Tracy: When were you born?
Ivan : In the Year of the Dog.
Tracy: What does that mean?
Ivan : Oh. That's one of the twelve Chinese horo-
scope animals. I was born in 1970.
Tracy: That's interesting. I was born in 1971. What
animal am I?
Ivan : You're a pig!
狗 年
特蕾西：你何时出生的?
伊 凡：狗年出生的。
特蕾西：那是什么意思?
伊 凡：哦。那是中国的十二生肖之一。我出生于1970
年。
特蕾西：真有趣。我出生于 1 9 7 1年。我属于什么生
肖?
伊 尔：你属猪