▸ 一条yī tiáo大河dà hé拦住lán zhù去路qù lù，

A great river blocked their path.

▸ 浪里làng lǐ钻出zuān chū红发hóng fà妖怪yāo guài。

From the waves emerged a red-haired demon.

▸ 脖挂bó guà骷髅链kū lóu liàn，举着jǔ zhe月牙铲yuè yá chǎn吼hǒu：“留下liú xià唐僧Táng sēng！”

He wore a skull necklace, brandished his crescent spade, and yelled, 'Leave Tang Sanzang here!'

▸ 孙悟空Sūn Wùkōng和hé猪八戒Zhū Bājiè联手lián shǒu打不过dǎ bu guò。

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie could not defeat him together.

▸ 悟空Wùkōng急得jí de找zhǎo观音Guān Yīn。

Desperate, Wukong went to seek Guanyin.

▸ 菩萨Pú Sà道dào：“他tā本是běn shì卷帘大将juǎn lián dà jiàng，打下dǎ xià凡间fán jiān受苦shòu kǔ。”

The Bodhisattva said, 'He was once the Curtain-Lifting General, cast to the mortal realm to suffer.'

▸ “你nǐ喊hǎn‘悟净’‘Wùjìng’，他tā自zì归顺guī shùn。”

'Call him ‘Wujing,’ and he will submit on his own.'

▸ 悟空Wùkōng回huí河边hé biān喊hǎn：“沙悟净！“Shā Wùjìng!菩萨Pú Sà叫jiào你nǐ上路shàng lù！”

Wukong called out by the river, 'Sha Wujing! The Bodhisattva summons you to the journey!'

▸ 妖怪yāo guài一愣yī lèng，

The demon froze in surprise.

▸ 跪下guì xià流泪liú lèi：“弟子“dì zi愿跟yuàn gēn师父shī fu取经qǔ jīng！”

He knelt in tears, 'I pledge to follow Master on the pilgrimage!'

▸ 原来yuán lái他tā吃掉chī diào的de九个jiǔ gè取经人qǔ jīng rén骷髅kū lóu竟是jìng shì唐僧Táng sēng前世qián shì的de！

It turned out the nine pilgrims he had eaten were from Tang Sanzang's past life!

▸ 玄奘Xuánzàng将jiāng骷髅kū lóu串成chuàn chéng项链xiàng liàn，渡河时dù hé shí忽然hū rán变作biàn zuò法船fǎ chuán……

Xuanzang strung the skulls into a necklace, which transformed into a magic boat when crossing the river...

▸ 寓意yù yì：曾经céng jīng的de错误cuò wù，也yě能néng变成biàn chéng未来wèi lái的de助力zhù lì。

Moral: Past mistakes can become future strengths.

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