The King's Ghost

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Journey to the West, Chapter 44: The King's Ghost

西游记第四十四章：国王的鬼魂。

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The man walked into the Tang Monk's room

那人走进了唐僧的房间。

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" Who are you?" asked the Tang Monk nervously

“你是谁？”唐僧紧张地问道。

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" I'm king of the Black Rooster Kingdom," said the man

“我是乌鸡国的国王，”那人说。

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" My kingdom suffered a horrible drought five years ago."

“我的王国五年前遭受了一场可怕的旱灾。”

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" Crops wouldn't grow and my people were starving."

“庄稼无法生长，百姓忥殊遍野。”

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" One day a Taoist arrived in the kingdom."

“有一天，一个道士来到了王国。”

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" He said he had great powers and could pray for rain."

“他说他有强大的法力，能求雨。”

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" Did the Taoist's prayers bring rain?" asked the Tang Monk

“道士的祈雨带来了雨吗？”唐僧问。

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The king nodded

国王点了点头。

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" It rained for days and our crops began to grow."

“连续下了好几天雨，我们的庄稼开始生长了。”

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" Wonderful," said the Tang Monk with a smile

“太好了，”唐僧微笑着说。

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But then his smile faded

但随后他的笑容消失了。

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" I'm confused."

“我不明白。”

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" Why do you need my help?"

“你为什么需要我的帮助？”

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The king took a deep breath

国王深深地吸了一口气。

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" After the Taoist brought the rain, we became close friends."

“道士求来雨后，我们成了好朋友。”

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" One day we were walking when I noticed a strange light coming from my well."

“有一天我们在散步，我注意到我的井里发出一道奇怪的光。”

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" I went to the well and looked in."

“我走到井边往里看。”

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" Suddenly, I felt someone push me in."

“突然，我感觉有人把我推了进去。”

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" It was the Taoist."

“是那个道士。”

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" He had made the light with magic so he could trick me."

“他用法术制造了那道光来骗我。”

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" I fell deep into the water and he sealed the well shut."

“我掉进了深水里，他封住了井口。”

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Tears came to the king's eyes

国王流下了眼泪。

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" My body is still down there."

“我的身体还在下面。”

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" I'm just a ghost."

“我只是一个鬼魂。”

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" That's horrible," said the Tang Monk

“太可怕了，”唐僧说。

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" Your guards punished the Taoist, right?"

“你的侍卫惩罚了那个道士，对吧？”

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The king shook his head

国王摇了摇头。

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" The Taoist made himself look like me and now everyone thinks he's the real king."

“道士变成了我的模样，现在所有人都以为他是真正的国王。”

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The king paused

国王停顿了一下。

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" I've been in the land of darkness ever since."

“从那以后我就一直在阴间。”

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" Tonight, a spirit brought me to see you."

“今晚，一个鬼神带我来见你。”

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" He said you can help me."

“他说你能帮我。”

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" How can I help you?" asked the Tang Monk

“我怎么帮你呢？”唐僧问。

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" I'm just a monk."

“我只是个和尚。”

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" Yes, but you're traveling with Sun Wukong," said the king

“是的，但你和孙悟空一起旅行，”国王说。

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" Sun Wukong is very powerful."

“孙悟空非常厉害。”

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" He can destroy the Taoist."

“他能消灭那个道士。”

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The Tang Monk hesitated

唐僧犹豫了。

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" Wukong can't charge into the palace and attack the Taoist."

“悟空不能直接冲进皇宫攻击道士。”

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" People will think the monkey is evil, attacking a king for no reason."

“人们会觉得猴子是坏人，无缘无故攻击国王。”

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" My son, the prince, can bring all of you into the palace," said the king

“我的儿子，太子，可以带你们进皇宫，”国王说。

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" Then Sun Wukong can fight the Taoist in private."

“然后孙悟空就可以私下和道士对决。”

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" Where can we find the prince?" asked the monk

“我们在哪里能找到太子？”和尚问。

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" He will be out hunting tomorrow," said the king

“他明天会出去打猎，”国王说。

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" Tell him everything I told you."

“把我告诉你的一切都告诉他。”

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" But he won't believe us," said the monk

“但是他不会相信我们的，”和尚说。

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" Look, he thinks that Taoist is his father."

“你看，他以为那个道士是他父亲。”

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" Show him this," said the king

“给他看这个，”国王说。

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The king held up a jade coin

国王举起了一块玉佩。

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" This is the one royal treasure I still have."

“这是我仅剩的一件皇家宝物。”

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" When my son sees it, he'll know you're telling the truth."

“我儿子看到它，就会知道你们说的是实话。”

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Suddenly, the king looked at the door

突然，国王看向了门口。

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" The spirit is calling me."

“鬼神在叫我了。”

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" I must go."

“我必须走了。”

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The king vanished

国王消失了。

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The Tang Monk called to his companions, who rushed into the room

唐僧叫来了他的同伴们，他们快步赶到房间里。

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The monk told them everything that the king had said

和尚把国王说的一切都告诉了他们。

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" He showed me a jade coin," said the monk

“他给我看了一块玉佩，”和尚说。

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He looked around

他环顾四周。

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" I don't know where it is now, though."

“不过我不知道它现在在哪里。”

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" It was just a dream," said Wukong

“那只是个梦，”悟空说。

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" No, it wasn't a dream," said the monk, still looking around

“不，不是梦，”和尚说，还在四处张望。

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He went outside and the others followed

他走到外面，其他人跟了出来。

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" There it is!"

“在那里！”

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A jade coin lay on the ground by the door

一块玉佩就躺在门边的地上。

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The next morning, the prince went out hunting

第二天早上，太子出去打猎了。

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He saw a white rabbit and shot an arrow

他看到一只白兔，射出一箭。

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He missed and the rabbit ran

他没射中，兔子跑了。

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The prince chased the rabbit as it ran into a monastery

太子追着兔子，兔子跑进了一座寺院。

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Inside, the prince saw a monk, a pig, and a purple spirit

在里面，太子看到了一个和尚、一只猪和一个紫色的精灵。

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Then the rabbit turned into a monkey

然后兔子变成了一只猴子。

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" What's going on here?" cried the prince

“这是怎么回事？”太子喊道。

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The monk stepped forward

和尚走上前去。

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" Don't be scared, prince."

“不要害怕，太子。”

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" We must tell you something."

“我们有事要告诉你。”