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英语翻译“Monkey king”,or known to the Chinese as “Journey to Wes

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英语翻译
“Monkey king”,or known to the Chinese as “Journey to West”,is one of the renowned classical Chinese novels dating back to some four hundred years ago,the other three being”The Water Margins”,”Dream of the Red Mansion”and “Romance of Three kingdoms”
“Monkey king”was based on a true story of a famous Chinese monk,Xuan Zang(602-664).After years of trials and tribulations,he traveled on foot to waht is today India,the birthplace of Buddhism,to seek for the Sutra,the Buddhist holy book.When he returned to china ,or the Great Tang as was called that time,he started to translate the Sutras into Chinese,thus making a great contribution to the development of Buddhism in china.
“Monkey king”is mingled with Chinese fables ,fairy tales,legends,superstitions,popular beliefs ,monster stories as well as whatever the author could find in the Taoist and Buddhist religions.
While average readers are fascinated with the prowess and wisdom of the Monkey king,many critics agree that the protagonist embodies what the author tried to convey to his readers:a rebellious spirit against the untouchable feudal rulers of that time.
Monkey King is indeed rebellious ,being in fact not an ordinary being.He was born out of a rock,fertilized by the grace of Heaven,according to story.Being extremely smart and capable,he learned all the magic tricks and gongfu from a master Taoist.Now he can transform himself into seventy-two different images such as a tree,a bird ,a beast or a bug as small as a mosquito so as to sneak into an enemy’s belly to fight him or her inside out.Using clouds as a vehicle he can travel 108000 miles a single somersault.
He claims to be king in defiance of the only authority over heaven,the seas ,the earth and the subterranean world -Yu Huang Da Di,or the “Great Emperor of Jade”in Chinese.That act of high treason ,coupled with complaints from the masters of the four seas and the hell,invites the relentless scourge of the Heavenly army.In fact,the monkey had fought into the seas and grabbed the crown treasure:a huge iron bar.That became the monkey”s favorite weapon in his later feats,
At last,the emperor asked Buddha for help.The Buddha moved a great mountain known as the Mount of Five Fingers to fall upon him.The monkey could not move.Five hundred years later ,there came to his rescue the Tang Monk,Xuan Zang,whom we mentioned at the beginning of the story .
美猴王,或者说中国人熟悉的西游记,是可以追溯到大约四百年前的中国四大古典小说之一.其他三部分别是“水浒传”“红楼梦”和“三国演义”.
“美猴王”是基于一个著名的中国和尚——玄奘的真实故事塑造的人物.为了寻找佛经,佛教的圣书,他经历多年的考验和磨难,徒步旅行到了今天的印度,也就是佛教的发源地.当他回到中国,或者当时的称呼——大唐,他开始将佛经翻译成中文,由此为中国的佛教发展作出了重大贡献.
“美猴王”的形象中夹杂了中国寓言,童话,神话,迷信,信仰,怪物故事的元素以及作者可以在道教和佛教中找到的元素.
然而,一般的读者都被美猴王的能力和智慧所吸引,但是很多评论家认为主角体现了作者想要传达给读者的东西,那就是对当时不可一世的封建统治者的反叛精神.
孙悟空确实是叛逆的,他实际上不是一个普通人.根据这个故事,他是从石头里面生出来的,由上天的恩典受精,极其的聪明能干.他从一个主道教那里学会了所有的法术和功夫.现在他能72般变化,变成树、鸟、兽或者像蚊子一样的昆虫,这样他就可以潜入敌人的腹部,从里面攻击他/她.在外面,通过使用云做交通工具,他可以一个筋斗行驶108000英里.
他无视天庭、海洋、大地和地下世界的唯的权威——玉皇大帝(在中文里是“碧玉中伟大的君主”.ps不懂为什么要这么理解,好窘),宣称要成为大王(齐天大圣).这种高调谋反的行为,再加上来自四海龙王和地狱的抱怨,引来了天兵天将无情的惩罚.事实上,这只猴子已经攻入了海洋(东海)并且夺走了镇海之宝——一根巨大的铁棍.这后来成为了他最喜欢的武器.
最后,玉皇大帝向如来佛祖求救.如来搬来一座叫五指大山的山压在了他的身上.猴子不能动了.五百年后,唐玄奘,就是我们故事开头提到的那个人,拯救了他.
纯手打……