Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

Once upon a time, 10 suns appeared in the sky, threatening to burn up Earth. The brave warrior Hou Yi shot nine of the 10 suns with arrows and became a hero.

Because of his great success, the queen of heaven gave Hou Yi an elixir of life. Whoever drank this potion would receive eternal life. However, instead of drinking it right away, Hou Yi gave the potion to his wife Chang E to keep for him.

threatening：脅迫的、險惡的
burn up：焚毀（= burn off）
brave：勇敢的（= valiant、valorous、intrepid、bold）
warrior：武士、戰士
arrow：箭
elixir of life：長生不老藥
elixir：鍊金藥、不老藥
potion：藥劑
eternal：永遠的、永恆的、永久的

One day, when Hou Yi was out hunting, a wicked man named Feng Meng approached Chang E. He demanded the elixir. But Chang E quickly drank the elixir rather than give it to him. Immediately, she flew up to the moon.

When Hou Yi discovered that his wife had drunk the elixir, he was extremely sad. He frantically shouted Chang E’s name. When he looked toward the sky, he saw a figure that looked like his wife on the moon.

Since then, on the 15th of the eighth lunar month, people look at the big, bright moon and think of Chang E.

wicked：壞的、邪惡的、壞心的、淘氣的、惡作劇的
approached：接近、靠近（= come near）
demanded：要求（= ask、require）
immediately：直接地、立即（= instantly、now）
extremely：非常、極端地
frantically：緊張慌亂地、發狂似地、狂熱地、瘋狂地
figure：外形、人影
lunar：農曆的 月亮的

文法：
was out hunting = to go outside and go hunting（當…外出…時，…）

特別補充：
show up：出現、揭露
archer：弓箭手
archery：箭術
oral：口頭的、口述的
-ash：突然的動作
gl-：輕巧或平滑的東西
sp-：與水有關
fl-：與快速的動作有關
sound symbolism：語音表意
solar：太陽的
behind：在…背後（= after、later than、backward）