Legends About the Moon有关月亮的神话

昕慧

自古以来，人们都爱观看月亮，而中秋节赏月更是我们中华民族的传统节日习俗。在人类天文知识还很缺乏的时候，月亮上的阴影就成为了人们想象的来源，并为我们留下了很多神话故事。今天，小编老师就给大家讲两则有关嫦娥的故事。

嫦娥奔月

Long time ago，there were ten suns in the sky. They made the weather（天气） too hot and too dry to live.

There was a powerful（强壮的） hero（英雄） named Hou Yi. He decided（决定） to save the world（拯救世界）. Then he climbed up to the top of the Kunlun Mountains（昆仑山） and shot down（射下） nine suns，and left the last one to brighten（照亮） the world.

Hou Yi was rewarded（奖励） an elixir（长生不老药） for his brave deed（英勇行为）. His wife，Change，was a beautiful and kind lady. One day，when Hou Yi was out，a bad man came to rob（抢劫） the elixir. So Change swallowed（吞下） it and then she began to fly away. Change stopped and lived on the moon from then on（從那以后）.

玉兔捣药

Long time ago，there were three immortals（神仙）. They turned into（变成） three poor old men，and went to ask a fox，a monkey and a rabbit for food.

The fox and the monkey had food to give them，but the rabbit had none（没有）. The rabbit said，“Take me as your food！” Then the rabbit jumped into a blazing fire（熊熊大火），made himself into food.

The immortals were deeply（深深地） touched（感动） by the rabbit. They sent（送） the rabbit to the Moon Palace（月宫） to accompany（陪伴） Change. The rabbit helped Change to make（捣制） elixir for her husband，Hou Yi，hoping（希望） that some day Hou Yi could reunite（重聚） with Change on the moon.

Have a Try

根据故事内容，选择正确的答案。

（ ）1. What did Hou Yi do to save the world？

A. He shot down the extra（多余的） suns.

B. He gave food to others.

C. He made elixir.

（ ）2. How many suns did Hou Yi shoot down？

A. Eight. B. Nine. C. Ten.

（ ）3. Who took the elixir？

A. Hou Yi. B. A rabbit. C. Change.