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The Tang Monk looked at the robbers. He was shaking. “I’m s-sorry,” he said. “But . . . we’re just monks. We don’t have any money.”“Then give us whatever else you have,” said one robber. He came closer.“Please, sir,” said the monk. “We—”Wukong put up his hand. “I’ll deal with these robbers, Master.”Wukong approached the men. They all laughed.“Look at the little monkey!” said one of them.Wukong laughed too. “Yes, I am a monkey. And I am rather small, it’s true.” He removed the iron bar from his ear. “But you should be scared of me anyway.”His iron bar grew, and his eyes flashed red with anger.“The monkey is a spirit!” cried one man.The robbers tripped over one another, trying to get away. Wukong raised the iron bar, ready to strike.“Stop, Wukong!” cried the Tang Monk. “Don’t hurt them!”Wukong turned around as the men ran away. “Why not?” he asked. “They were going to hurt us.”“A Buddhist monk never hurts people,” said the monk. “I would rather get hurt than hurt someone else.”Wukong laughed. “That's ridiculous. We should have beaten them up!”The Tang Monk shook his head. “You are cruel and violent, Wukong.”Wukong was angry. “I just saved your life!” he cried. “How dare you scold me!” He paused. “I don’t have to accept this treatment. I’m leaving!”Wukong leaped into the air and was gone. The Tang Monk sighed and then continued his journey. Later that day he saw an old woman.“Monk,” said the woman. “Where are you going?”“I’m going to the Western Paradise,” said the Tang Monk.“Don’t you have anyone with you?” asked the woman. “You can’t go there alone.” “I did have a companion,” said the Tang Monk. “But he got angry when I scolded him for being violent. He left.”“Your companion will come back,” said the woman. “When he does, trick him into putting this on.” She pulled a metal headband out of her bag. “Whenever he misbehaves, recite the Tight Headband spell.” The old woman whispered a magical spell to the Tang Monk.“Thank you,” said the Tang Monk. “But how did you—”There was a flash of bright light, and the woman rose into the air.“The bodhisattva Guanyin!” cried the Tang Monk. He got down from his horse and bowed.Meanwhile Wukong sat in the palace of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. He and the Dragon King were drinking tea.“I hope you’ve learned from your punishment,” said the Dragon King.“Yes, I have,” said Wukong. “I won’t cause any more trouble for the Jade Emperor.”The Dragon King sipped his tea. “What will you do now?”“I was traveling west with a monk, to get scriptures from Buddha,” said Wukong. “I promised Guanyin I would do it.”The Dragon King smiled. “That’s wonderful!”Wukong shrugged. “Yes, well, I’m not doing it anymore.”The Dragon King put down his teacup. “Why not?”“That monk had a bad attitude,” said Wukong. “He yelled at me. He said I was cruel and violent.”The Dragon King coughed nervously. “Well, Wukong. The monk has a point.”Wukong glared at the king. “What do you mean?”The king hesitated and then said, “You are violent sometimes.”Wukong folded his arms and looked at the ground.The Dragon King continued. “Not only that, but you made a promise to Guanyin. Perhaps, Wukong, it is you who has a bad attitude?”
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①ridiculous [rɪˈdɪkjələs] adj.愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的rid 嘲笑 + i连字符 + cule 名词后缀 + ous 形容词后缀 → 可笑的ridicule [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n.嘲笑;奚落;讥笑 v.嘲笑;奚落;讥笑rid 嘲笑 + i 连字符 cule名词后缀 → 笑个不停 → 嘲笑She is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspapers.The meal was ridiculously expensive.②companion [kəmˈpæniən] n.旅伴;伴侣;陪伴;(爱好、志趣等相投的)伙伴，同伴;同甘共苦的伙伴com 强调 + pan 面包 + ion 名词后缀 → 一起分享面包的人 → 同伴We became companions in misfortune.英语单词companion来自拉丁语companionem，由com（一道）+panis（=bread，面包）组合而成，字面意思就是“分食面包的人”。罗马军队中，每十名士兵组成一个小组，在扎营时分享一顶帐篷，吃饭时分享面包。他们就是最典型的companion。据说，为了避免面包分得不公平，罗马人发明了一种巧妙的制度：指派一个人负责分面包，然后由其他人选择自己的那一份，分面包的人自己只能分得被人挑剩下的一份。为了避免自己拿到的面包比别人的少，分面包的人就会尽力将每一份面包分得一样多。英语单词company与companion同源，本质指的是一群“分食面包的人”，后来被用作军队建制单位，即“连”。还可以用来表示“公司”，因为公司其实就是一群共同挣面包、分面包的人组成的团队。companion：[kəm'pænjən] n.同伴，伙伴，朋友vt.陪伴company：['kʌmp(ə)nɪ] n.公司，连队，陪伴vt.陪伴vi.交往③headband [ˈhedbænd] n.头带，束发带(尤指运动时用以固定头发或吸汗)A chaplet or headband decorated with gold or jewels.④misbehave [ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv] v.行为不端mis 否定 + be 强调 + have 持有，举止 → 不好的行为 → 行为不端Any child caught misbehaving was made to stand at the front of the class.⑤recite [rɪˈsaɪt] v.(尤指对听众)背诵，吟诵，朗诵;(口头)列举;逐一讲述re 一再 + cit 引用；唤起，激起 + e → 一再唤起记忆 → 背诵同源词：excite，excitement,excitation,excitive,incite等。
Each child had to recite a poem to the class.cite [saɪt] v.提及(原因);举出(示例);列举;引用;引述;援引;传唤;传讯cite an example [saɪt ən ɪɡˈzæmpl] 举例子;举例说明⑥sip [sɪp] v.小口喝;抿 n.一小口(饮料)She sat there, sipping at her tea.
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