The Monkey King

The Monkey King

美猴王

Chapter 1 Monkey Goes to Heaven Bring me bananas Monkey was the cleverest animal in China He was the king of the monkeys But he was not a good king He was always stealing food and demanding presents

第一章 孙悟空上天庭 给我拿香蕉来 孙悟空是全中国最聪明的动物 他是众猴之王 可他不是个好国王 他老是偷东西，还逼着别人给他送礼物

In fact, Monkey caused so much trouble that people prayed to Heaven for help. The Emperor of Heaven heard them. Mistrivious Monkey! He cried, What shall we do? Please help us! I know, said the Empress. Let's give him a job in Heaven where we can keep an eye on him. Now, the Emperor needed a new groom to look after his horses. So, he agreed.

实际上，孙悟空惹了太多麻烦，老百姓都祈求天庭帮忙 玉皇大帝听到了他们的祷告 这个调皮的猴子！他大喊道：“我们该怎么办？求求大家帮帮我们！” 王母娘娘说：“我有办法，我们给他在天庭安排个差事，这样就能盯着他了。” 正好玉皇大帝需要一个新马夫照看天马，所以他同意了这个主意

Monkeys was very proud to be called to heaven and he loved looking after the heavenly horses with their bright coats and gleaming poofs. One day Monkey was chatting to a footman. Of course my job is much more important than yours. He boasted.

孙悟空被叫到天庭可骄傲了，他特别喜欢照看这些天马 它们的皮毛亮闪闪的，尾巴也蓬松有光泽 有一天，孙悟空跟一个仆役聊天 他吹嘘道：“我的差事当然比你的重要多啦。”

You? You are just a groom," scoffed the third man. You are not important. But I am the great Monkey King! Monkey snapped. I deserved better! And he stormed out of heaven. The Emperor shook his fist when he heard the news. My soldiers will fetch him back! But the Empress tugged his sleeve. Why don't we give him a better job? She said. Then he will come back without a fight.

第三个人嘲笑道：“你？你就是个养马的而已。” 你一点都不重要 孙悟空厉声吼道：“可我是大名鼎鼎的美猴王啊！” 我该得到更好的差事！ 然后他气冲冲地离开了天庭 玉皇大帝听到这个消息，气得攥紧了拳头 我要派天兵把他抓回来！ 可王母娘娘拉了拉他的袖子 她说道：“我们给他个更好的差事不好吗？” 这样不用打仗他就会回来了

So the emperor sent a messenger to tell Monkey he had been promoted. You are now keeper of the heavenly peach garden, said the messenger, bowing. It's a very important job, continued the messenger. These are magic peaches. Magic, huh? said Monkey thoughtfully. Okay, I accept.

于是玉皇大帝派了个使者去告诉孙悟空，他升官了 使者鞠着躬说：“您现在是蟠桃园的管事了。” 使者接着说：“这可是个非常重要的差事。” 这些都是仙桃 孙悟空若有所思地说：“哦？仙桃啊？” 行吧，我答应了