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1、HowDoestheMid-AutumnFestiva1StoryofChang,eEnd?嫦娥的中秋故事结局如何？Theta1eofChang,e,sascenttothemoonisone1ongassociatedwiththeMid-AutumnFestiva1,buttherearemanyversionsofthisChinese1egend.Herearetwothathavebeenwide1yto1d.长久以来，嫦娥奔月的故事都与中秋节有关，不过这一中国传说的版本众多。下面是广为流传的两个版本。Manymoonsago,therewere10sunsintheskyandth

2、eytookturnstrave11ingacrossthesky.Oneday,theydecidedtorebe1andtheya11cameoutatOnCe.很久以前，天上有十个太阳，它们轮流现身天空，东升西落。一天，这些太阳决定造反，它们同时出动了。ThesunsscorchedtheEarthsomuchthatthep1anetwas1eftinapermanentdrought,cropswitheredanddied,humansfacedthepossibi1ityofdyingoutcomp1ete1yandtherewasnoevening.太阳炙烤着地球,整个星球陷入

3、长时间的干旱，庄稼枯萎绝收，人类濒临灭绝，人间永昼无夜。Abraveandva1iantarchernamedHouYiwasca11eduponbytheEmperorofHeaventosavethep1anet.Raisinghisbowandarrowtothesuns,heshotnineofthesuns-1eavingonetoriseandset-savingthep1anetandhuman1ife.天帝召来勇敢无畏的弓箭手后羿拯救地球。后羿瞄准太阳拉弓射箭,射落九个一一留下一个朝升夕落一一地球和人类都得救了。Hewashai1edasaheroandtheQueenMoth

4、eroftheWest,agoddessa1soknownasXiwangmu,giftedhimthee1ixirofimmorta1ity.后羿被誉为英雄,西王母还赐予他一瓶长生不老药。Theprizedbott1econtainedjustenoughe1ixirforoneperson,andHoucou1dnotbearthethoughtof1eavinghisbe1ovedandbeautifu1wife,Chang,e,behindforeternity.Hemadethedifficu1tdecisiontostaymorta1,andhidthee1ixirunderhis

5、bed.这瓶珍贵的长生不老药仅够一人服用。想到要永远抛下自己深爱的美丽妻子嫦娥，后羿无法忍受。他做出了艰难的抉择，决定继续做凡人，并将药藏在了床下。Ononefatefu1day-August15onthe1unarca1endar-somethinghappenedthatchangedtheir1ivesforever.Hereisa1sowherethe1egenddiverges.农历八月十五，在这个决定命运的日子，发生了永远改变他们生活的事。这个传说也是在这个地方出现了不同的版本。Intheversionthathasamorepositiveending,Chang,esensed

6、apresenceandsawamaninthebedroom.ItwasPengMeng,oneofHou,sarcheryapprentices.Thecunningstudenthad1earnedaboutthee1ixirofimmorta1ityandwantedtostea1itforhimse1f.在结局更美好的版本里，嫦娥当时感到不对劲,接着看到卧室里有个男子。原来是跟着后羿学射箭的逢蒙。这个狡猾的徒弟探听到了长生不老药的消息，欲将药据为己有。Todoso,Pengpretendedtofee1unwe11beforeanoutdoorhuntingsession,using

7、thetimeHouwasawaytosneakintothecoup1e,sbedroomtofindthee1ixir.为此，逢蒙在外出打猎前假装身体不适，之后趁着后羿不在，溜进后羿与嫦娥的卧室寻找灵药。Thankfu11y,Chang,efoundhimintimetostophisschemingantics.Shegrabbedthee1ixir,butPeng,unwi11ingtogiveup,triedtoforcehertohanditover.Chang,ewas1eftwithnochoicebuttodrinkthepotionsothatHou,sapprentice

8、cou1dnotreapitsbenefits.幸好，嫦娥及时发现了逢蒙，阻止了他的阴谋诡计。嫦娥紧握那瓶灵药，但逢蒙不甘就此罢休，试图迫使嫦娥交出灵药。嫦娥别无选择，只得喝下药水，如此逢蒙才无法得逞。Chang,ebeganascendingintothesky,f1yingpasttheheavensand1eavingherhusbandonEarth.Shesett1edonthemoonandbecameitsgoddesssothatshecou1d1ivec1osetoherhusband,heronetrueIOVe.嫦娥向天空飘去，飞过九霄云外，丈夫后羿则留在了地球上。她在月

9、亮上居住下来，成为月亮女神，这样可以离丈夫一一她此生挚爱一一近一些。Afterfindingoutwhathadtranspired,Houwasheartbroken.Topaytributetoher,thearcherwenttohisgardenandpreparedanincensetab1eonwhichhe1aida11ofChang,e,sfavouritefoods.Theseinc1udedmooncakes,whichHouhadprevious1ypreparedforChang,eduringthemid-autumnharvestSeaSOn.得知事情的原委，后羿肝

10、肠寸断。为纪念嫦娥，后羿来到花园，准备了香案，摆上嫦娥爱吃的所有东西。其中就有月饼，那是后羿之前每逢中秋丰收季都会为嫦娥准备的。Fromthenon,peop1ebeganworshippingChang,easthegoddessofthemoon,payingtributetohereveryyearwithfoodandfruit.从那时起，人们始将嫦娥敬奉为月亮女神，每年用食物和水果纪念她。Inthedarkerversionofthe1ore,Chang,ehadgrownincreasing1ycuriousandgreedyuponfindingoutaboutherhusban

11、d,sgift.Wantingtobecomeimmorta1herse1f,shedecidedtotakethee1ixirwithoutHou,sknow1edge.在这个传说更暗黑的版本里,嫦娥在得知丈夫所获赏赐后，变得愈发好奇和贪婪。嫦娥只想要自己长生不老，她决定背着后羿服下灵药。Chang,etookthepotionfromwhereithadbeenhiddenunderthebedanddranktheentirebott1eandbegantodriftawayintothesky.Herhusbandspottedherandranoutsidewithhisbowand

12、arrow.Heaimeddirect1yatherbutmissedwitheveryShOt.嫦娥从藏药的床下取出灵药，喝下了整瓶，然后便开始飘上天空。她的丈夫看到了她，带着弓箭跑出来。他瞄准了妻子，却箭箭失手。Chang,eeventua11y1andedonthemoon,ensuringthatherhusbandcou1dnotfo11owherorshootatheragain.最终，嫦娥落在月亮上，确保丈夫追不过来，或者说，无法再向她射箭了。Outofpity,awhiterabbitdecidedtoaccompanyChang,etothemoon.Thegoddessbe

13、cameaddictedtothee1ixirofimmorta1ity,andshewou1dspendherdaysonthemoonbrewingit.Herrabbitcompanionwou1dhe1phermakethee1ixirbypoundingherbsintofinepowder.出于同情，一只白兔决定陪嫦娥去月亮。嫦娥沉迷于长生不老药，她整日在月亮上熬制这种药。陪伴她的兔子负责把药草捣成细粉，帮助嫦娥制作灵药。Atfirst,HouwasfuriousatwhatChang,ehaddone,butthearchersoonstartedtomisshiswife.In

14、theevenings,hewou1d1ook1onging1yatthemoon,worryingthathiswifemightfee11one1ya11byherse1f.起初，后羿对嫦娥的所作所为怒不可遏，但他很快开始思念妻子。夜晚，他会带着渴望的神情凝视着月亮，担心妻子一个人也许会孤单。Toshowherthathewassti11keepinghercompany,HoubeganpreparingChang,e,sfavouritefoodsandfruitand1eavingthemouteverynight,atraditionhekeptupunti1thedayofhisdeath.为了表示自己依然与妻子相伴,后羿开始准备嫦娥最爱的食物和水果，夜夜摆出一一他一直坚持这么做,直到去世。Otherpeop1efo11owedsuit,1eavingChang,eofferingsontheMid-AutumnFestiva1everyyear.人们效仿后羿，每年在中秋节为嫦娥献上祭品。口