Chang’e dances from sun to sun as she crosses the sky. She waves at her husband, Hou Yi. The suns are like stepping stones. But there are too many suns. They burn the earth!Hou Yi shoots his arrows at nine suns. They fall from the sky.Only one sun remains. People begin life again. Rice grows. Fish swim.Jade Emperor is mad. He misses the nine suns. Hou Yi and Chang’e are in trouble! Jade Emperor says they must live short, human lives.Chang’e does not want a human life. She misses the sky. She stops dancing.Hou Yi loves his wife. He wants her to be happy. He asks the Queen of Heaven for help.The Queen gives Hou Yi a bottle. “Drink this together,” she says. “Then both of you can live forever!”Hou Yi carries the bottle with two hands. “Don’t drop it!” he tells himself.It is a long walk. He gets home tired. He shows Chang’e the bottle.“Let’s open it!” Chang’e says.“My love,” Hou Yi says, “I need a nap.” He lies down.Chang’e says, “Let’s drink it now! We can be together forever!”Hou Yi is too tired. He goes to sleep.Chang’e can’t wait. She sips. She can’t stop. She drinks it all!Chang’e is tossed into the air like a dancer. “Oh, no! Hou Yi!” she cries.The drink makes her rise up to heaven. Chang’e spins through the open doorway. “Hou Yi!” She reaches for a treetop. She twirls into the sky, leaves in her hands.Hou Yi wakes up. He runs outside. “Chang’e!”She rises. How can she stop herself? Chang’e wraps her arms around the moon. It is cold in her arms, not warm like her husband. But at last she stops rising. “Hou Yi!” she cries.Husband and wife reach for each other. But they cannot bridge the sky.They are apart, forever. They love each other, forever.Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of love. Families look forward to the festival all year. Faraway loved ones get together at last. Nothing can keep them apart. They love each other, forever.

The EndQuestion:?Pretend you have a magic bottle. What happens when youopen it?

核心詞匯

stepping stones （喻）踮腳石

Jade Emperor 玉帝

in trouble 處于不幸（或困境等）中

forever adv. 永遠

drop v. 使落下，使掉下

nap n.（尤指白天的）小睡

sip n. 一小口，一抿的量

toss v. 扔，拋，擲

spin v. 旋轉(zhuǎn)

wrap v. 包，裹，纏繞

bridge v. 架橋于，橫跨……之上

apart adv.（在空間、時間方面）成距離

Chang’e is tossed into the air like a dancer. 嫦娥被扔到了空中。

be+過去分詞表示表示被動。

She twirls into the sky, leaves in her hands. 她旋轉(zhuǎn)到了天空中，手中抓了一把樹葉。

leaves in her hands 屬于獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)做伴隨狀語，表示同時發(fā)生的事情。

以下翻譯來自百度翻譯：嫦娥穿過天空，從一個太陽跳到另一個太陽。她向丈夫后羿揮手致意。太陽就像墊腳石。但是太陽太多了。他們燒了地球！后羿向九個太陽射箭。它們從天上掉下來。只剩下一個太陽。人們重新開始生活。水稻生長。魚會游泳。玉皇大帝瘋了。他錯過了九個太陽。后羿和嫦娥有麻煩了！玉皇大帝說他們必須活得短，人命短。嫦娥不想要人的生活。她想念天空。她停止跳舞。后羿愛他的妻子。他希望她快樂。他向天后求助。王后給后羿一瓶。”“一起喝，”她說那么你們兩個就可以永遠活下去了！”后羿用兩只手拿著瓶子。”別把它扔了！”他告訴自己。走很長一段路。他累了回家。他把瓶子給嫦娥看。“讓我們打開它！”嫦娥說。“親愛的，”后羿說，“我需要小睡一會兒。”他躺了下來。嫦娥說：“我們現(xiàn)在就喝吧！我們可以永遠在一起！”后羿太累了。他睡著了。嫦娥等不及了。她啜飲著。她停不下來。她全喝了！嫦娥像舞者一樣被拋向空中。”哦，不！后羿！”她哭了。這酒使她升天了。嫦娥旋轉(zhuǎn)著穿過敞開的門。”后羿！”她伸手去拿樹梢。她旋轉(zhuǎn)著進入天空，手里拿著樹葉。后羿醒了。他跑到外面去了。”嫦娥！’她站了起來。她怎么能阻止自己？嫦娥用雙臂環(huán)抱著月亮。她懷里很冷，不像她丈夫那樣溫暖。但她終于停止了站起來。”后羿！”她哭了。丈夫和妻子互相伸手。但他們無法架起天橋。他們永遠分開了。他們永遠相愛。中秋節(jié)是愛的慶典。家人們整年都盼望著這個節(jié)日。遠方的親人終于團聚了。沒有什么能把他們分開。他們永遠相愛。