《西游記》

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　　《西游記》是吳承恩寫的一部神話小說(mythological novel)，講述的是唐僧在三個徒弟孫悟空、豬八戒和沙僧的保護下去西天取經(to find the Buddhist scripture )的故事。

　　一路上，唐僧經常被妖怪(demon )捉走，性命垂危，因為它們相信吃了他的肉就可以長生不老，因而他的三個徒弟總要一次又一次地解救他。

　　在歷經了九九81難之后，他們終于取得了真經，修煉成佛。1986年，這部小說被改編為電視劇，受到了廣大觀眾的喜愛。

　　參考譯文：

　　Journey to the Westis a mythological novel written by Wu Cheng'en which tells a story about Tangseng—the Master, who went to the West to find the Buddhist scripture under the protection of his three disciples- Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy.

　　During the journey, Tangseng is often captured and has his life threatened, because the demons who capture him believe that if they eat Tangseng they can attain immortality. As a result, his three disciples always have to save him time and again.

　　After experiencing 81 difficulties, the four obtain the true scripture and become Buddha. In 1986，the novel was adapted into a TV series, which was very popular among the massive audience.

　　難點點撥：

　　1.徒弟孫悟空、豬八戒和沙僧:有固定的譯法，分別為Monkey King，Pigsy和Sandy。這里的“徒弟”翻譯為disciples (門徒，弟子)最為恰當。

　　2.在...的保護下:應譯為 under the protection of...

　　3.性命垂危:不可翻譯為somebody's life is very dangerous,而應譯為have one's life threatened,即“生命受到威脅”。

　　4.長生不老:有多種譯法，既可譯為live forever,也可譯為be immortal或 attain immortality。

　　5.九九81難:可譯為81 difficulties。文中的九九表達的意思和81是一樣的， 所以譯文中可以不體現。

　　6.修煉成佛:直接譯為become Buddha即可。除表示“佛像”之外，Buddha 在表示“佛”的時候單復數形式相同。

　　《西游記》

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　　《西游記》(Journey to the West)是中國四大名著之一。16世紀90年代，明朝時期，《西游記》匿名出版，雖然沒有現存證據直接證明該書作者，但20世紀以來，人們一直認為作者是學者吳承恩。

　　這部小說是關于唐朝佛教和尚玄奘，為取得佛教經書(Buddhist scriptures)，前往印度的朝圣之旅。

　　觀音菩薩(the Bodhisattva Guanyin)受佛祖指令，將西行取經的任務交給玄奘和三個負責保護玄奘的徒弟—孫悟空、豬八戒、沙悟凈，還有一個龍太子變做玄奘的坐騎。

　　這四人同意幫助玄奘西行，也是為他們犯下的罪行進行懺悔。

　　參考譯文：

　　Journey to the Westis one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China. Published first anonymously in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty，and even though there is no direct evidence of its authorship, it has been said that the author is Wu Cheng'en since the 20th century.

　　The novel is about the legends of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to India during the Tang dynasty in order to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

　　Instructed by the Buddha, the Bodhisattva Guanyin assigns this task to the monk and his three protectors in the form of disciples, namely Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy, together with a dragon prince who acts as Xuanzang's horse.

　　These four characters have agreed to help Xuanzang go to the West as confession for their past sins.

　　難點點撥：

　　1.《西游記》:可譯為Journey to the West或Pilgrimage to the West,可以理解為“向西的旅行”或“向西的朝圣之旅”。

　　2.四大名著:可譯為the Four Great Classical Novels。

　　3.前往印度的朝圣之旅:可譯為pilgrimage to India。其中pilgrimage意為“朝圣之旅”。

　　4.負責保護玄奘的徒弟:可譯為his three protectors in the form of disciples。

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