The Monkey

Journey to the West, Chapter 1, The Monkey.

《西游记》第一回 石猴诞生

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. The monkey stood up and stretched. Suddenly powerful light shot from his eyes. For a moment the light reached the cloud palace in heaven.

开天辟地以来，就有一块仙石矗立在山顶之上。 日月天地的灵气都汇聚在了这块仙石上。 有一天，仙石忽然裂开了。 里面居然蹦出来一只猴子。 猴子站起身，伸了个大大的懒腰。 忽然，他的眼睛里射出两道极强的金光。 金光一时间竟直冲云霄，照到了天庭的云宫之中。

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. Yes, your majesty. Said the captain. 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.

掌管天庭的玉皇大帝猛地坐直了身子。 他转头看向站在旁边的一位天将。 去查查那道光是怎么回事。玉帝下令道。 遵命，陛下。 天将应声回答。 天将立刻冲出了大殿。 他站在南天门外向下望去 看到了凡间的那只猴子。 金光已经消失了，但天将有通天神目。 刚才发生的所有事他都看得一清二楚。

Interesting, said the captain. Well? Said the Jade Emperor when the captain returned. What caused the light? It was a monkey, said the captain. A monkey? Asked the Jade Emperor.

有意思。天将喃喃道。 查到什么了？ 天将回到大殿复命时，玉皇大帝开口问道。 那道光是怎么来的？ 是一只猴子弄出来的。天将回答。 一只猴子？ 玉皇大帝惊讶地问道。

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 monkeys eyes The Emperor thought for a moment and then shrugged I'm not surprised. He said Amazing things happen when heaven and earth work together You

是的，天将回答，他在凡间的花果山上，那座山上一直立着一块仙石。 这只猴子就是从那块仙石里蹦出来的，金光是从他的眼睛里发出来的。 玉帝思索了片刻，然后耸了耸肩。 这没什么好惊讶的。他说道。 天地灵气交汇，总会诞生些奇妙的事物。 你

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 mountain tops. He became friends with all the other monkeys and apes. At night, he slept under a cliff. One very hot morning, all the monkeys and apes were playing in the shade. It is so hot today, cried one monkey. Let's play in the stream.

日子一天天过去，石猴学会了走路、奔跑和攀爬。 他喝山涧的溪水，吃青草和树叶。 他采摘野果，探访山洞和山顶。 他和其他所有的猴子、猿猴都成了好朋友。 到了晚上，他就睡在悬崖下面。 一个特别炎热的早上，所有的猴子和猿猴都在树荫下玩耍。 今天太热啦！一只猴子大叫道。 我们去溪水里玩吧。