The Monkey King Is Born
Level 5 · Classic Novels · 古典名著 · 75 vocabulary words
Source: 《西游记》 · Journey to the West
东海边有座花果山,山顶有一块仙石,吸收了几千年的日月精华。
By the Eastern Sea stands Flower-Fruit Mountain, crowned by an immortal stone steeped in thousands of years of sun and moon.
一天仙石裂开,蹦出一只石猴。石猴的眼射出两道金光,一直冲到天宫。
One day the stone split and out leapt a stone monkey; golden light from his eyes shot straight to Heaven.
石猴在山里和群猴玩耍。山上有条瀑布,猴子们说:谁敢钻进瀑布又出来,就拜谁为王。
At a waterfall the monkeys dared: whoever leaps in and back shall be our king.
石猴一跃跳进去,发现里面有个水帘洞,锅碗俱全。他跳出来说:里面有家了!群猴拜他为王,称美猴王。
The stone monkey leapt, and found Water Curtain Cave, furnished for living. The monkeys hailed him: the Handsome Monkey King.