阅读理解Whether we're young or old, rich or poor, we have one thing in common: The moon has always looked down at each of us when it lights up the night sky.
Just like a mirror(镜子), the moon reflects(反射) the sun's light. It can also reflect people's feelings. This is probably why the moon is always popular among Western and Chinese music, poems and other forms of literature. So when we look at the moon, what do we see looking back at us? Well, that depends on who's looking.
The ancient Greek poet Sappho, for example, saw the moon as a woman who lit up space with her beauty.
Later in England, however, the moon's image(形象) was completely different. In the Middle Ages, English people often drank to get away from difficult life. In their eyes, the moon was a man who liked drinking. In London, at least three pubs(酒馆) were named Man in the Moon. It's probably because the bright moon at night looks like a man's red face after drinking.
▲ Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's Quiet Night Thought reads, "I look up to the bright moon, and then I look down and think of my home town. " Similarly, Zhang Jiuling wrote in another poem, "Looking at the moon and thinking of one far away. " So in Chinese culture, when people look at the moon, they may miss their home town and someone. Very interesting, right?
