The Equal To Heaven · 齊天大聖 · Havoc in Heaven · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 2

山上有一面很大的旗子。孫悟空寫了四個大字。字寫在大旗子上。大字是「齊天大聖」。他要玉帝叫他這個名字。玉帝看了這面大旗子。玉帝覺得非常生氣。玉帝要將軍李靖去打他。

李靖是一個大將軍。他帶了很多天庭的兵。李靖帶兵來到山上。但是孫悟空一點也不怕。孫悟空比李靖強大！他用金箍棒打天兵。金箍棒比別的武器厲害。孫悟空變出很多小猴子。孫悟空打敗了李靖。他大聲地笑了。將軍和天兵都跑走了。

李靖沒有打敗孫悟空。太白金星對玉帝說話。他說：「我們不能打他。」「我們要請他來天庭。」「我們給他齊天大聖的名字。」「但這是一個空的名字。」玉帝聽了，他也笑了。

太白金星去請孫悟空。孫悟空開心地來到天庭。大家叫他齊天大聖。玉帝要他去看守仙桃。仙桃在一個大果園裡。孫悟空一個人走進去。他以為他贏了。他不知道危險就在前面。

語法 · Grammar

Comparison with 比 (bǐ)

Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adjective

The preposition 比 is used to compare two things, meaning 'A is more [adjective] than B'.

孫悟空比李靖強大！Sun Wukong was more powerful than Li Jing!

金箍棒比別的武器厲害。The Golden Cudgel was more fierce than other weapons.

Adverbial Marker 地 (de)

Adjective + 地 + Verb

The structural particle 地 turns adjectives into adverbs, modifying the verb that follows. It acts similarly to the '-ly' suffix in English.

他大聲地笑了。He laughed loudly.

孫悟空開心地來到天庭。Sun Wukong happily came to the Heavenly Court.

練習二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.強大

2.厲害

3.以為

4.看守

5.開心

a.to guard

b.fierce; awesome

c.happy

d.powerful

e.to assume incorrectly

1-d · 2-b · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

譯文 · Translation

On the mountain there was a very large flag. Sun Wukong wrote four large characters. The characters were written on the big flag. The large characters were "Great Sage Equal to Heaven". He wanted the Jade Emperor to call him this name. The Jade Emperor saw this big flag. The Jade Emperor felt very angry. The Jade Emperor wanted General Li Jing to go and fight him.

Li Jing was a great general. He brought many of the Heavenly Court's soldiers. Li Jing led the soldiers to the mountain. But Sun Wukong was not afraid at all. Sun Wukong was more powerful than Li Jing! He used the Golden Cudgel to fight the heavenly soldiers. The Golden Cudgel was more fierce than other weapons. Sun Wukong transformed into many little monkeys. Sun Wukong defeated Li Jing. He laughed loudly. The general and the heavenly soldiers all ran away.

Li Jing did not defeat Sun Wukong. Taibai Jinxing spoke to the Jade Emperor. He said: "We cannot fight him." "We should invite him to the Heavenly Court." "We will give him the name Great Sage Equal to Heaven." "But this is an empty name." The Jade Emperor listened, and he also laughed.

Taibai Jinxing went to invite Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong happily came to the Heavenly Court. Everyone called him Great Sage Equal to Heaven. The Jade Emperor wanted him to go guard the immortal peaches. The immortal peaches were in a large orchard. Sun Wukong walked in by himself. He thought he had won. He did not know danger was right ahead.