马年说马 丨谭可嘉(南宁,8年级)

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龙马精神，马到成功

谭可嘉

（8年级）

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马年说马（马是我们最忠实的朋友）

The horse is our most loyal friend

The Year of the Horse is the seventh of the 12-year animal cycle of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

Horses are liked and admired by people all over the world because they are strong, graceful and powerful. They led soldiers into battle, pulled ploughs and served as transportation before machine vehicles were invented.

While horses may be of less practical importance in modern society, theirvigor and spirit still run deeply through Chinese culture.

马年在中国传统的十二生肖中排名第七。

马之所以受到全世界人民的喜爱和赞赏，是因为它们强壮、优雅，而且强大。军事上它可用作战马，农业上可用来耕犁，在机器车辆发明之前还用作交通工具。

虽然马在现代社会中可能不那么重要，但它们的活力和精神仍然深深地贯穿于中国文化之中。

For instance, the horse appears in many Chinese idioms, most of which have positive meanings. A talented person is often called qianlima, an energetic horse that covers a thousand lia day. And someone who is good at identifying talent is referred to as bole, which meant a person who could judge a swift horse by its appearance in ancient China. 

例如，马在中国成语中大部分具有积极意义。一个有才能的人通常被称为千里马，这是一种精力充沛的马，每天跑一千里。善于识别人才的人被称为“伯乐”，在中国古代，伯乐是指善于相马的人。

Other horse-related phrases in Chinese include madaochenggong (instant success), baimawangzi (prince charming) and longmajingshen (full of vigor).You'll notice that some of the most famous Chinese paintings are of horses, particularly in the black and white ink brush style. One of the most reputed painters was Xu Beihong (1895-1953), whose galloping horses seem to come alive in front of you.

其他与马相关的汉语短语还有“马到成功”“白马王子”和“龙马精神”。你会注意到，一些最著名的中国画是关于马的，尤其是黑白笔墨风格。最著名的画家之一是徐悲鸿（1895-1953年），他笔下奋力奔腾的马栩栩如生。

It's certainly not unique to Chinese culture that the horse is a symbol of strength, speed and beauty. It has a very privileged place in other cultures, too.

Human friends may come and go, but a horse could be one of your most loyal, long-term buddies if you treat it right, suggests US director Steven Spielberg's award-winning movie War Horse (2011). Joey, the horse in the movie, travels all the way back through a war zone to get to his owner, Albert, who tames and trains him.

马是力量、速度和美丽的象征，这当然不是中国文化独有的。它在其他文化中也是享有如此重要的地位。

美国导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格（StevenSpielberg）的获奖电影《战马》告诫我们，人类朋友可能会来来去去，但如果你对待得当，马可能是你最忠诚的长期伙伴之一。电影中的马乔伊一路穿过战区回到驯服和训练它的主人阿尔伯特身边。

In fact, horses are intelligent and possess "excellent memories", allowing them to recall their human friends after long periods of separation, according to Discovery News. Interestingly, that is exactly what one Chinese idiom says:“An old horse never gets lost.”

事实上，据探索新闻报道，马很聪明，拥有“极好的记忆”，使它们能够在长时间分离后回忆起自己的人类朋友。有趣的是，这正与一个中国成语“老马识途”如出一辙。

Since the horse is universally honored as a symbol of vigor, loyalty, persistence and intelligence, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to share such good qualities. So, do you have a friend or a family member who will enjoy 2026 as his or her animal year?

由于马被普遍认为是活力、忠诚、毅力和智慧的象征，所以据说在马年出生的人都具有这种优良品质。那么，您是否有朋友或家人将2026年作为自己的动物年？

十二生肖中排第七，对应地支 “午”（午时阳气最盛），属火，象征活力、光明；丙午马年常被视作奋发进取的吉年。