第一dì yī章zhāng、看管kān guǎn仙桃园xiān táo yuán ▸ 

▸ 孙悟空sūn wù kōng想要xiǎng yào做zuò齐天大圣qí tiān dà shèng，

When Sun Wukong wanted to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, ..

▸ 玉帝yù dì同意tóng yì了le，给gěi了le他tā“齐天大圣qí tiān dà shèng”的de名号míng hào。

.. the Jade Emperor agreed and gave him the title of “Great Sage Equal to Heaven”.

▸ 在zài太白金星tài bái jīn xīng的de建议jiàn yì下xià，玉帝yù dì还huán给gěi了le孙悟空sūn wù kōng一yí份fèn新xīn工作gōng zuò——看管kān guǎn仙桃园xiān táo yuán。

At the suggestion of Taibai Jinxing, the Jade Emperor also gave Sun Wukong a new job—looking after the Immortal Peach Garden.

▸ 仙桃园xiān táo yuán，果然guǒ rán是shì天上tiān shàng最zuì漂亮piào liang的de花园huā yuán之一zhī yī。

The Immortal Peach Garden was truly one of the most beautiful gardens in Heaven.

▸ 孙悟空sūn wù kōng一yì走zǒu进去jìn qù，就jiù闻到wén dào了le甜甜tián tián的de香气xiāng qì。

As soon as Sun Wukong stepped inside, he smelled a sweet fragrance.

▸ 眼前yǎn qián是shì一yí片piàn望wàng不到bu dào边biān的de桃táo林lín，一yì棵kē棵kē桃树táo shù发fā着zhe绿lǜ光guāng。

Before his eyes was an endless peach grove, with green light glowing from each peach tree.

▸ 树shù上shang开kāi满mǎn了le桃花táo huā，有的yǒu de树shù上shang已经yǐ jīng结出jiē chū了le桃子táo zi。

The trees were covered with peach blossoms, and some of the trees had already borne peaches.

▸ 那nà些xiē桃子táo zi大大dà dà的de，

Those peaches were huge.

▸ 表面biǎo miàn好像hǎo xiàng有yǒu一层yì céng金jīn光guāng在zài流动liú dòng，香气xiāng qì也yě非常fēi cháng特别tè bié。

Their surfaces seemed to shimmer with a layer of golden light, and they also had a unique fragrance.

▸ 太白金星tài bái jīn xīng向xiàng孙悟空sūn wù kōng介绍jiè shào道dào：“大圣dà shèng，这zhè就jiù是shì仙桃园xiān táo yuán了le。

Taibai Jinxing introduced this to Sun Wukong and said, “Great Sage, this is the Immortal Peach Garden.

▸ 这里zhè lǐ的de仙桃xiān táo可kě不bú一般yì bān，分fēn三sān种zhǒng。

The immortal peaches here are no ordinary peaches. They come in three kinds.

▸ 第dì一yī种zhǒng，三sān千qiān年nián一yì熟shóu，人rén吃chī了le会huì身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng，不再bú zài生病shēng bìng；

The first kind ripens once every three thousand years. People who eat it will be healthy and never fall ill.

▸ 第dì二èr种zhǒng，六liù千qiān年nián一yì熟shóu，人rén吃chī了le能néng长生不老cháng shēng bù lǎo；

The second kind ripens once every six thousand years. People who eat it will live forever.

▸ 第dì三sān种zhǒng最zuì厉害lì hai，九jiǔ千qiān年nián一yì熟shóu，

The third kind is the most remarkable. It ripens once every nine thousand years.

▸ 吃chī了le能néng提高tí gāo法力fǎ lì，还hái能néng活huó得de和hé日月rì yuè一样yí yàng长久cháng jiǔ！

People who eat it can improve their magical powers and will live as long as the sun and the moon!

▸ 这zhè些xiē都dōu是shì为wèi王母娘娘wáng mǔ niáng niang的de仙桃xiān táo大会dà huì准备zhǔn bèi的de。

These have all been prepared for the Queen Mother of the West’s Immortal Peach Banquet.

▸ 您nín的de新xīn工作gōng zuò，就jiù是shì看管kān guǎn这里zhè lǐ。”

Your new job is to look after this place.”

▸ “仙桃xiān táo大会dà huì？王母娘娘wáng mǔ niáng niang？”孙悟空sūn wù kōng第一dì yī次cì听说tīng shuō。

“Immortal Peach Banquet? The Queen Mother of the West?” This was Sun Wukong’s first time hearing about this.

▸ “是shì啊a，”太白金星tài bái jīn xīng点点头diǎn diǎn tóu，解释jiě shì道dào：“那nà是shì天宫tiān gōng里lǐ最zuì热闹rè nao的de大会dà huì之一zhī yī。

“Yes,” Taibai Jinxing nodded and explained, “That is one of the liveliest festivals in the Heavenly Palace.

▸ 王母娘娘wáng mǔ niáng niang是shì天宫tiān gōng里lǐ最zuì受shòu尊重zūn zhòng的de女神nǚ shén之一zhī yī。

The Queen Mother of the West is one of the most highly respected goddesses in the Heavenly Palace.

▸ 她tā负责fù zé举办jǔ bàn仙桃xiān táo大会dà huì，

She is in charge of hosting the Immortal Peach Banquet.

▸ 到时候dào shí hòu会huì邀请yāo qǐng各位gè wèi神仙shén xiān一起yì qǐ来lái吃chī仙桃xiān táo。”

When the time comes, she will invite all the immortals to come eat the immortal peaches.”

▸ 孙悟空sūn wù kōng没méi太tài听tīng进去jìn qù，他tā眼睛yǎn jing直直zhí zhí地de看kàn着zhe那nà些xiē九jiǔ千qiān年nián一yì熟shóu的de大dà桃táo。

Sun Wukong wasn’t really listening. His eyes were fixed on those great peaches that ripen only once every nine thousand years.

▸ “好了hǎo le，你nǐ放心fàng xīn，这里zhè lǐ交jiāo给gěi我wǒ，肯定kěn dìng没méi问题wèn tí。你nǐ去qù忙máng吧ba。”孙悟空sūn wù kōng说道shuō dào。

“All right, don’t worry. Leave this to me. There won’t be any issues. You can go about your business,” Sun Wukong said.

▸ 孙悟空sūn wù kōng想xiǎng让ràng太白金星tài bái jīn xīng快点儿kuài diǎn'r离开lí kāi，他tā想xiǎng一yí个ge人rén好好hǎo hǎo看看kàn kan自己zì jǐ的de桃园táo yuán。

Sun Wukong wanted Taibai Jinxing to leave quickly so that he could take a good look around his peach garden alone.

▸ 不过bú guò，太白金星tài bái jīn xīng却què没méi有yǒu走zǒu，

However, Taibai Jinxing did not leave.

▸ 他tā要yào带dài孙悟空sūn wù kōng去qù别的bié de地方dì fang看看kàn kan，说shuō是shì给gěi孙悟空sūn wù kōng一yí个ge惊喜jīng xǐ。

He wanted to take Sun Wukong to look at another place, saying that he wanted to give Sun Wukong a surprise.

▸ 惊喜jīng xǐ？什么shén me惊喜jīng xǐ？

A surprise? What surprise?

▸ 太白金星tài bái jīn xīng把bǎ孙悟空sūn wù kōng带dài到dào一yí座zuò新xīn建jiàn好hǎo的de漂亮piào liang房子fáng zi前qián，

Taibai Jinxing brought Sun Wukong to the front of a newly built, beautiful house.

▸ 门mén上shang写xiě着zhe五wǔ个ge发光fā guāng的de大dà字zì——“齐天大圣qí tiān dà shèng府fǔ”。

On the door were five large, glowing characters—“Residence of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven”.

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