The Monster in the River

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Journey to the West, Chapter 26, The Monster in the River

《西游记》第二十六章：河中妖怪

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I

我

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hope

希望

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we

我们

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reach

到达

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the Western Paradise

西方天堂

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soon

很快

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" I hope we reach the Western Paradise soon,"

"我希望我们很快就能到达西天，"

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said

say（过去式）: 说

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the Tang Monk

唐僧

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one morning

一天早上

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said the Tang Monk one morning

唐僧一天早上说道

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" I hope we reach the Western Paradise soon," said the Tang Monk one morning

“我希望我们早日到达西天极乐世界，”一天早上唐僧说道

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Wukong and his companions were eating breakfast

悟空和他的同伴们正在吃早饭。

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The monkey laughed

猴子笑了。

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" The journey will take many years, Master."

“这趟旅程要花很多年，师父。”

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" And you must face many challenges along the way."

“而且一路上你必须面对许多挑战。”

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" Buddha doesn't give the true scriptures to just anyone."

“佛祖不会把真经随便给任何人。”

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" You must prove you're worthy by surviving a long and difficult journey."

“你必须通过经历一段漫长而艰难的旅程来证明自己配得上。”

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The monk sighed

和尚叹了口气。

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Bajie put down his bowl

八戒放下了碗。

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" I'm tired of this journey," he cried

“我厌倦了这趟旅程，”他叫道。

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" My legs hurt and we never have enough food."

“我腿疼，而且我们总是吃不饱。”

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" Stop thinking about food, Bajie," said Wukong

“别老想着吃的，八戒，”悟空说。

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" We're Buddhist monks now."

“我们现在是佛门弟子。”

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We

我们

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should think

应该考虑

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only about

仅关于

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We should think only about

我们应该只考虑

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reaching

reach（现在分词）: 到达

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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reaching the Western Paradise

到达西方极乐世界

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We should think only about reaching the Western Paradise

“我们应该只想着到达西天极乐世界”

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The pig sighed

猪叹了口气。

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After he washed the bowls, the three companions headed down the road

他洗完碗后，三个同伴继续上路了。

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They soon reached a river

他们很快来到了一条河边。

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The water splashed, and a purple monster leaped from the waves

水花飞溅，一个紫色的妖怪从浪中跳了出来。

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" Master, stay back!" shouted Wukong

“师父，退后！”悟空喊道。

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He pulled out his iron bar and blocked the monster's spear

他掏出金箍棒，挡住了妖怪的长矛。

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Clang!

当！

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Bajie lunged at the monster, swinging his rake

八戒挥着钉耙扑向妖怪。

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The monster dived back into the river

妖怪潜回了河里。

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" Bajie, my powers aren't strong underwater," said Wukong

“八戒，我在水下法力不强，”悟空说。

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" Dive in and get him to chase you out of the river."

“你潜下去引他追你出水面。”

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" Then I'll surprise him."

“然后我来偷袭他。”

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" Okay," said the pig

“好吧，”猪说。

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" Let's wait until he comes all the way up on shore, though."

“不过我们等他完全上岸再动手。”

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" Then I'll block his path so he can't go back in the river."

“那我就堵住他的退路，不让他跑回河里。”

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Bajie dived into the water

八戒潜入了水中。

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Wukong waited

悟空等着。

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A moment later, the pig was back with the monster following

一会儿后，猪回来了，妖怪紧随其后。

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The monkey swung his iron bar and missed

猴子挥出金箍棒，没打中。

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The monster dived back underwater

妖怪又潜回了水底。

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" You didn't wait until he was on shore," said Bajie

“你没等他上岸，”八戒说。

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" You're too impatient."

“你太急了。”

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Wukong shrugged and laughed

悟空耸耸肩，笑了。

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" Let's yell at the monster."

“我们朝妖怪喊叫吧。”

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" Maybe he'll come back."

“也许他会回来。”

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Wukong and Bajie yelled at the river for more than an hour

悟空和八戒朝着河面喊了一个多小时。

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But the monster did not come back

但妖怪没有回来。

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Finally, the monkey sighed

最后，猴子叹了口气。

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" We can't cross this river with the monster in there."

“有妖怪在里面，我们过不了这条河。”

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" I'll ask Guan Yin for help."

“我去找观音帮忙。”

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Wukong went to Mount Potalaka and told Guan Yin about the monster

悟空去了普陀山，把妖怪的事告诉了观音。

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" His name is Sha Wujing," said Guan Yin

“他叫沙悟净，”观音说。

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" He was waiting for you."

“他一直在等你们。”

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He's

他是

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going to help

将要帮助

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He's going to help

他打算帮助

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the Tang Monk

唐僧

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He's going to help the Tang Monk

他要去帮助唐僧

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reach

到达

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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reach the Western Paradise

到达西天

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He's going to help the Tang Monk reach the Western Paradise

“他要帮助唐僧到达西天极乐世界”

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" I didn't know that," cried Wukong

“我不知道啊，”悟空叫道。

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Guan Yin went back to the river with Wukong

观音和悟空回到了河边。

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" Sha Wujing," she called

“沙悟净，”她叫道。

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" The Tang Monk is here."

“唐僧到了。”

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The monster jumped out of the river and bowed

妖怪从河里跳出来，鞠了一躬。

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" I'm sorry, Bodhisattva," he said

“对不起，菩萨，”他说。

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" I didn't know he'd arrived."

“我不知道他已经到了。”

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" These two are his companions," said Guan Yin

“这两位是他的同伴，”观音说。

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She waved her hand toward Wukong and Bajie

她朝悟空和八戒挥了挥手。

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Wujing looked surprised

悟净看起来很惊讶。

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" They attacked me."

“他们攻击了我。”

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" You attacked us first," shouted Bajie

“是你先攻击我们的，”八戒喊道。

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" Stop arguing," said Guan Yin

“别吵了，”观音说。

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" Wujing, you will help the Tang Monk reach the West."

“悟净，你要帮助唐僧到达西天。”

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" Yes, Bodhisattva," said Wujing

“是，菩萨，”悟净说。

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Guan Yin disappeared, and Wujing joined the group

观音消失了，悟净加入了队伍。

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He led the horse while the Tang Monk rode

他牵着马，唐僧骑在上面。

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I

我

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was being punished

被惩罚

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for

因为

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breaking

break（现在分词）: 打破

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a glass

一个玻璃杯

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in

在...里

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heaven

天庭；天宫

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" I was being punished for breaking a glass in heaven,"

"我因为在天堂打破了一个玻璃杯而受到惩罚，"

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said

say（过去式）: 说

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Wujing

Wujing

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one day

有一天

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said Wujing one day

Wujing有一天说道

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" I was being punished for breaking a glass in heaven," said Wujing one day

“我因为在天庭打碎了一个杯子被罚，”有一天悟净说

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When

当...时

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we

我们

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reach

到达

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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When we reach the Western Paradise

当我们到达西方极乐世界时

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I

我

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will be forgiven

会被原谅

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I will be forgiven

我将得到宽恕

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When we reach the Western Paradise, I will be forgiven

“等我们到了西天极乐世界，我就会被原谅”

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" Bajie and I were punished for crimes in heaven, too," said Wukong

“八戒和我也是因为天庭犯的错被罚的，”悟空说。

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" So was the horse."

“马也是。”

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" Did you know the horse is really a dragon?"

“你知道这匹马其实是一条龙吗？”

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Wujing looked doubtful

悟净看起来半信半疑。

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" This horse is too slow to be a dragon."

“这匹马太慢了，不像龙。”

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" Oh, really?" said the monkey

“哦，是吗？”猴子说。

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" Watch this."

“看好了。”

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He struck the horse

他打了马一下。

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The horse shot down the road as fast as lightning

马像闪电一样飞奔起来。

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Its reins were ripped from Wujing's hand

缰绳从悟净手中被扯断了。

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Cried the Tang Monk

唐僧大叫起来。

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When the horse finally stopped, the Tang Monk was in a dark forest

马终于停下来时，唐僧身处一片黑暗的森林中。

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He gasped in fear

他吓得倒吸一口凉气。

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The forest was filled with wolves, bears, and tigers

森林里到处都是狼、熊和老虎。