中秋节经过千百年的传承，已经发生了很多变化。古老的习俗和神话故事，如嫦娥奔月、吴刚伐桂、唐明皇游月宫等，加上中华传统文化的各种元素，使得中秋节有着丰富的意义。
Long long ago, there were ten suns in the sky. The hot burned the earth, making it hard for people to live. This was when Houyi appeared. Though it was difficult, he climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain and shot nine suns, leaving only one to bring warmth. People showed Houyi deep respect. To award him, the Queen Mother of the West gave him the elixir (长生不老药) which could make him live forever. Houyi did not want to live forever alone so he gave the elixir to his wife Chang’e to keep.
很久很久以前，天空中有十个太阳。酷热炙烤着大地，使人们难以生活。这时候，后羿出现了。虽然很难，但他还是爬上了昆仑山之巅，射了九个太阳，只留下一个来温暖大地。人们对后羿表示了深深的敬意。为了奖励他，王母娘娘给了他长生不老药。后羿不想永远孤独地活着，所以他把长生不老药交给了妻子嫦娥保管。
Houyi became a hero and well-known around. Lots of people came and took him as the teacher. One of the students was Pang Meng. He knew about the elixir by chance and decided to steal it. One day, when Houyi was out, Pang Meng broke into their house, forcing Chang’e to hand over the elixir. Chang’e had no choice but to take the elixir out. But she did not want the bad person to live forever, so she ate it herself. Slowly, the elixir carried her into the sky. Missing her husband, she managed to make her home on the moon, which was the closest to the earth.
后羿成了英雄，家喻户晓。很多人来把他当老师。其中一个学生是逢蒙。一天，后羿不在家，逢蒙闯进他们家，逼着嫦娥交出了长生不老药。嫦娥别无选择，只能拿出长生不老药。但她不想让坏人永远活着，所以她自己吃了。慢慢地，仙药把她带到了天空。由于想念丈夫，她设法在离地球最近的月球上安家。
When Houyi returned home, he couldn’t find his wife. Looking up at the moon, he saw Chang’e there, looking into his eyes lovingly. But no matter what he did, he could never fly there. The brokenhearted man put out his wife’s favorite food and kept praying, hoping that someone could bring his wife back to him again.
当后羿回到家时，他找不到妻子了。他抬头望着月亮，看见嫦娥在那里，深情地看着他的眼睛。但无论他做什么，他永远无法飞到那里。心碎的男人拿出妻子最喜欢的食物，不停地祈祷，希望有人能把妻子带回来。
Deeply moved by Houyi, the Queen Mother of the West allowed them to meet once a year on August 15 of the Chinese lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest. The loving couple’s annual meeting since then has been celebrated as a festival for family reunions (团聚).
被后羿深深打动，王母娘娘允许他们每年在农历八月十五，也就是月亮最圆的时候见面一次。从那时起，这对恩爱夫妻的一年一次的相聚就被庆祝为家庭团聚的节日。
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