嫦娥奔月的故事(英文版)

嫦娥奔月的故事Legendsaysthattherewereoncetensunsinthesky,whichmadeplantswither,waterinriversandlakesrundry.It’stoohottoliveonthesun.相傳,遠(yuǎn)古時(shí)候有一年,天上出現(xiàn)了十個(gè)太陽,直烤得大地冒煙,海水枯干,老百姓眼看無法再生活去。Houyi,ayoungmanwhowasgoodatarcherywassympatheticwithpeople’storturesohedecidedtosavethem.Hetookouthisbow,ascendeduptothepeakoftheKunlunMountainandshotdownnineofthetensunsonebyone,andhemighthaveshotthelastoneifitwasnotcalledoffbyothers.Thustheseveredroughtwasgone.這件事驚動了一個(gè)名叫后羿的英雄,他登上昆侖山頂,運(yùn)足神力,拉開神弓,一氣射下九個(gè)多余的太陽。Houyithuswasrespectedandhonoredbypeopleasahero.Youngmenwhowerefondofarcheryflockedtohimtolearnshooting.后羿立下蓋世神功,受到百姓,的尊敬和愛戴,不少志士慕名前來投師學(xué)藝。HouyilatermarriedaprettyladycalledChang’erandlivedahappylifewithher.不久,后羿娶了個(gè)美麗善良的妻子,名叫嫦娥。后羿除傳藝狩獵外,終日和妻子在一起,人們都羨慕這對郎才女貌的恩愛夫妻。Onedayonhiswaytoafriend’homeintheKunlunMountain,HouyicameacrosstheHeavenlyEmpress.Houyiwasenamoredofthehappylife

withhiswifeandwantedtobewithherforeversoheaskedtheHeavelyEmpresstogivehimsomeelixir.Theelixirwasstrictlycontrolledoffnormalpeople.TheHeavelyEmpress,however,movedbyHouyi’scontributionandaffectiontoloveandgavehimone.Thedrugwassaidverypowerfulandpeoplewhotookitcanflytotheheavenandbecameaimmortalimmediately.However,thecontentwasonlyenoughforonepersonandHouyiwasreluctanttoleavehisbelovedwifealoneontheearthsohegavetheelixirtoChang’ertopreserveandwantedtoseekanotheroneforhiswife.Chang’ercarefullystoreditinawoodenboxwhileheractionwaspeekedbytheevilFengmeng-oneofhishusband’sadherents.一天,后羿到昆侖山訪友求道,巧遇由此經(jīng)過的王母娘娘,后羿因與嫦娥恩愛,想與她永遠(yuǎn)在一起,便向王母求一包不死藥。但因此要凡間控制得嚴(yán),王母被后羿的貢獻(xiàn)和精神打動,就給了他醫(yī)保,但是神藥只夠一個(gè)人吃據(jù)說,服下此藥,能即刻升天成仙。然而藥只夠一個(gè)人吃,后羿舍不得撇下妻子,只好暫時(shí)把不死藥交給嫦娥珍藏。嫦娥將藥藏進(jìn)梳妝臺的百寶匣里,不料被蓬蒙看到了。Threedaysafterward,HouyileadhisdisciplestogooutforhuntingbutFengmengwhowantedtostealtheelixirwhileHouyiwasway,stayedathomedeliberately.三天后,后羿率眾徒外出狩獵,心懷鬼胎的蓬蒙假裝生病,留了下來。NosoonerasHouyilefthishouse,FengmengknockedintothecourtyardwhereChang’erwasworking.HewieldedhisglitterswordandthreatenedChang’ertogivehimtheelixir.待后羿率眾人走后不久,蓬蒙手寶持劍闖入內(nèi)宅后院,威逼嫦娥交出不死藥。

Chang’ehadnobetterideathanswallowedtheelixirherself.嫦娥知道自己不是蓬蒙的對手,只得拿出不死藥一口吞了下去。Assoonasshetookit,chang’erflewfromherhousetowardtheheaveandfinallylandedonthemoon.嫦娥吞下藥,身子立時(shí)飄離地面、沖出窗口,向天上飛去。Houyiwastoldwhatwashappeningintheeveningwhenhereturnedhomefrombumperhunting.Hewasastonished,anguishedandthenveryangersohedecidedtokilltheevilman.ButFengmenghadfledaway.Chang’erwastransferredtothemoonandhaslivedtheresinceever.傍晚,后羿回到家,侍女們哭訴了白天發(fā)生的事。后羿既驚又怒,抽劍去殺惡徒,蓬蒙早逃走了。嫦娥從此就在月亮上住了下來。Chang'edecidestoliveonthemoonbecauseitisnearesttotheearth.Thereshelivesasimpleandcontentedlife.EventhoughsheisinHeaven,herheartremainsintheworldofmortals.Neverdoesshefo