Each of them represents a lunar year. They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.
其中的每一种动物代表一个阴历年份它们，顺序固定，而且这一循环每12年往复一次。
Since the Spring Festival is based on the lunar calendar, it comes about a month later than the Western New Year.
因为春节是根据阴历而定的，所以大约比西方的新历新年晚一个月。
In the end, they are permitted to meetjust once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
最后，他们只能在每年见一次面，时间在阴历七月初七。
As well he might: the rising cost of living has caused a rash of strikes and worries that food might be scarce over the Tet lunar New Year holiday this month.
他担心生活成本的增加会引起罢工的狂潮，也对食品匮乏而不能满足本月农历春节的市场需求而忧心忡忡。
The country's consumer power has been particularly evident in the runup to the start of the lunar New Year - a peak of shopping similar to the pre-Christmas splurge in the UK and US.
该国的消费力量在农历新年前夕—是购物高峰期与英国和美国的圣诞前夕的疯狂购物类似。
This year is the Chinese Lunar year of Dog, which is believed to be a lucky year. I wish it would also bring luck to the CD.
今年是中国的狗年，这是一个好年份，希望能给裁谈会带来好运。
Just wrapping a three-year solitary stint on the moon, Sam is charged with overseeing the automated harvesters which extract helium-3 from the lunar regolith.
Sam在月球上孤独地工作了三年，负责监督自动收矿机从月球的表层提取氦- 3。
The Spring festival is the first day of the first lunar month each year. However, the Spring festival does not have a fixed date on the Gregorian calendar.
春节是在农历每年的一月一日，但在公历上，春节日期却不是固定的，大约在公历的一月下旬到二月上旬这个阶段。
India's next big leap in space exploration will come later this year, when it plans to launch a lunar mission.
印度计划在今年晚些时候开始对月球的探测使命，从而在太空探索方面迈出一个大的飞跃。
Because the rooster stamp sold so well, the Postal Service commissioned Lee to design a Lunar New Year series of 12 stamps.
因为鸡年邮票销售得那么好，美国邮政总局委托李再为他们设计一套12属性的邮票。
It was the latest in a series of increases to rates, and the bank surprised some economists by announcing the rate increase on the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday.
这是一系列提高利率举措中的最新一次。人民银行在农历新年节日最后一天宣布上调利率使一些经济学家感到意外。
Last year, NASA smacked a spent Centaur rocket into a Shadowed lunar crater and blew out the first definite signs that the moon is chock-full of water.
去年，美国航空航天局利用服役到期的半人马座火箭撞击一个阴影区的月球陨坑，轰出第一个明确的迹象-月球内部充满了水。
The Qiantang River tides appear each year during the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when incoming tides form a huge wave that travels against the direction of the current as the river narrows.
钱塘潮出现在每年农历八月期间，上涨的潮水形成巨大的波浪，随着河流变窄，波浪移动的方向与水流的方向相反。
Lian describeda Lunar New Year dinner he spent with the graduates: "At first,everyone was in a festive mood; we made dumplings and cooked many dishes...
廉思描述了他和这群毕业生一起吃过的一顿年夜饭。起初，人人都像过节一样，大家包了饺子，做了很多菜……
Later this year, China plans to launch its third manned space mission -a prelude to a possible lunar foray by 2024.
今年晚些时候，中国计划发动第三次载人航天飞行——这是可能发生在2024年的月球探险行动的前奏。
Lian described a Lunar New Year dinner he spent with the graduates: 'At first, everyone was in a festive mood; we made dumplings and cooked many dishes...
廉思描述了他和这群毕业生一起吃过的一顿年夜饭。开始，人人都像过节一样，大家包了饺子，做了很多菜……
On the lunar New Year 's Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings.
在农历新年，大多数家庭都会包很多美味的饺子。
Break out the flashlights. When a full lunar eclipse takes place on the shortest day of the year, the planet may just get awfully dark.
拿出手电筒吧。当一年里最短的一天发生月全食，地球可能会变得一片漆黑。
The celebrations are not just a time of sharing gifts and meals. The elders pass on stories and legends of old including those about the origins of the Lunar New Year.
过年的活动不限于互相送礼，大吃大喝，还会有长辈讲述古老的传说与故事，其中当然有新年的由来。
When a full lunar eclipse takes place on the shortest day of the year, the planet may just get awfully dark.
当一年里最短的一天发生月全食，地球可能会变得一片漆黑。
And even more interesting — just like this year — that same full moon will fall into Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse.
更有趣地是——和今年类似——同样是满月将完全落入地球阴影中的月全食。
Later this year, in August, there will be a total solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse.
今年八月，将会出现一次日全食和一次月偏食。
The store is famous for its soy sauce and vinegar and it has been a custom for locals to buy for the Lunar New Year.
据了解，这家老字号以香醋和酱油闻名，每年新年前当地居民都会前来购买。
A week-long break over the Lunar New Year is giving many people around the country the time and chance to take their minds of work and enjoy the sights.
农历春节假期长达一周，这给予全国人民时间和机会，让他们决定工作或是旅游。
Hong Kong singer and actor Jordan Chan announced that he and Cherrie Ying will obtain a marriage certificate in the US city of Las Vegas on Lunar New Year's Day this year.
香港艺人陈小春日前宣布，将于大年初一与女友应采儿在美国拉斯维加斯注册结婚。
In a few days, we will welcome the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Chinese New Year.
再过几天即将迎来中国农历虎年新年。
In a few days, we will welcome the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Chinese New Year.
再过几天即将迎来中国农历虎年新年。
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