學習一種語言是了解對方文化的過程,中文的意境很強，中國傳統神話名著《西遊記》（Pilgrimage to the West或者Journey to the West）人物事件,應該怎樣用英文來表達呢？這是我們自己的文化，你在交流時總不能只會說對方文化吧，自己的經典也是要知道的。我們的猴子早就在世界上驚豔八方了，收藏下來沒錯的。語言的魅力在於交流溝通，簡單表達，對方正確理解到你所要表達意思，這是重點。
一、 事件
大鬧天宮五百年之後，觀音傳如來佛祖授意，欽點長安化生寺小僧玄奘前往西天求取救世度人的三藏真經。It's been 500 years after the Monkey King's havoc in heaven。The Mercy Goddess proclaims the Buddha's deccree and appoints Xuanzang,a little monk from Chang'an to go to the West and fetch the Buddhist scriptures。
大鬧天空the Monkey King's havoc in heaven或wreak havoc in heaven
五百年之後500 years after；五百年之前500 years ago
東土大唐The Great Tang Dynasty in the East；長安Chang'an
西天the West/前往西方go to the West；大雷音寺the Thunder Monastery
救世度人三藏真經（佛教的三藏真經）the Buddhist scriptures；三藏真經the scriptures
取經to fetch the scriptures/for fetch scriptures；取經人the scripture fetcher/Mr.Scripture Fetcher
十萬八千裡One the way of 36000 miles；如來佛祖/佛祖釋迦牟尼 The Buddha/Buddha
菩薩The Goddess觀音The Mercy Goddess/The Goddess of Mercy觀音菩薩/觀世音/觀世音菩薩/觀自在菩薩：能聞聲救苦，到處行慈運悲，太虛大師說:"慈悲濟物即觀音。" 所以英文用了 mercy仁慈，憐憫。
二、 人物
1－唐三藏Xuanzang；金蟬子Golden Cicada、小和尚/小僧a little monk；聖僧Holy monk（女兒國「悄悄問聖僧，女兒美不美」）；師父master、長老reverend sir
2－孫悟空/悟空Sun Wukong/Wukong；齊天大聖the Monkey king美猴王the Handsome Monkey King；猴哥Bro Monkey大師兄Big brother
金箍棒Golden Cudgel，如意金箍棒/無敵金箍棒Inapproachable golden cudgel
金箍gold hoop金箍咒the Incantation of the Golden Hoop
筋鬥雲/騰雲駕霧 cloud somersault /Somersault Cloud；火眼金睛Fiery Eyes
花果山the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit；水簾洞Water Curtain Cave
兩界山Double Boundary Mountai；五行山/五指山Five Elements Mountain
3－白龍馬the dragon horse/white dragon horse
八戒Bajie；豬剛鬣Zhu Ganglie；二師兄Bro Bajie
沙僧/悟淨Sha Wujing/Wujing；老沙/沙師弟Bro Sha
4、關聯詞
阿彌陀佛Amitabha；佛珠/念珠prayer beads；度化enlightenment；度化眾生to enlighten people；度過劫難overcome doom
輪迴reincarnation/the cycle anymore；再世為人reincarnation into human；去往生極樂/去極樂世界to nirvana；福報karmic reward/good fortune；今生/此生in this life；前世previous life；來世 next lifetime（九世nine lifetime）
施主alms giver/benefactor(如果雙方在對話，可直接稱「sir/madam」)；尊駕Gentleman（這裡是調侃時用的稱呼）；小鮮肉young boy萌cute 風騷Coquettish；人human；神仙immortals；凡人/凡胎肉體mortal
妖怪monster妖氣demonic；孽畜/孽障Evil creature妖孽demon/Evil demon；白骨精White Bone Spirit
飛灰菸灰vanish completely/煙消雲散completely vanish ；回魂soul returned/The returned soul 魂兮歸來；金身不壞body is intact；面見如來to see the Buddha in person
三、臺詞對白
本文中所有圖片及臺詞對白句子，取自2016年電影版《西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精》，也稱為The Monkey king 《大鬧天宮》
1-這取經路上的每一難皆為造化,每一步皆是修行。Every suffering on the journey is predestined.Every step is a spiritual practice.
2-悟淨，經書上說「一念迷是眾生，一念覺是佛」Wujing,a scripture says that being deluded,a Buddha is everyone, while being awakened,everyone is a Buddha.
3-光陰如梭，未必是世間良藥。念念相續，苦痛裡都是執著passing time is not necessarily a good cure. pain comes from stubbornness
4-度化眾生，我若不入地獄,即便我是到了大雷音寺也取不了到真經To enlighten people if I don't get in hell even is I could reach the Thunder Monastery，I would not get the scriptures.
5-一世不消,我度一世；十世不消,我度十世If she can't change her doom,I'll help her throughout life.If not so after ten lifetimes,I'll be helping as well,without fail.
6-一世不來，我等你一世；十世不來，我也等十世。If you can't come back for a lifetime,I'll wait throughout this life.If not so after ten lifetimes,I'll be waiting as well,without fail.
7-你火眼金睛看的是真相,但是你師父看的是心相.what your Fiery Eyes see is truth but what your master sees is heart。
8-一直以來，你用自己的錯與對去看別人的對與錯,You have always been judging others with your own standard of right or wrong