赫利俄斯與羲和
Humanity has worshiped celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, and the most prominent stars at night since the Stone and Bronze Ages.
自青銅時期以來，人類開始敬奉太陽、月亮、夜裡最顯眼的星星等天體。
worship(v.)(n.)敬奉、崇拜celestial(adj.)天空相關的prominent(adj.)顯眼的、突出的visible(adj.)顯眼的、可見的
In Greek mythology, Helios was the deity representing the sun.
在希臘神話中，赫利俄斯是代表太陽的神，
myth(n.)神話、迷思、普遍但錯誤的觀念represent(v.)代表representative(n.)代表
Every day, he drove across the sky in a chariot, bringing light to the world.
他每天都會駕著戰車駛過天際，為世界帶來光明。
drive-drove-driven
In Chinese mythology, the solar deity was Xihe.
中國神話中的太陽神是羲和，
solar energy 太陽能solar panel 太陽能板solar system 太陽系
She was one of the two wives of Di Jun, one of the supreme deities – his second wife was Changxi, a Chinese lunar Goddess.
她是眾多天帝之一——帝俊的兩位妻子之一，帝俊另一位妻子則是中國月亮女神常羲。
lunar calendar 陰曆、農曆
The sun and the moon are commonly imagined as siblings, like Greek gods Artemis and Apollo, or married, like Incan gods Inti and Mama Killa.
太陽與月亮常被想像成手足（如希臘神話的阿爾忒彌斯與阿波羅）或夫妻（如印加神話的印地與媽媽基拉）。
common(adj.)常見的、普遍的sibling(n.)兄弟姐妹之一
Lunar deities are also often depicted as women.
月亮之神也常被描繪成女性。
be depicted as 被描繪成～be portrayed as 被描繪成～
Ix Chel, the Mayan goddess of the moon, appears as a sensual woman who was associated with fertility.
瑪雅文明中的月亮女神伊希切爾便是一位跟生育有關的性感女性。
sensual(adj.)（滿足）肉慾的、性感的be associated with 跟～有關
Her Roman and Chinese equivalents, Luna and Chang’e, were also said to be beautiful.
相傳羅馬與中國的月亮女神露娜與嫦娥也很美麗。
equivalent(adj.)(n.)等值的、相等的、等同的（事物）be said to be 據說、相傳
This is why in many languages of the world, menstruation is etymologically linked to the moon.
這是為何世上許多語言中的生理期都跟月亮有語源學上的關聯。
menstruation(n.)月經來潮、生理期=periodetymology(n.)語源學
The Inuit considered the stars to be the home for the souls of departed people.
因紐特人把星星視為逝者的靈魂歸宿，
departed(adj.)去世的、辭世的
Even in death, they continue to guide their people through the dark of the night.
死後會在星星的引領下穿過黑夜。
Ursa Minor appears on the flag of Alaska where many Inuit still live.
因紐特人至今仍居住在阿拉斯加州，其州旗上就有小熊座。
the Big Dipper 北斗七星