we ' re entering the year of the tiger : here ' s what it means
新春特辑的——号年意味着什么？
the Chinese zodiac dates back to the Qin dynasty over 2000 years ago and is rooted in a system of zoolatry(or animal worship)。as The legend gend The jade emperor challenged all The animals in The kingdom to a " great race . "whoever arrived at his palace first would win his favor . to Ure that he had the race in the bag，but ended up placing third after the cunning rat and wow
Date back是动词短语。后面有时间段，to的话后面要有时间。
1. date back 后面加一段时间通常翻译成： 发生在****年月、天等前
如：This story dates back 200 years。
故事发生在200年前。
2. date back to 后面加某一个过去时间的具体时点通常翻译成： 发生在过去****的时候如：
The church dates back to 1173.
此教堂建于1173年。
dynasty
英 [ˈdɪnəsti] 美 [ˈdaɪnəsti]
n. 王朝；朝，代
A dynasty is a series of rulers of a country who all belong to the same family. 王朝
The Seljuk dynasty of Syria was founded in 1094.
叙利亚的塞尔柱王朝建立于1094年。
jade emperor
英[dʒeɪd ˈempərə(r)]
美[dʒeɪd ˈempərər]
玉皇大帝;玉帝;玉皇;
Every Chinese New Year is always represented by one of twelve animals and the Chinese Zodiac chosen by the Jade Emperor centuries and centuries ago.
每个春节都由很久以前玉皇大帝选出来的12个动物之一和生肖来代表。
in the bag
英[ɪn ðə bæɡ]
美[ɪn ðə bæɡ]
囊中之物;稳操胜券;十拿九稳;
No, we didn't lose it, we put it in the bag.
没弄丢我们把它放在包里了
in the bag除了指“在包里”，它还有其他的意思，我们可以这样理解，当什么东西已经在包里了，说明这件事情已经是你的囊中之物了，所以in the bag还可指“稳操胜券；十拿九稳”。
It was a good interview and I thought the job was in the bag.
面试非常成功，我想这份工作我已经十拿九稳。
cunning
英 [ˈkʌnɪŋ] 美 [ˈkʌnɪŋ]
adj. 狡猾的，诡诈的；灵巧的，巧妙的；<美>可爱的，好看的
n. 狡猾，诡诈；灵巧，巧妙
Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. 狡猾的
These disturbed kids can be cunning.
这些心理失常的小孩可能会很狡猾。
workhorse
英 [ˈwɜːkhɔːs] 美 [ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs]
n. 做重活的人；驮马；重负荷机器
adj. 工作重的；吃苦耐劳的
复数workhorses
If you describe a person or a machine as a workhorse, you mean that they can be relied upon to do a large amount of work, especially work that is dull or routine. 吃苦耐劳的人
snuck
英 [snʌk] 美 [snʌk]
潜行（ sneak 的过去式和过去分词）
Then a fox snuck into Pixar's henhouse.
于是“狐狸溜进了皮克斯的鸡舍”。
中国的生肖可以追溯到2000多年前的秦朝，它植根于动物崇拜体系中。正如传说中所说，玉皇大帝向天地界中的所有动物发起了一场“赛跑”，挑战谁先到他的宫殿，谁就会赢得他的夸奖。老虎确信自己已经赢得了比赛，但狡猾的老鼠和埋头苦干的老黄牛偷偷溜到它前面之后，它最终获得了第三名。因此，老虎表示极具竞争力的人，以其勇敢和宏远的抱负而闻名。
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