The ox culture in both China and the world dates far back in time, and the examples of symbolism associated with cattle -- from positive connotations of "strength" and "wealth", to more pejorative ones such as "stubborn" and "irritable" -- seem to be shared among cultures of the world.

我國及世界各地的牛文化歷史悠久，“力量”、“財富”或稍具貶義的“固執(zhí)”、“暴躁”等與牛相關(guān)的象征特性在各地的文化中也都可見。

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How are the traits of the ox reflected in both the Chinese and English language? How did different cultures view this down-to-earth animal?

中英文這兩種語言是如何描述牛的特點的？不同的文化又是如何看待這種腳踏實地的動物的呢？

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Watch this video to find out, and Happy Year of the Ox.

看視頻找答案，并祝牛年快樂！