SpringFestivalarrivedonFeb.19ththisyear.It'sYearof theSheep.Whatstoriesdoyouknowabouttheanimal?(73)OneofChina'sbiggestcities,Guangzhou,iscalledthe"CityofGoats(山羊)".Itissaidthatthousandsofyearsago,fivefairies(仙女) camedownfromheavenongoats.Theyleftgoodgrainseeds(谷物的种子)forpeople.Theyhopedpeopletherehadenoughfood.Thefairiesflewaway.Andthegoatsbecamestonesculptures(石雕).Theystillstandinthecitycentertoday.
(74)Inwesterncultures,thesheepisnotonlypatientbutalsohelpful.ThesignofAries(白羊座)isalsothefirstsignoftheZodiac(十二星座).InChina,thosewhowerebornintheYearoftheSheeparesaidtohavegoodqualities(品质).Theyaresensitive(敏感的),creativeandsmart.Andtheyarenotafraidofdifficulties.ChineselegendsaysthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheSheephaveadifficultlife.Isthatreallytrue?(75)ButtodaymanymenwhowerebornintheYearoftheSheepleadaverygoodlife.Forexample,USMicrosoftfounderBillGates,world-famousactressZhangZiyiandsingerGemTangfromHongKong.
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