「第一次出國住酒店的時候發現裡面有老鼠，但是英文太爛不知道老鼠的英語怎麼說，無奈之下打電話給前臺說:'Do you know Tom and Jerry ?'雖然中文中只有一種表達「鼠」的方法，英文中可有N種！毛兒都長全了能到處跑的小耗子則是 hoppers。（來源：Disnick Wiki - Fandom）
其實，Year of the Rat或者Year of the Mouse都可以。因為這兩個詞在英語中最常使用，而且更加符合我國的古老文化。The Rat was worshiped as a god by ancient tribes, and they offered sacrifices to it to pray for increased success and prosperity. As a result, the Rat has become a cultural prototype, toward which human beings have an ardent psychological feeling. (From Chinese Highlights)譯文：「鼠」被古老的部落當作神來供奉，人們向它祈求更多的成功和財富。結果，「鼠」就成為了一種文化符號，寄託著人們強烈的願望。例句：Confidence is the key to success.動詞是succeed，形容詞是successful，記住了別拼錯！例句：Our future prosperity depends on economic growth.後來，「鼠」代表極強的生命力（strong vitality）和智慧（intelligence）。一部分原因是，14世紀世界範圍內爆發的黑死病 (Black Death)奪走了幾千萬歐洲人的生命，而當時人們普遍認為傳播這場瘟疫的是老鼠。在一些常用的俗語中，我們也能看到英國人對老鼠的厭惡。後來，「鼠」代表極強的生命力（strong vitality）和智慧（intelligence）。
The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 一位外國網友在得知自己的zodiac sign（生肖）是「鼠」的時候，還挺失望的。"Chinese people always have a similar response when I share my zodiac sign, 'You are a rat! That’s good! Rats are clever!' Then I explain that, in my culture, it is not so good to be a rat. I tell them that, in general, when an American thinks about a rat, it is often accompanied by a
shudder – or
shiver down his spine – and he immediately has an
urge to call pest control."譯文：在我提到我屬鼠的時候，中國人總會說：「你屬鼠的，挺好！聰明！」然後，我會解釋，在美國文化中，跟鼠搭邊兒並不好。美國人一想到「老鼠」，第一反應就是打個寒顫，然後馬上去找害蟲防治人員解決。例句：I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused.2. shiver down one's spine脊背一陣發冷，就是「打個寒顫」啦！可以和shudder替換使用。例句：I had a sudden urge to hit him.Anyway, 希望各位在即將到來的鼠年裡不那麼「南」，機靈地度過這一年。
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rat-chinese-zodiac-sign-symbolism.htm
https://blog.seattlepi.com/redlantern/2008/02/03/the-year-of-the-rat-or-mouse/
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_665fce680100oyyb.html
https://kuaibao.qq.com/s/20191207AZNNS000?refer=spider