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月亮的后面

China on the far side of the moon

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晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen看kàn月亮yuèliang，看见kànjiàn的de都dōu是shì它tā的de前边qiánbian，不是búshì它tā的de后边hòubian。

中国zhōngguó人rén都dōu知道zhīdào嫦娥cháng’é。大家dàjiā说shuō，嫦娥cháng’é是shì一个yígè女nǚ的de，她tā住zhù在zài月亮yuèliang上shàng。中国zhōngguó去qù那里nàlǐ的de东西dōngxī，名字míngzi也yě叫jiào“嫦娥cháng’é”。

二零一九年èrlíngyījiǔnián一yī月yuè三sān日rì，“嫦娥四号cháng’é-sìhào”到dào了le月亮yuèliang的de后边hòubian。那天nàtiān是shì星期四xīngqīsì。这zhè是shì第一次dìyīcì有yǒu东西dōngxī在zài那里nàlǐ工作gōngzuò，大家dàjiā都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

二零二零年èrlíng’èrlíngnián，“嫦娥五号cháng’é-wǔhào”去qù了le月亮yuèliang，月亮yuèliang上shàng的de土tǔ到dào了le中国zhōngguó。很hěn多duō人rén都dōu想xiǎng看一看kànyíkàn。

二零二四年èrlíng’èrsìnián，第dì六liù个gè“嫦娥cháng’é”去qù了le月亮yuèliang的de后边hòubian，那里nàlǐ的de土tǔ也yě到dào了le中国zhōngguó。这zhè也yě是shì第一次dìyīcì！

中国zhōngguó人rén还hái想xiǎng去qù月亮yuèliang上shàng。你nǐ也yě想xiǎng去qù吗ma？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
中国zhōngguóChina
人rénperson; people
知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of
说shuōto speak; to say
女nǚwoman; female
住zhùto live; to stay
上shàngup; above; on
去qùto go
东西dōngxīeast 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?