The Use of Zodiac Animal Signs

生肖的运用

A Chinese horoscope may predict that a person born in the Year of the Horse is "cheerful,popular and quick to compliment¹ others". The year of a person's birth is considered the primary factor in determining a person's personality,physical and mental attributes,ability and level of success and happiness throughout his or her lifetime. Events and occurrences² in a given year are influenced by the nature of that year's animal.

中国占星可以预测，在马年出生的人“性格开朗，受欢迎和善于恭维别人”。出生那年的生肖被认为是决定他或她的一生的主要因素，他/她的个性、身体和精神属性、能力、成功和幸福水平。在某一年发生的事件受当年生肖影响。

Animal signs also have a useful social function for determining someone's age. Instead of asking directly how old a person is,the Chinese often ask about his or her animal sign,which places a person within a cycle of 12 years. This is a popular way to socialize.

生肖对确定一个人的年龄也很有用。中国人经常问他或她的属相而不是直接问别人多大了，属相是12年为一个周期内。这是一种流行的社交方式。