英文版西游记 Chapter 1 The Monkey（石猴出世）

Journey to the west 西游记

Chapter 1 The Monkey（石猴出世）

Journey to the west西游记

From the beginning of time, a rock had sat high on top of a mountain. The sun, the moon, Heaven, and Earth all worked their magic on the rock.One day the rock split open. Inside was a monkey.

（天地之初，在一座山顶上耸立着一块大石头，太阳、月亮、天空和大地都将他们的精华注入到这块石头里面。突然有一天，石头崩裂开来，里面有一只小猴子。）

The monkey stood up and stretched. Suddenly powerful light shot from his eyes. For a moment the light reached the Cloud Palace in Heaven.

（小猴子站了起来，伸了伸懒腰。突然，一束耀眼的光芒从它的眼睛里迸射而出。过了一会儿，强光就照到了天庭的凌霄宝殿。）

The Jade Emperor, ruler of Heaven, sat up. He turned to one of his captains, who was standing nearby.

“Find out what caused that light,” said the emperor.

（玉皇大帝，天庭的执掌者，站了起来。他向站在他身旁的一位天将说道：“快去查清是什么造成的这道强光。”）

“Yes, Your Majesty,” said the captain.

（“是的，陛下。”天将答道。）

The Jade Emp 玉帝

The captain rushed out of the hall. He looked out the southern gate of Heaven and saw the monkey on Earth below. The light was gone. But the captain had magical sight. He could see everything that had just happened.

（天将赶紧冲出了大殿，他向南天门眺望，看到有一直猴子在大地上。虽然光芒消失了，但是天将有天眼，他能看到刚刚发生的任何事情。）

“Interesting,” said the captain.

“Well?” said the Jade Emperor when the captain returned. “What caused the light?”

（“真有趣，”天将说道。

“怎么回事，”当天将回宫时玉皇大帝急忙问道，“到底是什么造成的这道强光？”）

“It was a monkey,” said the captain.

“A monkey?” asked the Jade Emperor.

（“陛下，是只猴子，”天将回答道。

“一只猴子？”玉皇大帝疑问道。）

“Yes,” said the captain. “He’s on the Fruit and Flower Mountain, down on Earth. There had been a rock on the mountain. The monkey came from the rock. The light shone from the monkey’s eyes.”

（“是的，陛下，”天将回答道，“它在地界花果山上。曾经山上有块石头，这只猴子是从石头里蹦出来的，而那道光芒便是从它的眼睛里射出来的。”）

The emperor thought for a moment and then shrugged. “I’m not surprised,” he said.

“Amazing things happen when Heaven and Earth work together.”

（玉皇大帝思索了一会，随后耸耸肩说道，“朕并不意外。当天地共生时总会有令人惊奇的事情发生。）

As time passed, Monkey learned to walk, run, and climb. He drank from streams and ate grasses and leaves. He gathered fruit and explored caves and mountaintops. He became friends with all the other monkeys and apes. At night he slept under a cliff.

（日子一天天过去，小猴子学会了走路，奔跑，攀爬。它饮用溪流的清水，吃着青草绿叶，采摘水果，探索洞穴和山峰。它和其他猿猴都成了好朋友。晚上，他就睡在悬崖峭壁下。）

One very hot morning, all the monkeys and apes were playing in the shade.

（一个很热的清晨，所有猿猴都在一处树荫下玩耍。）

“It is so hot today!” cried one monkey.

“Let’s play in the stream.”

“Good idea!” said another monkey.

（“今天真热啊，”一只猴子喊道。

“我们去河里玩吧”

“好主意！”另一只猴子答道。）

The monkeys and apes ran to the stream.

The water rolled and bounced over the rocks.

The monkeys jumped into the cool water. Everyone splashed and played.

（猿猴们一起冲向小溪。

水流翻滚着冲刷着石块，猴子们跳进凉爽的河水了，嬉戏玩耍。）

splash and play嘻戏

After a few minutes, one monkey scratched her head. “We all love this stream,” she said. “We drink from it. We swim in it. We know that it flows all the way to the ocean. But does anyone know where the stream begins?”

（过了一会儿，一只猴子挠挠它的脑袋，说道：“我们都喜欢着溪流，在这儿喝水，游泳。我们都知道它最终会流向大海，但有谁知道它是从哪里流出来的吗？”）

They all looked at one another and shook their heads. （其他猴子面面相觑，都摇摇脑袋表示不知道。）

“We have nothing to do today,” the monkey continued. “Why don’t we follow the stream to find its source?”

（“我们今天也没有什么事做，不如沿着溪流去找它的源头吧？”，那只猴子继续说道。）

“That sounds like fun,” said another monkey.

“Let’s go!” said a third monkey.

（“听起来很有趣，”另一只猴子说道。

“我们走吧！”第三只猴子提议道。）

Everyone jumped out of the water. They ran alongside the stream and swung from tree to tree. They jumped over rocks and climbed up steep cliffs. Higher and higher they went up the mountain until they reached an enormous waterfall. Mist filled the air. The

water crashed down, roaring like thunder.

（猴子们都跳到水里，它们沿着溪流，从一棵树荡到另一棵树上，跳上岩石，攀登峭壁。它们在山上爬得越来越高直到他们看到了一个巨大的瀑布。空中弥漫着水雾，水流倾泻而下，那声音如雷贯耳。）

“I wonder what’s behind that waterfall,” said one monkey.

“Me too,” said a second monkey. “But nobody could jump through it.”

（“我想看看瀑布后面有什么，”一只猴子说道。

“我也想，”另一只猴子附和道，“但是没有猴子能跳进去的。”）

“Whoever can jump through and come back alive will be our king,” said a gibbon. “Is anyone brave enough to try?”

（“谁要是能跳进瀑布并且活着回来，那么谁就是我们的猴王，”一只长臂猿说道，“有哪只猴子敢尝试一下吗？”）

All the monkeys and apes looked at one another. They shook their heads.

“I’m not going to try,” said a tall monkey.

“Me neither,” said a short monkey.

（所有猿猴都你看着我，我看着你，纷纷摇头。

“我不想去，”一只高大的猴子说道。

“我也不想去，”一只矮小的猴子应和道。）

A voice called out, “I’ll do it!”

Everyone moved out of the way as the speaker stepped forward. It was Monkey.

“Are you sure?” asked the gibbon. “It looks dangerous.”

Monkey laughed. “I’m not afraid of anything! And when I come back, I will be king!”

（突然，一个声音冒了出来，“我来！”

当那个说话的猴子上前时，其他猴子都让出一条道来，原来是小猴子。

“你确定吗？”长臂猿问道，“那似乎很危险哦”

小猴子大笑道，“我天不怕，地不怕！要是我回来的话，我就是猴王啦！”）

Monkey took a deep breath and leaped into the waterfall.

（小猴子深吸了一口气，就飞身跳进瀑布……）

waterfall 瀑布