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Lesson 23
UNIT SEVEN WHAT ARE THE TWELVE ANIMALS?
第七单元 十二种动物都是什么？
Happy Chinese New Year!
新年快乐！
Happy Year of the Tiger!
虎年快乐！
What do you mean?
你是什么意思？
Well, we Chinese named the years after twelve animals.
嗯，我们中国人以十二种动物的名字来命名年份。
In the Chinese calendar, we just entered the year of the tiger.
在中国农历中，我们刚好进入虎年。
What are the twelve animals?
十二种动物都是什么？
They are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
它们是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。
How often does each animal come around?
每种动物多久轮一次？
Every twelve years.
每十二年轮一次。
My cousin was born in the year of the tiger, so his birth-year animal is the tiger.
我表弟出生在虎年，所以他的生肖是虎。
Listen, look, and learn
听一听，看一看并学一学
How often does each animal come around?
每种动物多久轮一次？
Every twelve years.
每十二年轮一次。
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Lesson 24
Who decided the order of the birth-year animals, Yangyang?
杨阳，生肖的顺序是谁决定的呀？
That's a good question.
这个问题问得好。
There are many different stories about it.
关于这一点，有许多不同的故事。
Please tell me one of them.
请给我讲述它们中的一个故事吧。
In one story, the Jade Emperor held a swimming race to choose animals for the names of the years.
在一个故事中，玉皇大帝举行了一场游泳比赛来选择命名年份的动物。
Those twelve animals were faster than others.
那十二种动物比其他动物都要快。
Which animal was the first of the twelve?
十二种动物中排第一的是哪一种？
Then the Jade Emperor decided to name a year after each of them.
然后玉皇大帝就决定以它们每一种动物的名字来命名一个年份。
The rat starts the cycle.
其周期以老鼠开始。
Listen, look, and learn
听一听，看一看并学一学
Which animal was the first of the twelve?
十二种动物中排第一的是哪一种？
animal / the twelve / the rat
动物/十二/老鼠
season / the four / spring
季节/四/春天
month / the year / January
月份/年份/一月
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Lesson 25
I have a New Year gift for you.
我有一份新年礼物要给你。
It's a tiger-year stamp!
是一个虎年邮票！
I got it in Canada.
我在加拿大得到的。
I know you were born in the year of the tiger.
我知道你出生在虎年。
My favourite animal is the tiger.
我最喜欢的动物就是老虎。
I collect the birth-year animal stamps.
我会收集生肖邮票。
I'll show them to you.
我要把它们给你看看。
My grandma also collects the birth-year animal stamps.
我奶奶也会收集生肖邮票。
She likes the dog best.
她最喜欢狗。
She is as caring as a dog.
她就像狗一样体贴。
What is your birth-year animal, Mike?
迈克，你的生肖是什么？
I work as hard as an ox.
我学习就像牛一样勤奋。
I'm as brave as a tiger.
我像老虎一样勇敢。
Listen, look, and learn
听一听，看一看并学一学
Grandma likes the dog best.
奶奶最喜欢狗。
She is as caring as a dog.
她就像狗一样体贴。
Grandma / dog / caring
奶奶/狗/体贴的
Grandpa / horse / strong
爷爷/马/强壮的
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Lesson 26
Now I can understand
现在我能听懂
Listen and match.
听一听，连一连。
... likes ... best.
……最喜欢……。
He / She is as ... as ... .
他/她像……一样……。
Now I know the sound
现在我知道发音规律
The players get great pleasure in playing with the professors.
玩家们在和教授一起玩的过程中十分愉快。
Primary school learners practice making pretty model planes.
小学生练习制作漂亮的模型飞机。
Chinese years are named after twelve animals.
中国的年份是以十二种动物的名字命名的。
They are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
它们是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。
There are many different stories about the order of the twelve animals.
关于这十二种动物的顺序，还有许多不同的故事。
One of them says: the emperor held a swimming race to choose animals for the names of the years.
其中一个故事是这样说的：玉帝举行了一场游泳比赛来选择命名年份的动物。
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