007. - The Land of Darkness幽冥界之行
1. darkness
⿊暗，阴暗
A sign on the entrance gate said "Land of Darkness ."
2. command
命令
"Smaller!" commanded Wukong.
3. shrank
收缩，缩短 (shrink-shrank/shrunk)
The pillar shrank!
4. pin
1. 别针，领带夹，发夹，(2. (⽤别针等)别住)
Soon it was no bigger than a pin.
5. rude
粗鲁的，⽆礼的
He was very rude.
6. clench
握紧 (拳头)，咬紧 (⽛)
The Dragon King clenched his fists.
7. report
报告
I'm going to report him to the Jade Emperor!
8. declare
宣⾔，断⾔
"Nobody will ever attack us again!" declared Wukong.
9. feast
盛宴，筵席
They held a big feast that lasted until late at night.
10. creepy
令⼈⽑⾻悚然的
They walked toward a dark and creepy city.
11. yank
猛然⼀拉，使劲⼀拉
He yanked his arms free.
12. knock out
使昏迷
He knocked out the first spirit.
13. ghost
⿁，幽灵
Demons and ghosts fled.
14. fled
逃⾛，逃逸 (flee-fled)
Demons and ghosts fled.
15. cause
导致，使发⽣，引起
Why are you causing all this trouble?
16 / 26616. nonsense
胡说，废话
" Nonsense !" yelled Wukong.
17. judge
1. 法官，审判员，(2. 评委，裁判)
I am the Judge of the Dead.
18. nervous
紧张不安的
The judge looked nervous.
19. directory
(按照字母等顺序可以查到姓名，地址等信息的)⽬录，⼿册
Let's check the Directory.
20. contain
包含，容纳，装有
The Directory contains the name and age of every
creature on Earth.
21. creature
⽣物，动物
The Directory contains the name and age of every
creature on Earth.
22. flip
1. 快速地翻(书页等)，(2. 翻跟⽃)
The judge flipped through the pages.
23. born
出⽣ bear-bore-born
Born from a stone three hundred years ago.
24. glare
怒⽬注视
Wukong raised his iron bar and glared at the judge.
25. hesitate
犹豫，踌躇
The judge hesitated.
26. pluck
采，摘，拔
Wukong plucked two of his hairs and blew on them.
听力文本：
Sun Wukong put his hand on the iron
pillar. He felt it move.
“Hmm,” he thought. “This piece of iron
really is magical. I bet it will do whatever I
want it to do.”
“Smaller!” commanded Wukong.
The pillar shrank! Soon it was just a little
taller than Wukong. He picked it up and
swung it around.
“This is a perfect weapon for me,” he
said.
“I can’t believe he can lift it!” said the
Dragon Queen.
Wukong made the bar even smaller. Soon
it was no bigger than a pin. He placed it
inside his ear.
“I’ve got what I want,” said Wukong.
“Good-bye.” He turned around and left.
“He was very rude,” said the Dragon Queen.
The Dragon King clenched his fists. “I’m
going to report him to the Jade Emperor!”
Back home, the others were amazed by
Wukong’s new weapon.
“Nobody will ever attack us again!”
* * *
declared Wukong.
The monkeys and apes cheered. They
held a big feast that lasted until late at night.
Wukong went to bed happy. But as he fell
asleep, two spirits grabbed him.
“What are you doing?” asked Wukong.
“Let go of me!”
He kicked and struggled as the spirits
dragged him out of his cave. They walked
toward a dark and creepy city. A sign on the
entrance gate said “Land of Darkness.”
“The Land of Darkness?” cried Wukong.
“That’s where people go when they die. I’m
supposed to live forever!”
He yanked his arms free. “Grow!” he cried.
His iron bar quickly grew. Whap! He
knocked out the first spirit. Crack! He
knocked out the second spirit.
Wukong stomped into the Land of
Darkness. He headed toward the Palace of
Darkness. As he went, he swung his iron bar
back and forth. Demons and ghosts fled.
A tall spirit stepped out of the palace.
“What’s going on out here?” the spirit
asked.
“Who are you?” asked Wukong.
“I am the Judge of the Dead,” said
the spirit. “Why are you causing all this
trouble?”
“I want to know why I was brought here,”
said Wukong. “Tell me now!”
The judge held up his hands. “If you were
brought here, it means your time on Earth is
over.”
“Nonsense!” yelled Wukong. “I’m going
to live forever!”
The judge looked nervous. “Let’s check
the Directory,” he said. “The Directory
contains the name and age of every creature
on Earth. It says when each creature will
die.”
Inside the palace the judge opened a large
book. “What is your name?” he asked.
Wukong told him. The judge flipped
through the pages.
“Here it is,” said the judge. “It says ‘Sun
Wukong. Born from a stone three hundred
years ago. Died today.’”
Wukong shook his head. “No. I’m going
to live forever.”
“The Directory isn’t wrong,” said the
judge. “You’ll have to stay here now.”
Wukong raised his iron bar and glared at
the judge. “Give me that book!”
The judge hesitated. “I can’t give it to—”
“Now!” said Wukong.
Shaking, the judge handed the book to
Wukong.
Wukong plucked two of his hairs and
blew on them. They turned into a brush and a
jar of ink. He drew a line through his name.
“You can’t do that!” said the judge.
“Yes, I can,” said Wukong.
Next, Wukong found the names of all the
other monkeys and apes. He crossed out their
names too.
“Now I really will live forever,” said
Wukong. “And so will all of my subjects!”
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