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When talking about Chinese literature（文學），Journey to the West is often at the top of people's lists.It is a classic novel which（1）

was written

was written

in the 16th century by Wu Cheng en.It is one of the four（2）

greatest

greatest

novels of Chinese literature.But more importantly，it's China's own fantasy masterpiece（杰作），just as The Hobbit （《霍比特人》） and The Lord of the Rings（《魔戒》） are to Western people.
   Journey to the West not only opens worlds of（3）

imagination

imagination

for people，it also helps them find their inner hero or heroine.The Monkey King is such a brave and loyal character.He beats the monsters and helps Tang Seng through eighty -one（4）

difficulties

difficulties

.
   British writer Arthur Waley first（5）

translated

translated

the Chinese novel into English in 1942.Waley's translation was called Monkey（《猴》）.Since then，the story，especially the image of Monkey King （6）

has become

has become

popular in Western countries.Many Western kids love the Monkey King and want（7）

to learn

to learn

kung fu because of him.To（8）

them

them

，he is a super hero，just like Superman and Spiderman.
   But how has Journey to the West endured（經久不衰） not just for decades，but for centuries？James Trapp，a writer for the British Council，suggests that Sun Wukong，known to most Western readers as the Monkey King，is（9）

probably

probably

the reason for the novel's enduring popularity. "In many ways，the Monkey King is the archetype（原型） of the folk hero." Trapp wrote.The story is（10）

meaningful

meaningful

and everyone can always learn from the story.In these ways，the Monkey King is similar to Western folk heroes such as Huckleberry Finn.However，he has been around for much longer than many of these heroes.