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2020年是十二生肖裡的鼠年。鼠也是十二生肖裡排名第一的動物。
The year 2020 is the year of the mouse. It ranks number one out of the twelve animal signs.

● 為何「鼠」排名十二生肖第一？
Why does the Mouse rank No.1 out of the 12 animals?

老鼠是所有十二生肖中的第一個。
根據神話，玉皇大帝說，十二生肖排名的順序，將由動物們的渡河比賽，抵達終點的順序來決定。
老鼠哄騙了牛，得以在牛背上搭便車渡河。
然而，一抵達終點時，老鼠率先跳下牛背，在牛之前抵達終點，成為排名第一。
The Rat is the first of all zodiac animals.
According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party.The Rat tricked the Ox into giving him a ride.
Then, just as they arrived at the finish line, Rat jumped down and landed ahead of Ox, becoming first.

● 鼠年吉祥話/shǔ nián jí xiáng huà
Blessing words in the year of the mouse

(1) 「鼠」來寶（數來寶）/shǔ lái bǎo
原意：一種曲藝形式，現多用竹板打拍，邊敲邊唱，一般是即興編詞。
Original Meaning：A type of artistic performing, referring to rhythmic story-telling to clapper accompaniment by using finger clappers.

吉祥意/jí xiá yì：老「鼠」招「來」「寶」物/lǎo "shǔ" zhāo "lái" "bǎo" wù
Lucky Meaning：When the mouse comes, the valuables and fortune come as well.

(2) 「鼠」一「鼠」二（數一數二）/shǔ yī shǔ èr
原意：出類拔萃/chū lèi bá cuì
Lucky Meaning：Extremely good or impressive performance

(3) 財源廣進、「鼠」不勝「鼠」（數不勝數）/cái yuán guǎng jìn、shǔ bù shēng shǔ
原意：錢財滾滾而來，數量多到數不完。
Lucky Meaning：Money rolling in and having no time to count the number

(4) 神仙眷「鼠」（神仙眷屬）/shén xiān juàn shǔ
原意：比喻婚姻美滿、感情和睦的夫婦。
Lucky Meaning：Life between the married couple full of happiness and harmony like heavenly immortals

(5) 如「鼠」家珍（如數家珍）/rú shǔ jiā zhēn
原意：比喻對事物的熟悉與清楚，好像計數自家所珍藏的寶物一般。
Lucky Meaning：Able to understand things completely and thoroughly, like counting what we have owned

(6) 有情人終成眷「鼠」（有情人終成眷屬）/yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ
原意：有感情的戀人，終於得以結合，成為夫妻。
Lucky Meaning：All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. (Lovers get married eventually.)

(7) 「鼠」（數）不盡的鈔票、快樂、收穫/shǔ bù jìn de chāo piào、kuài lè、shōu huò
原意：用不完的錢、時時開心、收穫滿滿
Lucky Meaning：Having countless money, plenty of happiness, and plentiful harvest.

● 鼠，又稱老鼠，「鼠」的種類：家鼠、寵物鼠、倉鼠、天竺鼠、土撥鼠、黃鼠狼等。
shǔ, also called "lǎo shǔ"("Old" Mouse literally).
There are types of mice, such as：jiā shǔ (Black Rat), chǒng wù shǔ (Pet Mouse), cāng shǔ
(Hamster), tiān zhú shǔ (Guinea Pig), tǔ bō shǔ (Groundhog), huáng shǔ láng (Weasel).

事實上，上述的眾多鼠種，只有黃鼠狼不是鼠類。
In fact, the above mentioned, only huáng shǔ láng (Weasel) does not belong to the same kind.

● 俗諺說，「黃鼠狼給雞拜年」，寓意：沒安好心！huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián：méi ān hǎo xīn
An old Chinese saying, "when the fox preaches, look to the geese."

● 生肖屬「鼠」的性格
Personality and Characteristics when born in the year of the mouse

樂觀、充滿活力！老鼠年出生的人——受眾人愛戴。
容易察覺他人的情緒，但也固執己見。
友善，但因為缺乏溝通能力，常給人不禮貌和粗魯的感覺。
Optimistic and energetic, people born in the Rat year are likable by all.
They are sensitive to other's emotions but are stubborn with your opinion.
Their personality is kind, but due to weak communication skills, their words may seem impolite and rude.

財務上，屬鼠的人喜歡儲蓄，可能有些小氣。
但是，喜歡囤積物品的傾向，有時會浪費錢在不需要的東西上。
On the financial side, they like saving and can be stingy.
However, their love for hoarding will sometimes cause them to waste money on unnecessary things.

（1） 肖鼠男士/Male Rat

屬鼠的男士們很聰明，都能迅速適應新環境。
具備創造力並善用機會。
但是，有時又缺乏勇氣。
雖然有很好的主意，但是可能較不適合擔任領導職務。
Men born in the Rat year are clever and adapt quickly to new environments.
They are creative great at taking advantage of opportunities.
However, they sometimes lack the courage to do so. Although they have great ideas, they might not be suitable for leadership positions.

（2） 肖鼠女士/Female Rat

屬鼠的女士們可謂傳統女性。
做事井然有序，並以家庭為重。
妥善照顧家裡的一切，丈夫無須額外操心。
除了家庭以外，也具備責任感與處事能力。
Women born in the Rat year are the traditional women.
They love keeping things organized and place great value on the family.
Everything is taken care of by them and there is no need for their husband to worry.
Outside of home, they're also someone with a sense of responsibility and ability.◇

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