第十一回 · 開棺甦醒 The Coffin Is Opened — Journey to the West

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開棺甦醒 The Coffin Is Opened

此cǐ時shí眾zhòng宮gōng人rén走zǒu得de精jīng光guāng，那nǎ個gè敢gǎn近jìn靈líng扶fú柩jiù。多duō虧kuī了le正zhèng直zhí的de徐xú茂mào公gōng、理lǐ烈liè的de魏wèi丞chéng相xiàng、有yǒu膽dǎn量liàng的de秦qín瓊qióng、忒tè猛měng撞zhuàng的de敬jìng德dé，上shàng前qián來lái扶fú著zhe棺guān材cái，叫jiào道dào：「陛bì下xià有yǒu甚shén麼me放fàng不bú下xià心xīn處chù，說shuō與yǔ我wǒ等děng，不bú要yào弄nòng鬼guǐ，驚jīng駭hài了le眷juàn族zú。」魏wèi徵zhēng道dào：「不bú是shì弄nòng鬼guǐ，此cǐ乃nǎi陛bì下xià還huán魂hún也yě。快kuài取qǔ器qì械xiè來lái。」打dǎ開kāi棺guān蓋gài，果guǒ見jiàn太tài宗zōng坐zuò在zài裡lǐ面miàn，還hái叫jiào：「渰yǎn死sǐ我wǒ了le！是shì誰shuí救jiù撈lāo？」茂mào公gōng等děng上shàng前qián扶fú起qǐ道dào：「陛bì下xià甦sū醒xǐng，莫mò怕pà，臣chén等děng都dōu在zài此cǐ護hù駕jià哩lī。」此cǐ时shí众zhòng宫gōng人rén走zǒu得de精jīng光guāng，那nǎ个gè敢gǎn近jìn灵líng扶fú柩jiù。多duō亏kuī了le正zhèng直zhí的de徐xú茂mào公gōng、理lǐ烈liè的de魏wèi丞chéng相xiàng、有yǒu胆dǎn量liàng的de秦qín琼qióng、忒tè猛měng撞zhuàng的de敬jìng德dé，上shàng前qián来lái扶fú著zhe棺guān材cái，叫jiào道dào：「陛bì下xià有yǒu甚shén么me放fàng不bú下xià心xīn处chù，说shuō与yǔ我wǒ等děng，不bú要yào弄nòng鬼guǐ，惊jīng骇hài了le眷juàn族zú。」魏wèi征zhēng道dào：「不bú是shì弄nòng鬼guǐ，此cǐ乃nǎi陛bì下xià还huán魂hún也yě。快kuài取qǔ器qì械xiè来lái。」打dǎ开kāi棺guān盖gài，果guǒ见jiàn太tài宗zōng坐zuò在zài里lǐ面miàn，还hái叫jiào：「渰yǎn死sǐ我wǒ了le！是shì谁shuí救jiù捞lāo？」茂mào公gōng等děng上shàng前qián扶fú起qǐ道dào：「陛bì下xià苏sū醒xǐng，莫mò怕pà，臣chén等děng都dōu在zài此cǐ护hù驾jià哩lī。」

逐句解 Line by line

此cǐ時shí眾zhòng宮gōng人rén走zǒu得de精jīng光guāng，那nǎ個gè敢gǎn近jìn靈líng扶fú柩jiù。此cǐ时shí众zhòng宫gōng人rén走zǒu得de精jīng光guāng，那nǎ个gè敢gǎn近jìn灵líng扶fú柩jiù。

By this time the palace attendants had all fled clean away, and who among them dared approach the bier to steady the coffin?

走得精光 'fled until utterly gone'; 得 resultative de. 那個 here rhetorical, nǎ = 哪個, 'which one, who.'

多duō虧kuī了le正zhèng直zhí的de徐xú茂mào公gōng、理lǐ烈liè的de魏wèi丞chéng相xiàng、有yǒu膽dǎn量liàng的de秦qín瓊qióng、忒tè猛měng撞zhuàng的de敬jìng德dé，上shàng前qián來lái扶fú著zhe棺guān材cái，叫jiào道dào：「陛bì下xià有yǒu甚shén麼me放fàng不bú下xià心xīn處chù，說shuō與yǔ我wǒ等děng，不bú要yào弄nòng鬼guǐ，驚jīng駭hài了le眷juàn族zú。」多duō亏kuī了le正zhèng直zhí的de徐xú茂mào公gōng、理lǐ烈liè的de魏wèi丞chéng相xiàng、有yǒu胆dǎn量liàng的de秦qín琼qióng、忒tè猛měng撞zhuàng的de敬jìng德dé，上shàng前qián来lái扶fú著zhe棺guān材cái，叫jiào道dào：「陛bì下xià有yǒu甚shén么me放fàng不bú下xià心xīn处chù，说shuō与yǔ我wǒ等děng，不bú要yào弄nòng鬼guǐ，惊jīng骇hài了le眷juàn族zú。」

Happily the upright Xu Maogong, the fierce-principled Prime Minister Wei, the stout-hearted Qin Qiong, and the headlong-bold Jingde came forward to hold the coffin and cried, 'Your Majesty, if there is anything you cannot set your heart at rest about, tell us — do not play the ghost and terrify your kin.'

丞相 xiàng. 忒猛撞 'excessively headlong,' of Yuchi Jingde. 扶著 durative zhe. 甚麼 shénme. 弄鬼 'to play ghost-tricks,' to haunt.

魏wèi徵zhēng道dào：「不bú是shì弄nòng鬼guǐ，此cǐ乃nǎi陛bì下xià還huán魂hún也yě。快kuài取qǔ器qì械xiè來lái。」魏wèi征zhēng道dào：「不bú是shì弄nòng鬼guǐ，此cǐ乃nǎi陛bì下xià还huán魂hún也yě。快kuài取qǔ器qì械xiè来lái。」

Wei Zheng said, 'It is no ghost-trick — this is His Majesty returning to life. Quick, fetch tools!'

還魂 huán hún. 器械 implements — here, to pry open the coffin.

打dǎ開kāi棺guān蓋gài，果guǒ見jiàn太tài宗zōng坐zuò在zài裡lǐ面miàn，還hái叫jiào：「渰yǎn死sǐ我wǒ了le！是shì誰shuí救jiù撈lāo？」打dǎ开kāi棺guān盖gài，果guǒ见jiàn太tài宗zōng坐zuò在zài里lǐ面miàn，还hái叫jiào：「渰yǎn死sǐ我wǒ了le！是shì谁shuí救jiù捞lāo？」

They forced open the coffin-lid, and there indeed sat Taizong within, still crying, 'I'm drowning! Who will pull me out?'

還叫 hái, 'still crying.' 救撈 to rescue by pulling from the water — the emperor still caught in the delusion of the Wei.

茂mào公gōng等děng上shàng前qián扶fú起qǐ道dào：「陛bì下xià甦sū醒xǐng，莫mò怕pà，臣chén等děng都dōu在zài此cǐ護hù駕jià哩lī。」茂mào公gōng等děng上shàng前qián扶fú起qǐ道dào：「陛bì下xià苏sū醒xǐng，莫mò怕pà，臣chén等děng都dōu在zài此cǐ护hù驾jià哩lī。」

Maogong and the others came forward to raise him, saying, 'Your Majesty is awake — have no fear; your servants are all here to guard you.'

甦醒 (sū xǐng) to revive, to come to. 護駕 to guard the imperial person. 都 dōu.

總評 Commentary

The revival is played for wry comedy: the palace staff have bolted, and only four of the boldest ministers dare approach the coffin — and even they first suspect a haunting, warning the corpse not to 'play the ghost.' Wei Zheng, vindicated, calls for tools, and the emperor is discovered alive but still shouting about drowning, his mind lagging a beat behind his body. The scene domesticates the miracle, staging resurrection as a scramble of startled courtiers around a coffin.