Years: 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
年份:民國三十五年、四十七年、五十九年、七十一年、八十三年、九十五年
People born in the year of the dog share a lot of characteristics with real dogs. They are loyal and friendly and always keen to help out a friend in trouble. Dog people are amongst the most responsible people you could meet, and coupled with their above average intelligence they make great leaders. Dogs will help their friends to eradicate the weaknesses, but there are limits to a dog’s patience — eventually they will push the weak person out of their lives altogether if they are unable to reform.
狗年出生的人性格和狗有�?@通之處。他們忠心、友善,總是熱心幫助有困難的朋友。肖狗者是十二生肖中責任感最強的,加上才智過人,讓他們極具領導者之風。肖狗者會幫助朋友改正缺點,可是他們的耐性有限──倘若這些人終究改不了,那麼彼此就會漸行漸遠。
For 2009:
Money: There’s money to be made in 2009, but you will have to go out and work hard for it. Laziness will not be rewarded.
Love: 2009 won’t be a good year for love, so it might be worth putting your efforts into your career.
Health: The only health problems you need to contend with are psychological, so draw on your inner reserves and don’t get too down about your love life.
二OO九年的運勢:
財運:二OO九年有賺錢的機會,但你必須努力爭取。懶惰是得不到回報的!
愛情運:今年的愛情運不太好,所以還是把精力放在衝刺事業上吧。
健康運:健康方面唯一要處理的就是心理上的問題,善用內在的力量,不要因為感情問題而過度消沉。
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