1、KeywordsF A master and three apprentices F 81 trialsF Ghosts and monstersF Buddhist scripturesF Fantasy and mythHave you ever done that?Main characters Decency Kind-hearted Stubborn Persistent Brave and fearless Resourceful Competent Justicial Great Sage Equal to Heaven Comic Lovely Greedy and lustf
2、ul Good nature Diligent Honest Loyal Low profile TripitakaMonkey King Zhu BajieSha WujingBeautiful sceneries Wonderful storylines Mountain of Flower and FruitPeach GardenUproar in Heaven Fight White-Boned Demon three timesPages full of silly litter,Tears a handful sour and bitter;All a fool the auth
3、or hold,But their zest who can unfold?满纸荒唐言，满纸荒唐言，一把辛酸泪。一把辛酸泪。都云作者痴，都云作者痴，谁解其中味。谁解其中味。The encyclopedia of Feudal societyOne of the four great classical novels in ChinaA triangular loveA decay of a noble family Feudal noble classAristocraticRebelliousContempt the tiresome men Sympathize with womenDis
4、tinct democratic thoughtsPassionateFragile emotionallySentimentalProne to fits of jealousyLonely,proud and ultimately tragic figurePursuit for true loveRestrainedTraditional womanReserved Follow the rules of decorumA foil to DaiyuDifferent types of treasureTraditional delicious foodsPoesyArchitectur
5、esProspect Garden ProspectThe Naiads HouseThe House of Green Delights Fried Egg-plant（茄鲞（茄鲞xiang）Pick some early eggplant and peel it,keeping only the best part,which must be cut into small pieces and fried with chicken fat.Then get some chicken breast,fresh mushrooms,bamboo shoots,dried mushrooms,s
6、piced dried beancurd and various kinds of preserved fruit.Dice these too and boil them with the egg-plant in chicken soup,then add sesame oil and pickles and store it in a tightly-sealed porcelain jar.你把才下来的茄子把皮签了，只要净肉，切成碎丁子，用鸡油你把才下来的茄子把皮签了，只要净肉，切成碎丁子，用鸡油炸了，再用鸡脯子肉并香菌、新笋、蘑菇、五香腐干、各色干炸了，再用鸡脯子肉并香菌、新笋、蘑菇
7、、五香腐干、各色干果子，俱切成钉子，用鸡汤煨干，将香油一收，外加糟油一拌，果子，俱切成钉子，用鸡汤煨干，将香油一收，外加糟油一拌，盛在瓷罐子里封严，要吃时拿出来，用炒的鸡瓜一拌就是了盛在瓷罐子里封严，要吃时拿出来，用炒的鸡瓜一拌就是了.The empire,long divided,must unite;long united,must divide.Thus it has ever beenThree reeking tanners(are enough to)overcome one Zhuge Liang.Losing the lady and having the army cripp
8、led.Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrivesbeauties whose faces would make fish forget to swim or birds to fly abash the very blossom and outshine the moon.We ask not the same day of birth,but we seek to die together.Written 1700 years ago,it tells the epic of Han Dynasty in China during the 2nd and 3t
9、d century.Complex political,military and diplomatic struggles.Advocate loyalty,brotherhood and courage.Wearing a robe and holding a fan made of crane feathers.Intelligent and learned personOutstanding strategist and statesmanGreat scholar and inventor.Straw boat borrows arrowsHandsome young man with
10、 many talentsWell versed in music and poems.(Should the tune be in error,Zhou Yu takes note.)Open-hearted and make friends with all walks of life.Serve Sun Quan with humility and loyaltyThe War of Red Cliff(describe the union of Zhuge liang and Zhou Yu defeat Cao Cao.Humane ruler who cares for his p
11、eople and picks good advisiors.Ideal ruler who adheres to the benevolent polticsThe story,set in the Song dynasty,tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gathers at Mount Liang(or Liangshan Marsh)to form a sizable（相当大的）army before they are eventually granted amnesty（赦免）by the government and sent on camp
12、aigns to resist foreign invaders and suppress（镇压）rebel forces.It has introduced to readers many of the most well known characters in Chinese literature,such as Wu Song,Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen.Water Marginaggressive 有进取心analytical 善于分析的audacious 大胆的，有冒险精神的candid 正直的dependable 可靠的dutiful 尽职的humble 恭顺
13、的liberal 心胸宽大的painstaking 辛勤的，苦干的，刻苦的precise 一丝不苟的sporting 光明正大的straightforward 老实的obedient 听话孝顺的 mean 吝啬的 skeptical多疑的 ungrateful 不领情的bigmouth 多嘴多舌的diplomatic 老练的，有策略的 narrow-minded 心胸狭窄的commendatory termderogratory term孙大圣是中国古典文学名著西游记（Journey to the West)中 的一个主要的人物。他是唐僧(Tang Monk)第一个徒弟。其实在中国，他最受欢迎
14、的名字不是“孙大圣”，而是“孙悟空”，这是教他72变 的第一个师傅给他起的名字。“悟”的意思是“启迪”。“空”的意 思是“无”，这是佛学(Buddhism)中最重要的一个认识。在佛学中，人必须放弃欲望和所有对财富、名声的渴望，以培养自己为佛。孙大圣是中国古典文学名著西游记（Journey to the West)中 的一个主要的人物。Monkey King is one of the main characters in Chinese classic literature masterpiece“Journey to the West.他是唐僧(Tang Monk)第一个徒弟。He is t
15、he first disciple of Tang Monk.其实在中国，他最受欢迎的名字不是“孙大圣”，而是“孙悟空”，这是教他72变 的第一个师傅给他起的名字。Actually in Chinese,his most popular name is not“Monkey King”but“Sun Wukong,which was given by his first Master who taught him the 72 supernormal abilities.“悟”的意思是“启迪”。“空”的意 思是“无”，这是佛学(Buddhism)中最重要的一个认识。“Wu”means enli
16、ghtening.“Kong”means emptiness,which is one of the most important understandings in Buddhism.在佛学中，人必须放弃欲望和所有对财富、名声的渴望，以培养自己为佛。In Buddhism,one has to give up every human desire and all attachments including the attachments to wealth and fame etc,in order to cultivate oneself into a Buddha.The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China Compass Gunpower Silk Road The Mid-Autumn Festival Members of Royal Family Mooncake Worship the moon Papermaking
