《西游记》里的高级英文词汇
<p>《西游记》是中国四大古典小说(<span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Classical">Classical</span> <span word="Novels">Novels</span>/<span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Masterworks">Masterworks</span>)之一，通常翻译为<span word="Journey">Journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>，也翻译为<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Journey">Journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>、<span word="Adventures">Adventures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Monkey">Monkey</span> <span word="God">God</span>、<span word="Monkey">Monkey</span>：<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Folk">Folk</span> <span word="Novel">Novel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>、<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Adventures">Adventures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monkey">Monkey</span>等。在西方国家，有时候它就翻译为<span word="Monkey">Monkey</span>。故事一共一百章(<span word="chapter">chapter</span>)，围绕唐朝和尚(<span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>)玄奘(<span word="Xuangzang">Xuangzang</span>)去印度朝圣(<span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span>)获取佛学经典(<span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="sutras">sutras</span>/<span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="scriptures">scriptures</span>)的神奇经历(<span word="mythologized">mythologized</span> <span word="legends">legends</span>)展开，当然这是一种对历史事件的虚构描述(<span word="fictionalized">fictionalized</span> <span word="account">account</span>)。在取经路上，他们遇到了各种鬼怪(<span word="monsters">monsters</span>/<span word="evils">evils</span>)和困难(<span word="calamity">calamity</span>)，包括火焰山(<span word="flaming">flaming</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>)、蜘蛛精洞(<span word="lair">lair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spider">spider</span>-<span word="spirits">spirits</span>)、女儿国(<span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span>)等稀奇古怪的场面(<span word="scenario">scenario</span>)。他们必须经过八十一难(81 <span word="disasters">disasters</span>)来取得真经。</p><p>观音(<span word="Guanyin">Guanyin</span>)菩萨(<span word="Bodhisattva">Bodhisattva</span>)按照佛(<span word="Buddha">Buddha</span>)的指示，将这个任务交给了唐僧(<span word="Tang">Tang</span>-<span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>)和三个徒弟(<span word="disciple">disciple</span>)以及唐僧的坐骑(<span word="mount">mount</span>)，一匹龙王太子(<span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>)变的白马(<span word="white">white</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>)。他们帮助唐僧取经，来减轻(<span word="atonement">atonement</span>)过去犯下的罪过(<span word="past">past</span> <span word="sin">sin</span>)。释迦摩尼(<span word="Shakyamuni">Shakyamuni</span>)也叫悉达多乔达摩(<span word="Siddhattha">Siddhattha</span> <span word="Gotama">Gotama</span>)，即佛。观音也叫观世音(<span word="Guanshiyin">Guanshiyin</span>)，字面意思是<span word="Observing">Observing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Cries">Cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span>，在西方经常翻译为慈悲女神(<span word="Goddess">Goddess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mercy">Mercy</span>);观音来自梵语<span word="Avalokitesvara">Avalokitesvara</span>(阿缚卢枳低湿伐逻)，一个男性的神;有时音译为<span word="Kuan">Kuan</span>-<span word="yin">yin</span>或<span word="Kuan">Kuan</span>-<span word="shih">shih</span> <span word="yin">yin</span>。日语发音是<span word="Kannon">Kannon</span>;朝鲜语发音是<span word="Gwan">Gwan</span>-<span word="eum">eum</span>;越南、泰国、印尼等也受中国影响，有这个神，发音接近汉语。</p>
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