英语讲中国传统节日07 中秋 Mid-Autumn Festival.pdf

G1节日_Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节

作者：WendyWong

朗读者：JanetMartin

Lexile：380L

难度：相当于美国小学一年级

我们都知道后羿射日的故事。然而，玉帝却因此而动怒，将后羿和他

妻子嫦娥贬为凡人。嫦娥思念天宫的生活，整日闷闷不乐，后羿因此去

求得了一瓶使两人永生的神药。嫦娥趁后羿睡着时喝光了神药，独自一

人飞向了天空。他们两两相望，相隔千里，但仍然相爱。

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisSun,Moon,and

Love,retoldbyWendyWongandnarratedbyJanetMartin.

Chang’edancesfromsuntosunasshecrossesthesky.Shewavesat

herhusband,HouYi.Thesunsarelikesteppingstones.Butthereare

toomanysuns.Theyburntheearth!

HouYishootshisarrowsatninesuns.Theyfallfromthesky.

Onlyonesunremains.Peoplebeginlifeagain.Ricegrows.Fishswim.

JadeEmperorismad.Hemissestheninesuns.HouYi

andChang’eareintrouble!JadeEmperorsaystheymustliveshort,

humanlives.

Chang’edoesnotwantahumanlife.Shemissesthesky.Shestops

dancing.

HouYiloveshiswife.Hewantshertobehappy.HeaskstheQueenof

Heavenforhelp.

TheQueengivesHouYiabottle.“Drinkthistogether,”shesays.“Then

bothofyoucanliveforever!”

HouYicarriesthebottlewithtwohands.“Don’tdropit!”hetellshimself.

Itisalongwalk.Hegetshometired.HeshowsChang’ethebottle.

“Let’sopenit!”Chang’esays.

“Mylove,”HouYisays,“Ineedanap.”Heliesdown.

Chang’esays,“Let’sdrinkitnow!Wecanbetogetherforever!”

HouYiistootired.Hegoestosleep.

Chang’ecan’twait.Shesips.Shecan’tstop.Shedrinksitall!

Chang’eistossedintotheairlikeadancer.“Oh,no!HouYi!”shecries.

Thedrinkmakesherriseuptoheaven.Chang’espinsthroughtheopen

doorway.“HouYi!”Shereachesforatreetop.Shetwirlsintothesky,

leavesinherhands.

HouYiwakesup.Herunsoutside.“Chang’e!”

Sherises.Howcanshestopherself?Chang’ewrapsherarmsaround

themoon.Itiscoldinherarms,notwarmlikeherhusband.But

atlastshestopsrising.“HouYi!”shecries.

Husbandandwifereachforeachother.Buttheycannotbridge