第十三回 · 草亭園圃 The Hunter's Bower and Garden — Journey to the West

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草亭園圃 The Hunter's Bower and Garden

吃chī了le齋zhāi飯fàn，收shōu了le盤pán碗wǎn，漸jiàn漸jiàn天tiān晚wǎn。伯bó欽qīn引yǐn著zhe三sān藏zàng出chū中zhōng宅zhái，到dào後hòu邊biān走zǒu走zǒu。穿chuān過guò夾jiā道dào，有yǒu一yí座zuò草cǎo亭tíng。推tuī開kāi門mén，入rù到dào裡lǐ面miàn。只zhǐ見jiàn那nà四sì壁bì上shàng掛guà幾jǐ張zhāng強qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ，插chā幾jǐ壺hú箭jiàn；過guò梁liáng上shàng搭dā兩liǎng塊kuài血xuè腥xīng的de虎hǔ皮pí；牆qiáng根gēn頭tóu插chā著zhe許xǔ多duō槍qiāng刀dāo叉chā棒bàng；正zhèng中zhōng間jiān設shè兩liǎng張zhāng坐zuò器qì。伯bó欽qīn請qǐng三sān藏zàng坐zuò坐zuò。三sān藏zàng見jiàn這zhè般bān兇xiōng險xiǎn腌ā臢zā，不bù敢gǎn久jiǔ坐zuò，遂suì出chū了le草cǎo亭tíng。又yòu往wǎng後hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà園yuán子zi，卻què看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà叢cóng叢cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黃huáng，樹shù樹shù楓fēng楊yáng掛guà赤chì。又yòu見jiàn呼hū的de一yì聲shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí來lái隻zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà陣zhèn黃huáng獐zhāng，見jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng懼jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「這zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo養yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà長cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu錢qián的de集jí財cái寶bǎo，有yǒu莊zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào糧liáng。我wǒ們men這zhè打dǎ獵liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù養yǎng些xiē野yě獸shòu，備bèi天tiān陰yīn耳ěr。」他tā兩liǎng個gè說shuō話huà閑xián行xíng，不bù覺jué黃huáng昏hūn，復fù轉zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。吃chī了le斋zhāi饭fàn，收shōu了le盘pán碗wǎn，渐jiàn渐jiàn天tiān晚wǎn。伯bó钦qīn引yǐn着zhe三sān藏zàng出chū中zhōng宅zhái，到dào后hòu边biān走zǒu走zǒu。穿chuān过guò夹jiā道dào，有yǒu一yí座zuò草cǎo亭tíng。推tuī开kāi门mén，入rù到dào里lǐ面miàn。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà四sì壁bì上shàng挂guà几jǐ张zhāng强qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ，插chā几jǐ壶hú箭jiàn；过guò梁liáng上shàng搭dā两liǎng块kuài血xuè腥xīng的de虎hǔ皮pí；墙qiáng根gēn头tóu插chā着zhe许xǔ多duō枪qiāng刀dāo叉chā棒bàng；正zhèng中zhōng间jiān设shè两liǎng张zhāng坐zuò器qì。伯bó钦qīn请qǐng三sān藏zàng坐zuò坐zuò。三sān藏zàng见jiàn这zhè般bān凶xiōng险xiǎn腌ā臜zā，不bù敢gǎn久jiǔ坐zuò，遂suì出chū了le草cǎo亭tíng。又yòu往wǎng后hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà园yuán子zi，却què看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà丛cóng丛cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黄huáng，树shù树shù枫fēng杨yáng挂guà赤chì。又yòu见jiàn呼hū的de一yì声shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí来lái只zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà阵zhèn黄huáng獐zhāng，见jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng惧jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「这zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo养yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà长cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu钱qián的de集jí财cái宝bǎo，有yǒu庄zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào粮liáng。我wǒ们men这zhè打dǎ猎liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù养yǎng些xiē野yě兽shòu，备bèi天tiān阴yīn耳ěr。」他tā两liǎng个gè说shuō话huà闲xián行xíng，不bù觉jué黄huáng昏hūn，复fù转zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。

逐句解 Line by line

When they had eaten their vegetarian meal and cleared away the bowls and platters, it gradually grew late. Boqin led Sanzang out of the central hall to stroll about the back. They passed through a covered passage and came to a thatched pavilion; pushing open its door, they went inside. There Sanzang saw, hung on the four walls, several strong bows and stiff crossbows, and quivers of arrows stuck up here and there; over the beams were slung two reeking tiger-skins; against the foot of the wall were planted a great many spears and knives, tridents and staves; and in the very middle stood two seats. Boqin invited Sanzang to sit a while; but Sanzang, seeing how savage and gory a place it was, dared not stay long, and so came out of the thatched pavilion.

The thatched pavilion is a working armoury — bows and crossbows on all four walls, quivers propped about, two raw tiger-skins slung over the beams, spears and knives and staves planted along the foot of the wall. Boqin offers his guest a seat in it, entirely unaware of the problem. The monk gets out as fast as politeness allows.

又yòu往wǎng後hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà園yuán子zi，卻què看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà叢cóng叢cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黃huáng，樹shù樹shù楓fēng楊yáng掛guà赤chì。又yòu見jiàn呼hū的de一yì聲shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí來lái隻zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà陣zhèn黃huáng獐zhāng，見jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng懼jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「這zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo養yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó欽qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà長cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu錢qián的de集jí財cái寶bǎo，有yǒu莊zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào糧liáng。我wǒ們men這zhè打dǎ獵liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù養yǎng些xiē野yě獸shòu，備bèi天tiān陰yīn耳ěr。」他tā兩liǎng個gè說shuō話huà閑xián行xíng，不bù覺jué黃huáng昏hūn，復fù轉zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。又yòu往wǎng后hòu再zài行xíng，是shì一yí座zuò大dà园yuán子zi，却què看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà丛cóng丛cóng菊jú蕊ruǐ堆duī黄huáng，树shù树shù枫fēng杨yáng挂guà赤chì。又yòu见jiàn呼hū的de一yì声shēng，跑pǎo出chū十shí来lái只zhī肥féi鹿lù，一yí大dà阵zhèn黄huáng獐zhāng，见jiàn了le人rén，呢ne呢ne痴chī痴chī，更gèng不bù恐kǒng惧jù。三sān藏zàng道dào：「这zhè獐zhāng鹿lù想xiǎng是shì太tài保bǎo养yǎng家jiā了le的de？」伯bó钦qīn道dào：「似sì你nǐ那nà长cháng安ān城chéng中zhōng人rén家jiā，有yǒu钱qián的de集jí财cái宝bǎo，有yǒu庄zhuāng的de集jí聚jù稻dào粮liáng。我wǒ们men这zhè打dǎ猎liè的de，只zhǐ得dé聚jù养yǎng些xiē野yě兽shòu，备bèi天tiān阴yīn耳ěr。」他tā两liǎng个gè说shuō话huà闲xián行xíng，不bù觉jué黄huáng昏hūn，复fù转zhuǎn前qián宅zhái安ān歇xiē。

Going on further to the back, they came to a great garden, where one could not take in all the clump on clump of chrysanthemum-buds heaped in yellow, and the tree on tree of maple and poplar hung with crimson. Then, with a sudden rushing sound, out sprang a dozen or so fat deer and a great herd of yellow river-deer, which, at the sight of men, only gazed foolishly and showed no fear at all. Sanzang said: "I suppose the Guardian keeps these deer as a household stock?" Boqin said: "Just as in your city of Chang'an the well-to-do lay up treasure, and the landed lay up stores of grain, so we hunters can only rear a few wild beasts, to provide against the days of foul weather." The two of them talked and strolled, and before they knew it dusk had come, and they turned back to the front hall to rest.

Boqin's explanation of his half-tame deer is the most companionable thing he says: townsmen with money lay up treasure, men with land lay up grain, and hunters lay up animals against the days when the weather is too foul to hunt. It is a livestock argument, and it puts the wild frontier on exactly the same footing as a Chang'an counting-house.

總評 Commentary

A domestic interlude, and the chapter is in no hurry. Boqin walks his guest round the property, and the two spaces he shows him are pointedly opposite.

First the armoury: weapons on every wall, bloody skins over the beams, a place the squeamish monk cannot bear to sit down in. Then the garden: chrysanthemums heaped yellow, maples hung crimson, and a herd of fat deer that trot out, look at the humans, and are not remotely afraid.

Boqin's account of the deer — savings, essentially, in edible form — folds the whole strange frontier household into the ordinary economics of getting by. It is the last quiet stretch before the memorial service, and it spends its time making the place feel like somewhere people actually live.