外国人看了《西游记》才知道：“七龙珠”原型原来是孙悟空！

《西游记》是几代中国人的童年回忆，暑假里没有它的陪伴是不完整的。作为一部史诗巨著（epic），它在国际上的影响有多深远？

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对《西游记》的疯狂安利

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The story itself was already a part of Chinese folk and literary tradition in the form of colloquial stories, a poetic novelette, and a six-part drama when Wu Chengen formed it into his long and richly humorous novel.

故事设定在公元六世纪，僧人唐三藏（Buddhist monk）被委以重任，要将古老的佛教经文从西天带到中国，启迪普罗大众（enlighten the masses）。

老衲说，虽然这类情节和套路现在很常见，但在当时，《西游记》是有着开创先河的意义的。

I bet you can think of a gazillion stories with the structure, but back in the day—this fellowship, well they were the O.G. heroes.
我敢打赌你们可以联想到许许多多结构相似的故事，但在当时，这种师徒同行的情节很少见，他们可谓是初世代的英雄。

唐僧是一个美男子，“丰姿英伟，相貌轩昂。齿白如银砌，唇红口四方”。同时，他更为人所知的特点就是慈悲为怀。作为英雄阵容中的领导者，他虽然是个没有武力的凡人，却能够通过自身道德感和同情心引导徒弟们。

Tang Sanzang is a spiritual character who is pure of heart, naive and is the moral compass and compassionate leader of his group of Gods.

之所以师徒四人会遇到“九九八十一难”，其中一个原因就是吃了唐僧肉可以长生不老（live as long as heaven and earth），令妖怪们垂涎眼馋。这一点从小妖和大王的对话中就可以看出来：

大王，外面是个和尚哩，团头大面，两耳垂肩，嫩刮刮的一身肉，细娇娇的一张皮，且是好个和尚！
A monk, Your Majesty. He has a large face and a round head, and his ears hang down to his shoulders. His flesh looks most tender and his skin extremely delicate. He's a very promising monk.

② 孙悟空（Sun Wukong/The Monkey King）

孙悟空可谓是《西游记》“二创”中的顶流，从国内到国外，从影视剧到动漫游戏，都有着他的身影。连老衲自己都坦白说，最想成为的角色就是美猴王，能够斩妖除魔、改写生死簿（the Book of the Dead），谁能不羡慕呢？

Born from a stone and possesses supernatural powers through Taoist teachings, he can transform into different objects and animals. He's a skilled martial artist and he has a magical staff. And he rides a magical cloud.
孙悟空是从石头缝里蹦出来的。他师从道教，习得一身通天本领，可以变化成各种物体和动物。他不仅功夫了得，还有一只神奇的金箍棒，乘筋斗云、来去自如。

在很多小伙伴心中，记忆最深刻的是喊着“大师兄，师傅被妖怪抓走了！”的沙师弟。但沙悟净也可以是一个相当炫酷的英雄人物。

In the original text, Wujing was quite a dangerous water spirit who would kill humans and wear their skulls as a necklace. His intellect, strength and magical staff are his best weapons in a battle.
在最初的神话传说中，悟净是一个相当危险的水怪，他会夺人性命，并把他们的骷髅串成项链佩戴。沙悟净的智慧、力量和降妖宝杖，是他在战斗中最好的武器。

④ 猪八戒（Zhu Bajie/Pigsy）

八戒本是八万天兵天将的统帅，因为调戏月宫仙女嫦娥落得被赶出天庭的下场。被贬人间后，他成了一个半猪半人的怪物，好吃懒做，时常无法把控自己的七情六欲。

Zhu Bajie was a commander-in-chief of 80,000 Heavenly Navy Soldiers until he, like Sha Wujing, was cast out of heaven for indulging in his lustful desire after the Moon Goddess. On Earth, he is a half-pig half-man creature who loves food and often gives in to his base desires.

猪八戒的性格，从大师兄的台词中也可见一斑：

“呆子啊！师父教你化斋，许你在此睡觉的？”

You idiot, who said you could sleep here instead of begging for food as our master told you?

老衲表示，“我小时候一直想成为热门日本动画片《七龙珠Z》（Dragon Ball Z）中的悟空”，来中国学习了《西游记》才发现，悟空（Goku）的原型原来是孙悟空。

Goku is definitely based on Sun Wukong, which actually translates to Sun Goku in Japanese! Characters are almost carbon copies of Journey to the West characters. Bulma is obviously Tang Sanzang. Oolong is Zhu Bajie.
《龙珠》中的悟空绝对是以孙悟空为原型。当中的主要人物也几乎是《西游记》几大主角的翻版，布尔玛显然是唐三藏，乌龙就是猪八戒。

此外，《宠物小精灵》中从小火焰猴、猛火猴到烈焰猴的进化，《数码宝贝》中的悟空兽、猪八戒兽和沙悟净兽，甚至还有《我的世界》中的孙悟空同款皮肤，都少不了《西游记》的灵感启发。

《西游记》对流行文化的影响还有很多，比如科幻美剧《穷山恶水》（Into the Badlands）在人物和剧情上，也都对《西游记》有所借鉴。

而更多的创作者也在通过不同的媒介，以《西游记》故事为灵感，编织出了属于自己的英雄史诗。

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The influence that Journey to the West has had on pop culture is quite incredible and the story and the characters across so many mediums have inspired artists and creators to dream up their own epic tales of heroism.

最后，让我们一起来复习一遍“刻进DNA”里的名台词吧。译文来自余国藩译本。

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