A Job in Heaven

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The Jade Emperor was sitting on his throne in the Cloud Palace

玉皇大帝正坐在云宫的宝座上。

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A messenger ran into the court

一个信使跑进了朝堂。

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Your Majesty, he said

陛下，他说。

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The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea is here to see you

东海龙王前来求见。

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Let him in, said the Emperor

让他进来，皇帝说。

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The Dragon King entered and bowed

龙王走进来，行了一礼。

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Your Majesty, I want to make a complaint

陛下，我要告状。

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Sun Wukong came to my palace and demanded I give him a weapon

孙悟空来到我的龙宫，逼我给他一件兵器。

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He was very rude

他非常无礼。

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Another messenger came in

又一个信使走了进来。

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The Judge of the Dead would like to speak with you, Your Majesty

阎王爷想要面见陛下。

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The judge came in and bowed

阎王走进来，行了一礼。

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A monkey named Sun Wukong crossed out his name in the directory

一只叫孙悟空的猴子把自己的名字从生死簿上划掉了。

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I beg you to punish him

恳请陛下惩罚他。

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The Jade Emperor rubbed his chin

玉皇大帝摸了摸下巴。

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Who is this Sun Wukong, and how did he become so powerful?

这个孙悟空是谁？他怎么变得这么厉害？

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The Emperor's captain stepped forward

天帝的武将上前一步。

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Sun Wukong is the monkey who was born from a rock 300 years ago

孙悟空就是三百年前从石头里蹦出来的那只猴子。

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I don't know how he became so powerful

我不知道他怎么变得这么厉害的。

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I remember him, said the Jade Emperor

我记得他，玉皇大帝说。

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I don't care how powerful he is

我不管他有多厉害。

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He is causing too much trouble on earth

他在人间惹了太多麻烦。

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Gather some troops and go down to the Fruit and Flower Mountain

集合军队，去花果山走一趟。

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I want Sun Wukong arrested

我要把孙悟空抓起来。

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The spirit of the planet Venus stepped forward

太白金星上前一步。

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Your Majesty, said Venus, perhaps we could give Wukong a job here in heaven

陛下，太白金星说，也许我们可以给悟空在天上安排一个差事。

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The Jade Emperor raised his eyebrows

玉皇大帝挑了挑眉。

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Why would we do that?

我们为什么要那样做？

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If he's here, we can keep an eye on him, said Venus

如果他在这儿，我们就能看住他，太白金星说。

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It will be easy to keep him out of trouble

让他不惹事就容易了。

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Very well, said the emperor

好吧，皇帝说。

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Invite Wukong to come to live in heaven

请悟空来天上住吧。

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He will be in charge of the royal peach garden

让他负责看管御桃园。

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Wukong was telling his subjects about his adventure in the land of darkness

悟空正在给他的子民们讲述他在阴间的冒险经历。

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After I crossed out my name, he said, I crossed out all of your names too

我划掉自己的名字之后，他说，把你们所有人的名字也都划掉了。

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We will all live forever

我们都能长生不老了。

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The monkeys and apes cheered

猴子们欢呼起来。

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Wukong noticed a spirit standing nearby

悟空注意到旁边站着一位神仙。

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He pulled out his iron bar

他拔出了他的铁棒。

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Who are you?

你是谁？

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I am Venus, said the spirit

我是太白金星，那位神仙说。

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I have an invitation from the Jade Emperor

我带来了玉皇大帝的邀请。

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He would like you to come to live in heaven

他想请你到天上去住。

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Wukong smiled

悟空笑了。

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At last he has invited me

他终于请我了。

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When Wukong entered the royal court in the Cloud Palace, he didn't bow

悟空走进云宫的朝堂时，并没有行礼。

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You're supposed to bow before the Emperor, whispered Venus

你应该向皇帝行礼的，太白金星低声说。

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Wukong laughed

悟空笑了。

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I'm just as powerful as he is

我和他一样厉害。

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Maybe he should bow before me

也许该他向我行礼才对。

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Everyone but the Jade Emperor gasped

除了玉皇大帝之外，所有人都倒吸一口凉气。

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Wukong looked at the Emperor

悟空看着皇帝。

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I'm glad you invited me

很高兴你邀请我来。

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I guess you finally realized I should be living up here with all of you

看来你终于意识到我应该和你们一起住在天上了。

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Show some respect, said Venus

放尊重点，太白金星说。

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The Jade Emperor looked at Venus and smiled

玉皇大帝看了看太白金星，笑了笑。

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Wukong is new here

悟空刚来。

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He can be excused for not acting the right way

他不懂规矩，可以原谅。

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He looked at Wukong

他看向悟空。

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I'm putting you in charge of the royal peach garden

我派你去管御桃园。

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You will have a home here in heaven

你在天上就有住处了。

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I hope you won't cause any more trouble

希望你不要再惹麻烦了。

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That sounds perfect, said Wukong

听起来太好了，悟空说。

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The next morning, a gardener showed Wukong the peach garden

第二天早上，一个园丁带悟空参观了桃园。

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Bright, glowing peaches hung from every branch

每根枝头都挂满了光彩夺目的桃子。

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The peaches in this garden are not like peaches on earth, said the gardener

这个园子里的桃子和凡间的桃子不一样，园丁说。

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These peaches take thousands of years to become ripe

这些桃子要几千年才能成熟。

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Anybody who takes a bite of one will live forever

任何人只要咬上一口，就能长生不老。

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Each morning, Wukong inspected the trees in the garden

每天早上，悟空都会巡视桃园里的果树。

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He took his job very seriously

他对自己的工作非常认真。

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These peaches look delicious

这些桃子看起来真好吃。

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Wukong thought one day

有一天悟空心想。

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He looked around

他四处张望了一下。

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None of the gardeners were in sight

一个园丁也看不见。

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Maybe I'll eat one

也许我吃一个吧。