关于嫦娥的英语故事Word格式文档下载.docx
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月亮女神-----嫦娥奔月的传说
Thestorybeginsaround2170afterthegreatfloodintheHsiadynasty.Yu,kingofmanykingdoms,wascreditedwithstoppingtheflood,andwithteachingfarmershowtocultivatetheirfields,thuscommencingaprosperousepoch.
AtthesametimeinHeaventheJadeEmperorwishedtohelpthefarmersraiseanimalsandcultivatetheirfields.Hegaveorderstohistensonstobecometensunsandtravelacrosstheskyoneatatime,eachtakingoneday.Thetenyoungmendisobeyed;
alltenofthemcameouteveryday,andtheheatfromtensunsshiningallatoncemadetheearthintolerablyhot.Peopleandanimalsdiedofheat,riversdriedup,landbecamebarrenandforestsscorchedandburned.
Thefarmersprayed,givingsacrificesandburningincensetoHeavenfordeliverance.TheJadeEmperorheardtheirprayersandsawthedestructioncausedbyhissons.HesentHouYi,hisbravestgod,downtoearthtosolvetheproblemofthetensunsandendthecatastrophe.HouYiwasagood,courageousgodwithabeautifulwife,ChangEr.Deeplyinlovewitheachother,theywereknownastheDivineCouple.ChangErdidn'
tlikethethoughtofgoingdowntoearth,butshewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromherhusband,sotogethertheydescendedtoearthandbecamemortalsamongtheEasternclans.
HouYiwasagreatarcherandbroughthismagicbowfromheavenwithhim.KnowingthatHouYicamefromheaven,thepeopleoftheclansproclaimedhimtobetheirleader.
Seeinghowmuchsufferinganddestructionwerecausedbytheheatofthetensuns,HouYiclimbedtothetopofTienshanmountainandbegannegotiatingwiththesunstohavepityontheunfortunatepeople.Hepleadedtothesunstotaketurnsandmaketheirjourneysacrosstheskysingly,oneforeachday,andexplainedthewhiteblazeoftensunsismuchtoomuchforthelandtobear.HealsotoldthemhowmuchHeavenlovesalllivingthings.
Butthetenaudacioussunsconsidereditdullandboringtogoacrosstheskyoneatatimeandthatmuchmorefunwastobehadbycomingouttogether,sotheyrefusedtolisten.Theyincreasedtheirheatandcausedevenmoresuffering.ThisangeredHouYi.Hetookouthismagicbowandarrowsandshotdownnineofthesuns;
thelastsunbeggedforhislifeandpromisedobedienceatperforminghistaskofseparatingnightfromday.
Finallytheearthwasatpeaceandpeopleenjoyedtheirworkandlives.However,whenHouYimadehisreporttotheJadeEmperor,hewasfuriousatHouYiforkillinghisninesons,andrefusedtolettheDivineCouplereturntoHeaven.
Asleaderoftheclans,therewasmuchforHouYitodoonearth.Hetaughtthepeoplemanywaystodefendtheirlandandthemselves.Hewassobusywithhisdutieshebecameneglectfulofhislovelyandlonelywife.ChangErwasespeciallyunhappytobeanearthlymortalwithallofmortality'
ssuffering,aginganddeathinparticular.Also,shewasangryatHouYiforshootingdowntheJadeEmperor'
sninesons,andthecouplebecameunhappyandestranged.
Toavoidarguingwithhiswife,HouYispenthistimetravellingaboutthelandalone.Hebecamefamiliartoitspeople,performingmanygooddeedswhereverhetravelled.Healsokilledagigantic,100,000-footsnakeandanine-headedmonsterthathadcausedmuchdistressandthousandsoflives.ManytimesheprayedtotheJadeEmperortolethimselfandhiswifereturntoHeaven,buttheEmperorrefusedhispleadandsoHouYiandChangErremainedasmortals,sufferingasordinaryhumanbeingsdo.
Inhistravelhechancedtomeetabeautifulmortalwoman,MiFei.ShewasthewifeofFengYee,theGodofWater,whohadareputationasawomanizerandforignoringhiswife.Bothlonelyd,MiFeiandHouYibecamefriendsandlaterlovers.Inlegend,suchthingsneverremainunpunished.WhenFengYeereturnedanddiscoveredhiswife'
sinfidelity,hewasfuriousandtransformedhimselfintoawhitedragon,roaringandplunginginthewater,destroyingfieldsandkillingmanypeople.HouYithoughtthedragonwasanevilseamonster.Hetookuphisbowandshot,blindingFengYeeinoneeye.Thereupon,thegodofwatersregisteredacomplaintwiththeJadeEmperor.TheEmperorconsideredallthegooddeedsthatHouYihaddoneforthemortals,andsincehewasalreadyunderpunishment,theEmperormerelyorderedHouYitogohometoChangErandneverseeMiFeiagain.
HouYihadnochoicebuttoreturnhome.ChangErwasangrywithhimforhisunfaithfulnessandunhappinesscamebetweentheonce"
divine"
couple.HouYiknewthathehadwrongedhiswifeandtriedtosootheher,tellingherthattearswouldmakeheragefaster,astheywerenowmortals.ChangErlookedatherreflectioninthewater,forinthosedaystherewerenomirrors.Shewasterrifiedtoseewrinklesappearingaroundhereyes,anddemandedthatHouYifindsomewaytorestoreherimmortality.
HouYiwasdesolateanddarednotstayathome,buthecouldn'
tviolatetheJadeEmperorí
sorderbygoingtoMiFei.Hebecameviolentanddrunk.Inhisdrunkennesshetreatedthepeoplecruelly.Thereweretwomenamongthepeoplewhobegantoplotagainsthim,FengMengandHanCho.Bothwereopportunists.HanChotoldHouYithattheRoyalGoddessresidedontopofKunlunMountainandhadapillofimmortality.
HouYidecidedthatforthesajeofpeaceathomehewouldclimbKunlunMountainandbeggtheRoyalGoddessforthepillofimmortality.TheGoddess,takingpityonhim,gavehimheroneremainingpill.SheinstructedHouYithatifonepersontookthepillhewouldascendtoHeaven,butifhecutthepillintotwohalvesandshareditwithanother,theycouldliveforever.Thepillhadtobetakenonthe15thnightoftheeighthmonthwhenthemoonwasfullest.HouYiwasveryhappyandthankedtheRoyalGoddessexuberantlyandwenthometoChangEr.Theydecidedtodividethepillandtakeitatthepropertimesothattheycouldbothattainimmortality.
Threedaysbeforethe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,HouYiheardofamedicinalsolutioncalled"
jadeelixir"
thatcouldbefoundonTienshanmountain,anelixirthatcouldcouldpreventwomenfromagingandallowthemtostayeternallybeautiful.HouYiwishedtopleaseChangErandresumeahappylifeathome,sohedecidedthathecouldmakethetripinthreedaystoobtainthiswonderfulmedicineandtosurprisehiswife.HeleftforTienshanimmediately.
Onthe15thoftheeighthmonth,ChangErsawnosignofHouYi.Shewaitedandlatergrewimpatient,andsoughtoutFengMengtheschemerandaskedwhereherhusbandwas.FengMengliedandtoldChangErthatHouYihadgonetoseeMiFei.ChangErbelievedhimandbecamefuriousatherunfaithfulhusband.AsthemoonroseChangErwentintothegarden,lookinguptoheavenandrememberingthecontentmentinthelifeofimmortalityandthehappinessofheaven,andthenshethoughtofthesorrowsoftheearth.Shewasconfusedandfilledwithemotion.ThinkingthatHouYihadabandonedher,sheswallowedthewholepillandatonceshefeltherbodybecominglighter,risingupwardstowardsthesky.AtthismomentHouYiarrivedbackwiththejadeelixirandsawChangErascendingfasterandfaster.
ThegodsandgoddessesinheavendespisedChangErbecauseshehadabandonedherhusband.ChangErhadtochangeherdirectionandheadtowardthecoldpalaceinthemoon.HouYiwatchedfromtheearthandtookouthismagicbowtoshootdownthemoon.Heaimedbuthecouldnotbeartokillhiswife.Frustratedandsaddened,hedestroyedhismagicalweaponsandtooktodrink.
HouYi'
senemyFengMengwatchandwaiteduntilHouYiwassenselesslydrunk,thenheattackedHouYithenandkilledhim.WhenChangErarrivedatthecoldpalaceinthemoonandsawhowherhusbandhadbeencruellymurderedshedeeplymournedwhatshehaddone.Shewascutofffromthehappylifeinheavenandcommittedtoeternityaloneinthemoon,becamingthemoongoddess.
Eachyearonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,whenthemoonisatitsfullestandbrightest,peoplelookatthemoonandtrytoseeinittheimageofabeautifulmaiden.
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