The Bet

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Buddha smiled at Wukong

佛祖对悟空微笑。

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How did you get so powerful?

你是怎么变得这么厉害的？

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A sage taught me secret formulas, said Wukong

一位圣人教了我秘诀，悟空说。

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I practiced them for many years

我修炼了很多年。

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I am now equal to the Jade Emperor

我现在和玉皇大帝一样厉害了。

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The Jade Emperor has been practicing the same formulas for many lifetimes, said Buddha

玉皇大帝修炼同样的秘诀已经修了很多世，佛祖说。

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How can you think you're equal to him?

你怎么能认为自己和他一样呢？

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Go back to your mountain now and behave yourself

现在回到你的山上去，好好表现。

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No, said Wukong

不，悟空说。

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I'm not leaving until I get to rule heaven

除非让我统治天庭，否则我不走。

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Buddha thought for a minute

佛祖想了一会儿。

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Sun Wukong, what powers do you have?

孙悟空，你有什么本领？

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I can change into other animals, said Wukong

我能变成其他动物，悟空说。

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I can soar through the sky on clouds

我能驾云飞上天空。

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I can do anything I want

我想做什么就能做什么。

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Then let's make a bet, said Buddha

那我们来打个赌吧，佛祖说。

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If you win, you can rule heaven

如果你赢了，你就能统治天庭。

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The Jade Emperor will come to live with me in the Western Paradise

玉皇大帝会来和我一起住在西方极乐世界。

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But if you lose, you will be punished severely

但如果你输了，你会受到严厉的惩罚。

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What do I have to do? asked Wukong

我要做什么？悟空问。

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It's simple, said Buddha

很简单，佛祖说。

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He held out his hand

他伸出手。

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You just have to jump off my hand

你只需要跳出我的手掌。

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Wukong laughed

悟空笑了。

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That's easy

那太容易了。

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I can jump across entire oceans

我能跳过整片海洋。

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Buddha smiled

佛祖微笑。

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Well then let's see you do it

那就让我看看你怎么做。

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Wukong stepped up onto Buddha's palm

悟空跳上了佛祖的手掌。

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You're a fool, he said to Buddha

你真傻，他对佛祖说。

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I'm going to jump farther than you could ever imagine

我要跳得比你能想象的还要远。

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When I return, I'll be the ruler of heaven

等我回来，我就是天庭的统治者了。

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Wukong leaped and soared through the air

悟空一跃而起，在空中飞翔。

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After a long time, he saw five enormous pillars

过了很长时间，他看到了五根巨大的柱子。

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He landed in front of them

他降落在它们面前。

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This must be the end of the world, he said to himself

这一定是世界的尽头了，他自言自语道。

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I'll go back now and tell Buddha to take the Jade Emperor away

我现在就回去告诉佛祖把玉皇大帝带走。

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Heaven is mine!

天庭是我的了！

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Wukong was just about to jump back when he thought of something

悟空正要往回跳时，他想到了什么。

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There's nobody around, he thought

周围没有人，他想。

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How will I prove that I was here?

我怎么证明我来过这里？

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He tapped his chin

他摸了摸下巴。

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I'll write a note on this pillar

我要在这根柱子上写个字。

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Buddha can come here and check

佛祖可以来这里检查。

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Wukong plucked two hairs and turned them into a brush and a jar of ink

悟空拔下两根毫毛，把它们变成了一支毛笔和一罐墨水。

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On one of the pillars, he wrote, Sun Wukong was here

在其中一根柱子上，他写道：孙悟空到此一游。

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There, said Wukong

好了，悟空说。

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Now I'll go and tell Buddha how far I jumped

现在我要去告诉佛祖我跳了多远。

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Wukong leaped once more

悟空再次一跃而起。

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After a long time, he landed on Buddha's palm again

过了很长时间，他又降落在佛祖的手掌上。

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I'm back, said Wukong

我回来了，悟空说。

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Tell the Jade Emperor to leave

告诉玉皇大帝离开吧。

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Buddha frowned

佛祖皱起眉头。

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How can you say you're back?

你怎么能说你回来了？

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You never left my hand

你根本没离开过我的手。

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Wukong was confused

悟空困惑了。

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Yes, I did

不，我离开了。

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I reached the end of the world

我到了世界的尽头。

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There were five enormous pillars

那里有五根巨大的柱子。

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I even wrote on one

我还在其中一根上写了字。

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Come with me and I'll show you

跟我来，我带你去看。

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There's no need to go anywhere, said Buddha

没必要去任何地方，佛祖说。

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Just look down

往下看就行了。

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Wukong looked down

悟空往下看。

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Near the bottom of Buddha's middle finger was the note

在佛祖中指底部附近就是那行字。

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Sun Wukong was here

孙悟空到此一游。

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Wukong stomped his foot

悟空跺了跺脚。

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It's a trick!

这是骗局！

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You used some sort of magic!

你用了某种魔法！

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It's not a trick, said Buddha

这不是骗局，佛祖说。

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You never left my palm

你从未离开过我的手掌。

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I did! I did! cried Wukong

我离开了！我离开了！悟空叫道。

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I jumped all the way to...

我一直跳到了……

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You lost the bet, Sun Wukong, said Buddha

你输了这个赌约，孙悟空，佛祖说。

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And now you will be punished

现在你要受到惩罚了。

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Holding Wukong tightly, Buddha reached down to earth

佛祖紧紧抓住悟空，把手伸向大地。

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His hand turned into a mountain, which he placed on top of the monkey

他的手变成了一座山，压在了猴子身上。

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Wukong grunted and pushed with all his strength

悟空咕哝着，用尽全力推。

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The mountain started to rise

山开始升起。

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Buddha pulled a small sheet of magic paper from his sleeve

佛祖从袖子里拿出一张小小的符纸。

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He laid the paper on top of the mountain

他把符纸放在山顶上。

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The mountain dropped back down

山又落了下来。

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Buddha turned to the Jade Emperor

佛祖转向玉皇大帝。

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Sun Wukong can't lift the mountain now, he said

孙悟空现在举不起这座山了，他说。

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He will be trapped until his punishment is over

他会被困住，直到惩罚结束。