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广 告 • 特 辑 // FEATURES /CHINESE ANIMALHOROSCOPESBy JerryIt’s a new day! You walk into your office building and notice one of your coworkershas gotten a haircut. “Nice haircut Jenny”, you say. “Thanks John! Itis such a rat thing for you to notice. You are definitely a rat!”, replies Jenny,your co-worker. What gives? Why did she call you a rat? I will explain:Depending on your birth year, you are assigned a zodiac animal accordingto the classification system born from “The Great Race” (Part 1 of TheChinese Zodiac, see January issue of REDSTAR). For example, if you wereborn in 1993 you are a rooster; born in 1994 - a dog; and if you wereborn in 1992 – you are a monkey! Each animal has a unique set of personalitytraits associated with it along with different compatibilities with other animals:1. 2. 3. 4.RAT / shǔ 鼠BIRTH YEARS:1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960,1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020STRENGTHS:People born in the year of therat are said to be acute and alert.Aware of their surroundings,rats are adaptive and canquickly react to changes intheir environment. They have avery social nature and are oftenextraverted in their behavior.WEAKNESSES:Picky about other people’sshortcomings, the rat canunintentionally hurt yourfeelings. Rats also lackpersistence - they switch jobsfrequently and find it hard tofocus on one thing for a longtime.COMPATIBILITIES:Ox, Monkey, DragonRelationships between rats andthese animals are often verystable. Though there aren’t anyextreme highs or lows, theserelationships never lack passionand romance.OX / niú 牛BIRTH YEARS:1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961,1973, 1985, 1997, 2009STRENGTHS:Honest and straightforward,the ox is industrious andresponsible. Team workers witha strong devotion to their workand their faith.WEAKNESSES:Oxen are consideredconservative and a littlestubborn in their ways. They areless articulate than the otheranimals and so are often seen asbad communicators.COMPATIBILITIES:Rat, Snake, RoosterLoyalty and faith are thekeys in the relationships ofthese animals. They tend toshare family duties and areresponsible, dependablepartners.TIGER / hǔ 虎BIRTH YEARS:1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962,1974, 1986, 1998, 2010STRENGTHS:Tigers in general are determinedand confident in their ownabilities. Exuding an image ofpower and authority, they speaktheir minds and gain the respectof others quickly.WEAKNESSES:People who are born in the yearof the tiger may sometimescome off a little bit arrogantand cocky. Tigers are a bit selfrighteous.When their ideas aremet with criticism, they can beaggressive and defensive.COMPATIBILITIES:Dragon, Horse, PigWhen tigers match with oneof the animals above, they cancreate loving relationshipswhich are built on mutualrespect and support. The coupletends to be ambitious and sharesimilar values in life and money.RABBIT / tù 兔BIRTH YEARS:1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963,1975, 1987, 1999, 2011STRENGTHS:One of the gentler animals inthe Chinese Zodiac, rabbits aretender and gracious. They arehospitable and compassionatepeople who are willing tocompromise with others andavoid conflict.WEAKNESSES:Because of their gentlepersonality, rabbits can be timidand overly cautious. Whenfaced with obstacles they willtry to put it off or escape itcompletely.COMPATIBILITIES:Sheep, Monkey, Dog, PigRabbits make lastingrelationships with the animalsabove. They are romantic andmake sacrifices to keep theromance fresh and exciting. Asthe relationship grows, rabbitswill become even more tolerantand considerate.redstarhangzhou.com 21