[HSK 3] ???????? - Why Is There No Year of the Cat?

?? asks why there is no cat in the Chinese zodiac, and ?? tells a simple legend.???????? - Why Is There No Year of the Cat? [HSK 3]Download the app here:Chinese Short Dialogue | App StoreChinese Short Dialogue | Google PlayAvailable in 8 languages on the app:Chinese Listening | ??? ??? | ???????? | ??????????? ?? ?????????? ????? | Nghe ti?ng Trung | Mendengarkan bahasa Mandarin | Escucha en chino | ????????????? | Chinesisches Hören | Écoute du chinois | Ascolto cinese | Audição em chinês | ???? ????? | ???????? ??? ????? ????????English Translation???: Teacher Li, why is there no Year of the Cat in the Chinese zodiac? I like kittens!??: Many people ask this question. According to a legend, the animals had a race, and the first twelve made it into the zodiac.??: Then where did the cat go???: In the legend, the cat and the rat were originally friends, and the cat asked the rat to wake it up.??: Did the rat wake it up???: No. The cat overslept and missed the race.??: So there is no Year of the Cat… Poor cat.??: It’s just a legend, not necessarily true. Different places have different versions.??: Then can I invent my own ‘Year of the Cat’???: Since you like cats so much, maybe the cat celebrates the New Year in your own little world.