How the Sun and the Moon Were Made

太陽和月亮的由來

Do you ever wonder where the moon and the sun came from? The Inuit people of Alaska have a theory.

想知道太陽和月亮的由來嗎？阿拉斯加州的因紐特人對此有個理論。

They tell a story about a beautiful girl. She was very nice. In contrast, her brother was a mean little boy. One day he proposed something. “We should go to a party,” he said. The girl accepted. First, it was necessary for her to prepare. She arranged her hair and put on nice clothes. This required a lot of time. But the girl worked hard, and soon she had success. She looked perfect.

他們當中流傳著一個故事。故事講的是一個善良的小女孩和她小氣的哥哥。有一天，哥哥對妹妹提議說：“我們去參加一個派對把。”小女孩同意了，但首先她得好好準備一下。她要做好發型，穿上好看的衣服，這需要很長時間的準備。但小女孩很用心，最后把自己打扮得很漂亮。

They attended the party together. The girl was having fun. Later, she walked into the bathroom. Suddenly, the lights were turned off! Someone grabbed her hair and tore her clothes. She ran out of the bathroom. She wanted to know who did this to her.

他們一起去參加了聚會，而且小女孩玩得很開心。隨后，她走進洗手間，但是洗手間的突然被關掉了！里面有人在抓扯她的頭發和衣服，她趕緊從里面跑了出來。她想知道是誰在捉弄自己。

Then she had an idea. She fixed her hair again. This time it was even more beautiful. She even balanced beautiful jewels in it. She wanted to encourage the person to grab it again. She put black dirt in her hair. The purpose of this was to catch the person. 

她想出了一個主意。她把頭發重新扎了起來，這次打扮得比原來還要好看。她甚至還在頭發上帶了珠寶。她想引誘那個人再次抓扯她的頭發。她在頭發上抹了黑泥，這樣就能抓住那個捉弄她的人。

She went to the bathroom again, and it was the same pattern. The lights went off, and someone grabbed her hair. When he released it, his hand was black. The girl returned to the party. She knew there was only a single person with a black hand. When she saw that person, he was very familiar. It was her brother!

她再次走進了洗手間，和上次一樣，有人關了燈并開始抓扯她的頭發。等他松手后手上沾上了黑泥。女孩回到聚會上，她知道只有一個人手上沾了黑泥。她看見那個人之后覺得有些眼熟，然后發現竟然是自己的哥哥！

He ran into the woods. The girl ran after him. They both carried fire so they could see in the dark. The smoke went into the air. As they ran, they grew. They became huge.Then they went into space. When the girl’s fire went out, she hung in the sky. She became the moon, and her brother became the sun. They chase each other forever.

看著哥哥跑進了樹林，她也跟著追了進去。他們手上都拿著火把照明。煙升上了天空，他們在奔跑的過程中越長越大，最后變成了巨人。然后他們飛上了天。女孩手中的火把燃盡了，她就懸在了天空中，變成了月亮。她的哥哥則變成了太陽。就這樣，他們開始了永不停息的互相追逐。

單詞

accept v.接受

arrange v.安排，排列，整理

attend v.出席，上（大學等）

balance v.使平衡

contrast n.差別，對比

encourage v.激勵

familiar adj.熟悉的

grab v.抓住

hang v.懸掛，垂下

huge adj.巨大的

necessary adj.必須的，必要的

pattern n.模式

propose v.建議

purpose n.目的

release v.釋放

require v.要求，需要

single adj.單一的

success n.成功

tear v.撕扯，扯掉

theory n.理論