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From the Horse’s Mouth: no time the horse recovered and carried the Chinwags January 2014 龙马精神 lóngmǎ jīngshén – a horse King into many successful battles. and dragon spirit – must be a good thing, An enduring saying arose: “there may CHIN COMMUNICATIONS whereas马马虎虎 mǎmǎ hǔhǔ is pretty be many famous horses but not many who average! can pick a winner!” Level 4, 221 Queen Street 白驹过隙 báijū guòxì – time passes quickly In contrast, there was another king — like a white pony’s shadow across a crevice; who was happy to spend 1000 taels of GPO Box 221 time flies. gold to secure a qiānlǐmǎ. He spread the Melbourne Victoria For more horse idioms see: word of his quest, but after three years no Australia 3001 www.chincommunications.com.au/ such horse materialised. An official came — chinesenewyear.php to the king and volunteered, for 300 taels, Phone 1300 792 446 Fax 61 3 9670 0766 Horses for Courses – Good for Translators! to fulfil his wish. 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The saying is still used: If you want to Twitter librarian or pilot; creativity is rewarded in @chincomms both the arts and sciences. attract good talent you need good policy. People born under the Year of the Horse Happenings Our Blog Horse will enjoy success in their careers This Horse Year sees a Winter Olympics chincommunications.com.au/blog in 2014. Horse people do not like to in Russia (while back in 1990, Mikhail stick around a single company for a long Gorbachev was elected as the first-ever Google + time yet they put their best efforts to ‘President’ of the Soviet Union); the Soccer Chin Communications enhance the growth of the firm where they World Cup will take place in Brazil and the Chin Communications Chin are employed. Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Weibo Horse bosses want you to work like Australia will host the G-20 Summit in @ 澳大利亚秦皇翻译公司 they do. Their impatience can hamper their working relationships. They need to November in Brisbane. be more tolerant. Mister Ed, the talking horse, screened its final episode in a Horse Year. Horse play Technology and productivity are key Get on well with Tigers, Goats, Roosters, themes in Horse Years. The World Wide Dogs and other Horses, not too good for Web started, as did the human genome Monkeys and especially not Rats. project, the first test tube baby and insulin. Elections are a strong theme in 2014 伯乐相马 Bólè xiāng mǎ - praise those with 42% of the world’s population voting, who are good at recognising talent including India, Indonesia, Egypt, New In the ancient Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046– Zealand, Afghanistan and Thailand; three 256BC) lived an exceptional man, Bo Le. Australian states will also take to the polls. He was good at picking winners and was In the last Horse Year all state/territory a horse whisperer. One day he travelled to a far kingdom and spied a horse pulling a governments in Australia were ALP. heavy cart. The horse started to neigh when Wars have raged in Horse Years: he saw Bo Le, pleading for help. Bo Le went two Gulf Wars, Vietnam War, World War over and immediately realised that this was 1 ended and Darwin was bombed in no ordinary cart horse, but an exceptional World War 2. This Horse Year, the 100th qiānlǐmǎ (千里马one–thousand–mile– horse) – anniversary of the start of WW1 will be If you talk to a Melbourne Cup Winner (we’d say today) commemorated at Gallipoli. and capable leader – he broke down at the China had some strong moments too a man in a misuse of this heroic creature. – Jiang Zemin admitted capitalists into the Communist Party in 2002, Deng Xiaoping language he announced economic reforms in 1978 and People born under the Year of the the Cultural Revolution started. understands, that Horse will enjoy success in their Eventing (Horses) – for a complete list of historic events, see: goes to his head. If careers in the year 2014. www.chincommunications.com.au/ chinesenewyear.php you talk to him in Horsing Around – there are strict rules Bo Le said to the cart driver – this is a for the naming of racehorses – no more his language, that War Horse – none can compare with him – than 18 characters, no obscene or insulting why don’t you sell him. The driver, thinking words (or pronunciations) or spoonerisms, goes to his heart.” the horse was losing strength, sold him to Bo no rude foreign words. However a lot of Le and together, horse and horse whisperer goodies manage to get through - you have Nelson Mandela returned to the Kingdom of Chu. Patting the to listen to see why: [www.youtube.com/ horse, Bo Le told him that a good master watch?v=dWgeG1Mjb7c] (a horse)] had been found. The King, when he saw Be sure your zodiac sign is actually the horse, was shocked that Bo Le would the Horse, as Chinese New Year starts on describe it as a qiānlǐmǎ. He told Bo Le: “I a different day each year (and never on thought you were a bloodstock expert – this January 1). Refer to: horse can hardly walk!” Bo Le insisted that www.chincommunications.com.au/ the horse just needed care and indeed, in chinesenewyear/chinese-astrology.php