嫦娥奔月的神话故事-英文版

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嫦娥奔月的神话故事英文版Legendsaysthattherewereoncetensunsinthesky,whichmadeplantswither,waterinriversandlakesrundry.It’stoohottoliveonthesun.相传,远古时候有一年,天上出现了十个太阳,直烤得大地冒烟,海水枯干,老百姓眼看无法再生活去。Houyi,ayoungmanwhowasgoodatarcherywassympatheticwithpeople’storturesohedecidedtosavethem.Hetookouthisbow,ascendeduptothepeakoftheKunlunMountainandshotdownnineofthetensunsonebyone,andhemighthaveshotthelastoneifitwasnotcalledoffbyothers.Thustheseveredroughtwasgone.这件事惊动了一个名叫后羿的英雄,他登上昆仑山顶,运足神力,拉开神弓,一气射下九个多余的太阳。Houyithuswasrespectedandhonoredbypeopleasahero.Youngmenwhowerefondofarcheryflockedtohimtolearnshooting.后羿立下盖世神功,受到百姓,的尊敬和爱戴,不少志士慕名前来投师学艺。HouyilatermarriedaprettyladycalledChang’erandlivedahappylifewithher.不久,后羿娶了个美丽善良的妻子,名叫嫦娥。后羿除传艺狩猎外,终日和妻子在一起,人们都羡慕这对郎才女貌的恩爱夫妻。Onedayonhiswaytoafriend’homeintheKunlunMountain,HouyicameacrosstheHeavenlyEmpress.HouyiwasenamoredofthehappylifewithhiswifeandwantedtobewithherforeversoheaskedtheHeavelyEmpresstogivehimsomeelixir.Theelixirwasstrictlycontrolledoffnormalpeople.TheHeavelyEmpress,however,movedbyHouyi’scontributionandaffectiontoloveandgavehimone.Thedrugwassaidverypowerfulandpeoplewhotookitcanflytotheheavenandbecameaimmortalimmediately.However,thecontentwasonlyenoughforonepersonandHouyiwasreluctanttoleavehisbelovedwifealoneontheearthsohegavetheelixirtoChang’ertopreserveandwantedtoseekanotheroneforhiswife.Chang’ercarefullystoreditinawoodenboxwhileheractionwaspeekedbytheevilFengmeng-oneofhishusband’sadherents.一天,后羿到昆仑山访友求道,巧遇由此经过的王母娘娘,后羿因与嫦娥恩爱,想与她永远在一起,便向王母求一包不死药。但因此要凡间控制得严,王母被后羿的贡献和精神打动,就给了他医保,但是神药只够一个人吃据说,服下此药,能即刻升天成仙。然而药只够一个人吃,后羿舍不得撇下妻子,只好暂时把不死药交给嫦娥珍藏。嫦娥将药藏进梳妆台的百宝匣里,不料被蓬蒙看到了。Threedaysafterward,HouyileadhisdisciplestogooutforhuntingbutFengmengwhowantedtostealtheelixirwhileHouyiwasway,stayedathomedeliberately.三天后,后羿率众徒外出狩猎,心怀鬼胎的蓬蒙假装生病,留了下来。NosoonerasHouyilefthishouse,FengmengknockedintothecourtyardwhereChang’erwasworking.HewieldedhisglitterswordandthreatenedChang’ertogivehimtheelixir.待后羿率众人走后不久,蓬蒙手持宝剑闯入内宅后院,威逼嫦娥交出不死药。Chang’ehadnobetterideathanswallowedtheelixirherself.嫦娥知道自己不是蓬蒙的对手,只得拿出不死药一口吞了下去。Assoonasshetookit,chang’erflewfromherhousetowardtheheaveandfinallylandedonthemoon.嫦娥吞下药,身子立时飘离地面、冲出窗口,向天上飞去。Houyiwastoldwhatwashappeningintheeveningwhenhereturnedhomefrombumperhunting.Hewasastonished,anguishedandthenveryangersohedecidedtokilltheevilman.ButFengmenghadfledaway.Chang’erwastransferredtothemoonandhaslivedtheresinceever.傍晚,后羿回到家,侍女们哭诉了白天发生的事。后羿既惊又怒,抽剑去杀恶徒,蓬蒙早逃走了。嫦娥从此就在月亮上住了下来。Chang'edecidestoliveonthemoonbecauseitisnearesttotheearth.Thereshelivesasimpleandcontentedlife.EventhoughsheisinHeaven,herheartremainsintheworldofmortals.NeverdoessheforgetthedeeploveshehasforHouYi.嫦娥决定在月亮上住下来,因为月亮离地球最近。她在月宫里过着简单的生活。尽管她上了天宫,她的心还是在凡间。嫦娥从未忘记与后羿之间的爱。百姓们闻知嫦娥奔月成仙的消息后,纷纷在月下摆设香案,向善良的嫦娥祈求吉祥平安。从此,中秋节拜月的风俗在民间传开了。

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