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zodiac animals

生肖

(shēnɡxiāo) 

A: Let me test you. Do you know China's 12 zodiac animals?

考考你,你知道中国的十二生肖吗？

(kǎokǎonǐ, nǐzhīdào zhōnɡɡuóde shíèr shēnɡxiāoma?) 

B: That's too easy. Of course I know. I also know that this year is the Year of the Rat. Those born in 2008, the last Year of the Rat, are now 12 years old. 

太简单了,我当然知道。我还知道今年是金鼠年,2008年出生的人今年满12岁。

(tàijiǎndānle, wǒ dānɡrán zhīdào. wǒhái zhīdào jīnnián shì jīnshǔnián, èrlínɡlínɡbānián chūshēnɡde rén jīnnián mǎnshíèrsuì.)

A: Wow, you really are amazingly smart. Do you know why the 12 zodiac animals include a rat but do not include a cat?

哦,你还挺聪明的嘛。那你知道为什么十二生肖里有老鼠但是却没有猫吗？

(ò, nǐháitǐnɡ cōnɡmínɡdema. nà nǐzhīdào wéishíme shíèr shēnɡxiāo lǐ yǒulǎoshǔ dànshì quèméiyǒu māoma?)

B: Who says there isn't one? The tiger belongs to the cat family. You must not be good at biology, haha.  

谁说没有的,老虎不就是猫科动物吗,你的生物一定学的不好吧,哈哈。

(shuíshuō méiyǒude, lǎohǔ bùjiùshì māokē dònɡwùma, nǐdeshēnɡwù yīdìnɡ xuédebù hǎobā, hāhā.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT