双语：鸡年的“鸡”到底是公鸡还是母鸡？
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ji">ji</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="features">features</span> 12 <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ox">Ox</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heifer">heifer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steer">steer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="gender">gender</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="testicles">testicles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="ji">ji</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cock">Cock</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>, <span word="hen">hen</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span>?</p><p>按照中国的十二生肖来看，今年是鸡年。汉语由字组成，就好像英语的词根一样。单个的字通常意义模糊。举例来说，我们会争论牛年的“牛”到底是公牛、奶牛、小母牛、还是肉牛。我们的选择和牛的年龄、性别、以及是否阉割过都有关系。鸡年的“鸡”也遇到了同样的麻烦，虽然很明显不是男人的那个“鸡”，但是到底是小鸡、母鸡还是公鸡呢？</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="symbolism">symbolism</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>, <span word="bark">bark</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pee">pee</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hydrant">hydrant</span>. <span word="Roosters">Roosters</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="symbolism">symbolism</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, "<span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crow">crow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="gritty">gritty</span>", <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="working">working</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="bylaws">bylaws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="ordinances">ordinances</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="download">download</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cock">cock</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="doodle">doodle</span>-<span word="doo">doo</span> <span word="ringtone">ringtone</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p>
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