說到月亮大家會想到什麼？萌萌的月兔？伐木的吳剛？還是飛上月亮的嫦娥？其實不只是中國神話，在世界各國的神話中，月亮也常常成為故事的主角，就讓我們一起來看看這些有趣的故事吧。

嫦娥為中國的神話人物，原本是凡人，神射手后羿的老婆。她偷吃了西王母賜給后羿的長生不死藥，擺脫了重力的枷鎖，飛往月球去了，從此在月球上過著幸福快樂的生活，留下后羿一個人默默思念。至於嫦娥為什麼要偷吃長生不死藥，眾說紛紜，就留給大家一點想像。 Chang'e is a mythical figure of China. She was originally a mortal, the wife of the archery master, Houy. She stole Houy's immortal medicine given by the Queen Mother of the West. And she got rid of gravity and flew to the moon. Since then, she has lived a happy life on the moon. Houy missed her very much. As for why Chang'e wanted to steal immortal medicine, there are different speculations, leaving people some imagination.

延伸學習 嫦娥 Chang'e 后羿 Houy 擺脫重力 get rid of gravity 長生不老藥 immortal medicine 飛向月球 fly to the moon

輝夜姬(竹取公主)是日本民間的傳說故事，一對老夫妻有天在竹子裡發現一個小嬰兒，小嬰兒三個月就長成美若天仙的少女，她的美貌讓所有人為之傾倒，天皇想要追求她，卻被拒絕，才發現她本來是月球的住民，長大了就要回月亮去了。最後她告別撫養她長大的老爺爺老奶奶，回月球去了。 Kaguya Hime is a legend of Japanese folk. An old couple found a little baby in the bamboo grove one day. The baby grew into a beautiful girl in three months. Her beauty made everyone love her. The Emperor wanted to pursue her but was rejected, only to find that she was originally a resident of the moon. She finally said goodbye to the grandfather and grandmother, who raised her, and went back to the moon.

延伸學習 輝夜姬 Kaguya Hime 月亮的居民 resident of the moon 日本民間故事 Japanese folk

北歐神話的月亮故事很有意思，太陽神蘇爾和月神瑪尼分別被兩隻狼追趕，為了逃避狼的追擊，所以月亮和太陽不停地交替。月亮如果被追到了就會產生月蝕，而現在英文的Monday的來源，就是北歐月神。 The moon story of Norse mythology is very interesting. The sun god Sol and the moon god Mani are chased by two wolves respectively. In order to escape the pursuit of the wolf, the moon and the sun keep changing, and if the moon is caught, it will produce a lunar eclipse. Now the source of the English Monday is the moon god Mani.

延伸學習 北歐神話 Norse mythology 北歐太陽神 蘇爾 Sol 北歐月神 瑪尼 Mani 月蝕 lunar eclipse

希臘女神，阿蒂蜜絲，同時也是狩獵之神。她的哥哥阿波羅是太陽神，因為阿波羅的陷害，使得阿蒂蜜絲誤殺愛人，所以阿蒂蜜絲從此不再見哥哥。每當阿波羅想要找妹妹的時候，阿蒂蜜絲總是先離開，這也是太陽和月亮總是不見面的理由。 The Greek goddess Artemis is also the god of hunting. Her brother Apollo is the sun god. Because Apollo framed her favorite people, Artemis killed her lover, so Artemis no longer sees her brother. When Apollo wants to find his sister, she always leaves first, which is why the Sun and the Moon always don't meet.

延伸學習 希臘神話 Greek mythology 希臘月神 阿蒂蜜絲 Artemis 希臘太陽神 阿波羅 Apollo

仰望著夜空的月亮，你是不是也想到了什麼有趣的故事呢？神話可以讓我們的生活增添色彩，中秋節吃吃月餅的時候，也可以多了解一下各國的月亮傳說，順便多學點英文喔！

這些和月亮有關的故事是不是既神祕又吸引人呢？閱讀是英語學習很重要的一步，不管是故事、報章雜誌都好，透過閱讀，不僅能累積字彙、增進語意理解，更是吸收國際資訊、體驗跨國文化之關鍵能力。歡迎加入巨匠美語情境閱讀課程，讓我們一起培養閱讀能力，學習更多有趣又好玩的英文喔！