十二生肖英文介绍
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.
