月亮的后面
China on the far side of the moon
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晚上我们看月亮，看见的都是它的前边，不是它的后边。
中国人都知道嫦娥。大家说，嫦娥是一个女的，她住在月亮上。中国去那里的东西，名字也叫“嫦娥”。
二零一九年一月三日，“嫦娥四号”到了月亮的后边。那天是星期四。这是第一次有东西在那里工作，大家都很高兴。
二零二零年，“嫦娥五号”去了月亮，月亮上的土到了中国。很多人都想看一看。
二零二四年，第六个“嫦娥”去了月亮的后边，那里的土也到了中国。这也是第一次！
中国人还想去月亮上。你也想去吗？
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 看 | kàn | to look at; to see; to watch |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to be aware of |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 女 | nǚ | woman; female |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to stay |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 东西 | dōngxī | east and west |
English (for the teacher)
At night we look at the moon, and what we see is always its front; never its back.
Every Chinese person knows Chang’e. People say Chang’e is a woman who lives on the moon. The craft China sends there are called “Chang’e” too.
On 3 January 2019, Chang’e 4 reached the back of the moon. It was a Thursday. It was the first time anything had ever worked there, and everyone was very happy.
In 2020, Chang’e 5 went to the moon, and moon soil came to China. Lots of people wanted to see it.
In 2024, the sixth Chang’e went to the back of the moon, and soil from there came to China too. Another first!
Chinese people want to go to the moon themselves, too. Would you like to go too?