In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.
1979年11月，英格兰的学生们能够观看到一个名为猴子的新电视节目TKXK&chS!TWIaxsoe。
Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children.
好多人都是第一次听说这个故事eP)l(l_^%.]1UKLybxLt。然而，这个故事对中国的孩子们来说就没那么新鲜了s3!]cfjBth。
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
美猴王或者孙悟空就是中国传统小说《西游记》的主人公.7_(r%Tc%KcFbY+mb。
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
美猴王不是一只普通的猴子Qg*S,Y^d,nHg+Hm。事实上，他有时候看上去甚至都不像一只猴子！
This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.
这是因为他会72种变化，能改变自己身体的形状和大小，把自己变成不同的动物和物体vOQ6~AP+=!R)5@uU.it。
But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick.
但是他却无法变成人，除非他把自己的尾巴藏起来;fb|DTcwgyiM4)S%qnXm。和坏人战斗的时候，美猴王便拿出金箍棒vc0eH%eZeb。
Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
有时候他会把金箍棒变的很小，小到可以放进耳朵里unT*;^jekC~nsy9TW。有时候，他会把金箍棒变的很大很长|@h9]wPWKv[W9k.!8|M。
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,
多年来，中国的孩子们一提到美猴王就很兴奋a*%]bdqj&46#^。30年前这档电视节目一经播出
Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
西方的小孩们就对这个故事非常感兴趣，因为他们知道聪明的美猴王会帮助弱小，并且永不放弃]XTHzj_q=1K=!。