2014-10-22
【Aiden in English】
Long, long ago, humans roamed the earth. We did everything by day, because at night time, there was no moon. As soon as the night fell, the world turned pitch black. The nights were cold and eerie. Then the sun would rise, filling the world with warmth and happiness and everyone would awake and do whatever they have to do. One day, an inventor looked up and wondered if there was a way to light up the night sky. He began with a brilliant invention that would change the world. It was a giant light bulb, and the inventor called it the moon. After carefully inspecting it one final time, the inventor hurled it into the air. The moon sprouted rockets and flew into space. As soon as the sun set, the inventor hit a switch. The night sky was illuminated with a warm glow from the heavens. Everyone cheered for the great inventor. However, the moon had a little less light the next night. The inventor looked up, and saw a sliver of the moon broken. The next night, a little more broke, and a little more and a little more. Soon, the moon was almost invisible again. So the great inventor then made a machine that would fix the moon, and it flew into space. The new machine immediately fixed the moon, but it needed a cool down. Thus the machine went into hibernation mode. In that time, the moon’s light dimmed, only to be fixed by the machine once it awoke. This cycle continued on and on and on, but the people were happy. As long as there was a little light, they were fine. And so, the people of earth lived happily ever after.
【红霞译文】
很久很久以前，人类涌入地球，不过那时祖先们只能白天干活，因为晚上根本没有月亮。当夜幕降临，四周漆黑一团，到处显得阴森恐怖。太阳出来了，给大地带来了温暖和生机，人们从睡梦中醒来，重新开始了新的奋斗。一天，造物主抬头仰望，冷不丁萌发出照亮夜空的想法，希望以此来改变整个世界。于是一个巨大的灯泡问世，造物主美其名曰称之为“月亮”。经过最后一次仔细检查，造物主终于把月亮抛向空中，只见祂宛如发射的火箭直冲云霄。每当太阳下山，造物主便揿下开关，这时天空中温暖的光芒照亮了茫茫黑夜，人人无不对造物主心存感激。然而，第二天月光却变得暗淡起来。造物主举目观察，发觉月亮里出现一道小小裂痕，随着时辰流逝，裂痕越变越大，而且没过多久，几乎再也看不见月亮的踪影。见此情景，造物主又发明了修理月亮的机器，并把它发射升空。新机器很快修复了月亮，但月亮需要休整调理，就这样机器便帮月亮设置休眠状态，在此期间，月光微弱，要靠机器才能恢复亮度。整个周期循环往复，丝毫没有影响到人们的喜悦心情，只要世间有一丝光明，生活便充满希望，居住在地球上的人们从此才会幸福安乐。
