Read the passage and answer the questions.
讀這篇短文,回答問題。
In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.
1979年11月,英國學生能夠觀看一部名叫《美猴王》的新電視節目了。
Most of them were hearing this story for the first time.
他們大多數是第一次聽到這個故事。
However, this story is not new to Chinese children.
然而,這個故事對中國孩子來說并不新鮮了。
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
美猴王或者說孫悟空是中國傳統的書籍《西游記》中的主人公。
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey.
美猴王并不是一只普通的猴子。
In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
事實上,他甚至有時看起來不像一只猴子!
This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.
這是因為他有72種外形和大小的變化,能把自己變成不同的動物和物體。
But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.
但是,他不能把自己變成一個人,除非他能隱藏他的尾巴。
To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick.
美猴王用一根魔力金箍棒與壞人作戰。
Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.
有時他能讓金箍棒變小,以至于可以放在耳朵里。
At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
有時,他能讓它變得又大又長。
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years.
美猴王讓中國的孩子激動了好多年。
And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,
30多年前這個電視節目一推出,
Western children became interested in reading this story
西方的孩子對讀這個故事很感興趣,
because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
因為聰明的美猴王一直為幫助弱者而戰,從不放棄。
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