鼠年到了，但是“鼠年”的英文表達可不是
“Mouse Year”
！應該用
“Year of the +動物”
來表達生肖年，那麼問題來了，“鼠年”是
“Year of the Rat”
還是
“Year of the Mouse”
呢？
先看看
“mouse”
和
“rat”
的英文釋義：
mouse：a small animal that is covered in fur and has a long thin tail. Mice live in fields, in people’s houses or where food is stored.
渾身長毛的小動物，有一條又長又細的尾巴。老鼠生活在田野裡、家裡或是有食物的地方。
rat：a small animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a pest; an animal which is disliked because it destroys food or spreads disease.
一種長著長長的尾巴，看起來體型要大的小動物，通常被認為是一種有害動物。因糟踐糧食、傳播疾病而不受歡迎。
從以上的解釋我們可以看出
“mouse”
屬於又小又可愛的型別，也是卡通中經常使用的形象。
“rat”
就是比較正式的老鼠的形象了。所以英語母語習慣把“鼠年”叫做
“Year of the Rat”
。
此外，小編吐血從google上整理了一些外國人新年送祝福的地道表達，跟著我學起來吧！
I wish you happiness in the year to come.
祝你在新的一年裡，快快樂樂！
Let the year ahead be the one where all your dreams come true.
祝你在新的一年裡心想事成！
May the coming year bring success to you.
願你在新的一年裡馬到成功。
I wish you the biggest slice of happiness and good luck in the coming year.
祝你在新的一年裡幸福快樂，萬事如意。
May you have a prosperous new year.
祝你在新的一年裡幸福快樂，大吉大利！
I hope you have a very happy new year.
祝你新年快樂！
Happy New Year’s now and always!
願你永遠快樂！
Have a wonderful New Year surrounded by those that mean most!
祝你在新的一年裡，開心快樂，重要的人陪伴左右！
May you fill your new year with new adventures, accomplishments, and learnings!
願你在新的一年裡迎接新的冒險、不斷充實自己，取得新的成績!
I wish you happiness in the year to come.
祝你新年快樂！
I wish you a smashing New Year filled with laughter.
祝你在新的一年裡，充滿歡笑，精彩紛呈！
Season’s greetings and best wishes for the New Year.
祝福您，新年快樂。
May your wishes come true and may you have a joyous New Year.
願你在新的一年裡夢想成真，幸福吉祥！
Have a wonderful new year.
新年新氣象。
Wish you and your family a very happy new year.
祝您和您的家人新年快樂！
Prosperous new year to you.
祝您在新的一年裡前程似錦！
Wish you a new year filled with happiness and good fortune.
祝您在新的一年裡，幸福吉祥，福星高照！
Best wishes for the new year.
致以新年最美好的祝願。
May your wishes come true and may you have a joyous new year.
祝您在新的一年裡美夢成真，幸福快樂！
