文档介绍：Journey to the West
Journey to the West
The author :Wu Chenen
The status :One of the Four Great classical Chinese novels .
Background:A true story of a Chinese monk([mʌŋk], 和尚)Xuan Zang to fetch([fetʃ] ,取来) back some Buddhist scriptures (佛经).
The theme
Keywords:
A master and three apprentices( [ə‘prentɪs]  )(徒弟)
81 difficulties(八十一难)
Ghosts and monsters(妖魔鬼怪)
Buddhist ( [‘budist] )scriptures( [’skrɪptʃɚ] )(佛经)
Fantasy and myth [mɪθ] (神话幻想)
1. Master: Monk Tang
2. Senior Brother : Monkey King
3. Second Brother: Pigsy
4. Brother: Sandy
* White horse
Main character
It is a story about a Buddhist monk 和尚 and bunch of
animals with human. Characteristic 性格 The animals
actually in the story are a very fairy tale 神话故事 type of
mood and they traveled west to India to find scriptures.
The animals themselves are celestial 神仙 being in mortal
forms and they have magical powers that protect them
from the goblins 地精 and the evil spirits 恶鬼.
They encountered遇到many untold hardships and
incredible难以置信的dangers along the way. Xuan
zang is always captured 捕获 and have his life
threatened whilehis disciples 门徒try to find an
ingenious 机灵的(but often violent 暴力的)way of
liberating 解放him, finally after 81 difficulties they got
the true scriptures and e
Monk Tang--Leader
Sometimes Irresolute (ɪ‘rezəluːt)(优柔寡断的)
Tolerant (宽容的)
Persevering (有毅力的)
Have good interpersonal relationships
Have no magic power but magic spells.
showed favoritism(偏袒)to Pig(偏袒八戒)
紧箍咒
Monkey King——Core force
Brave and fearless
Resourceful(机智的)
Competent (能干的)
Justicial  ['dʒʌstikəl] (公正的)
Great Sage Equalling Heaven 齐天大圣
Only a fighter but not a leader
Pig——lubricant  ['luːbrɪk(ə)nt]  (润滑剂)
Comic (滑稽的)
Greedy and lustful ['lʌstfl]  (贪婪和好色)
Good nature(脾气温和的)
Please leader (讨好上司)
Have high Emotional Quotient ['kwəʊʃ(ə)nt]
(有很高的情商)