |
| 🐔鸡 | Rooster | cock-a-doodle-doo | The Rooster heralds dawn at 5 a.m. |
| 🐶狗 | Dog | top dog | Jack Ma is still the top dog in e-commerce. |
| 🐷猪 | Pig | sweat like a pig | After gym, I sweat like a Pig（虽猪其实不爱流汗，但地道）。 |
❓老外问 “What’s your Chinese zodiac?” 怎么答？
套用这三句式：
1️⃣ I'm a Year-of-the-Tiger person.
2️⃣ My birth sign is the Rabbit.
3️⃣ The Zodiac animal for my birth year is Snake, 2001.
官方版本：玉皇大帝赛跑，鼠跳牛背夺冠。我个人更偏爱的解释是：古人夜观天象，子时（23-01）老鼠最活跃，于是把鼠排在首位，既符合科学也带民俗浪漫💡。
长尾词清单（亲测有量）：
Chinese zodiac animals in English
Year of the Tiger meaning in English
How to say my zodiac in English
Chinese animal signs list PDF
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