第三套:

老而7《西游記》( Journey to the, West)也許是中國文學四大經典小說中最具影響力的一部，當然也是在國外最廣為人知的一部小說。這部小說描繪了著名僧侶玄奘在三個隨從的陪同下穿越中國西部地區前往印度取經( Buddhist scripture)的艱難歷程。雖然故事的主題基于佛教,但這部小說采用了大量中國民間故事和神話的素材,創造了各種栩栩如生的人物和動物形象。其中最著名的是孫悟空,他與各種各樣妖魔作斗爭的故事幾乎為每個中國孩子所熟知。

Journey to the West is probably the most influential one ofthe four classic novels in the Chinese literature and surelythe best-known one on foreign lands. Depicted in the novelis the hard journey that Hsuan-tsang, an eminent monk, andhis three followers make across west China to India to fetchBuddhist scripture. Although the theme is based on Bud-dhism, the book employs many materials of Chinese folktales and myths to create various vivid images of charactersand animals, among which is the most famous Monkey King,whose stories of fighting genies are extremely i popularamong Chinese kids.