第二十四回 · 八戒聞香 Bajie Gets Wind of It — Journey to the West

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八戒聞香 Bajie Gets Wind of It

噫yī！原yuán來lái有yǒu這zhè般bān事shì哩lī。他tā那nà道dào房fáng，與yǔ那nà廚chú房fáng緊jǐn緊jǐn的de間jiàn壁bì，這zhè邊biān悄qiāo悄qiāo的de言yán語yǔ，那nà邊biān即jí便biàn聽tīng見jiàn。八bā戒jiè正zhèng在zài廚chú房fáng裡lǐ做zuò飯fàn，先xiān前qián聽tīng見jiàn說shuō取qǔ金jīn擊jī子zi，拿ná丹dān盤pán，他tā已yǐ在zài心xīn；又yòu聽tīng見jiàn他tā說shuō唐táng僧sēng不bú認rèn得de是shì人rén參shēn果guǒ，即jí拿ná在zài房fáng裡lǐ自zì吃chī。口kǒu裡lǐ忍rěn不bú住zhù流liú涎xián道dào：「怎zěn得dé一yí個gè兒er嘗cháng新xīn？」自zì家jiā身shēn子zi又yòu狼láng犺kàng，不bù能néng夠gòu得dé動dòng，只zhǐ等děng行xíng者zhě來lái，與yǔ他tā計jì較jiào。他tā在zài那nà鍋guō門mén前qián更gèng無wú心xīn燒shāo火huǒ，不bù時shí的de伸shēn頭tóu探tàn腦nǎo，出chū來lái觀guān看kàn。不bù多duō時shí，見jiàn行xíng者zhě牽qiān將jiāng馬mǎ來lái，拴shuān在zài槐huái樹shù上shàng，徑jìng往wǎng後hòu走zǒu。那nà獃dāi子zi用yòng手shǒu亂luàn招zhāo道dào：「這zhè裡lǐ來lái，這zhè裡lǐ來lái。」噫yī！原yuán来lái有yǒu这zhè般bān事shì哩lī。他tā那nà道dào房fáng，与yǔ那nà厨chú房fáng紧jǐn紧jǐn的de间jiàn壁bì，这zhè边biān悄qiāo悄qiāo的de言yán语yǔ，那nà边biān即jí便biàn听tīng见jiàn。八bā戒jiè正zhèng在zài厨chú房fáng里lǐ做zuò饭fàn，先xiān前qián听tīng见jiàn说shuō取qǔ金jīn击jī子zi，拿ná丹dān盘pán，他tā已yǐ在zài心xīn；又yòu听tīng见jiàn他tā说shuō唐táng僧sēng不bú认rèn得de是shì人rén参shēn果guǒ，即jí拿ná在zài房fáng里lǐ自zì吃chī。口kǒu里lǐ忍rěn不bú住zhù流liú涎xián道dào：「怎zěn得dé一yí个gè儿er尝cháng新xīn？」自zì家jiā身shēn子zi又yòu狼láng犺kàng，不bù能néng够gòu得dé动dòng，只zhǐ等děng行xíng者zhě来lái，与yǔ他tā计jì较jiào。他tā在zài那nà锅guō门mén前qián更gèng无wú心xīn烧shāo火huǒ，不bù时shí的de伸shēn头tóu探tàn脑nǎo，出chū来lái观guān看kàn。不bù多duō时shí，见jiàn行xíng者zhě牵qiān将jiāng马mǎ来lái，拴shuān在zài槐huái树shù上shàng，径jìng往wǎng后hòu走zǒu。那nà呆dāi子zi用yòng手shǒu乱luàn招zhāo道dào：「这zhè里lǐ来lái，这zhè里lǐ来lái。」

逐句解 Line by line

噫yī！噫yī！

Ah!

噫 (yī) = an exclamatory sigh, the narrator’s aside opening the mischief.

原yuán來lái有yǒu這zhè般bān事shì哩lī。原yuán来lái有yǒu这zhè般bān事shì哩lī。

It so fell out that things went like this.

原來 (yuánlái) = as it turned out — a narrator’s formula.

他tā那nà道dào房fáng，與yǔ那nà廚chú房fáng緊jǐn緊jǐn的de間jiàn壁bì，這zhè邊biān悄qiāo悄qiāo的de言yán語yǔ，那nà邊biān即jí便biàn聽tīng見jiàn。他tā那nà道dào房fáng，与yǔ那nà厨chú房fáng紧jǐn紧jǐn的de间jiàn壁bì，这zhè边biān悄qiāo悄qiāo的de言yán语yǔ，那nà边biān即jí便biàn听tīng见jiàn。

Their Daoist quarters and the kitchen shared a wall right up against each other, so that soft words spoken on the one side were heard at once on the other.

那道房／那廚房 (nà dào fáng / nà chú fáng), 那 (nà); 間壁 (jiàn bì), 間 (jiàn) ‘sharing a partition, next door’ (the 隔壁 sense); 即便聽見 (jí biàn tīng jiàn) = heard at once.

八bā戒jiè正zhèng在zài廚chú房fáng裡lǐ做zuò飯fàn，先xiān前qián聽tīng見jiàn說shuō取qǔ金jīn擊jī子zi，拿ná丹dān盤pán，他tā已yǐ在zài心xīn；又yòu聽tīng見jiàn他tā說shuō唐táng僧sēng不bú認rèn得de是shì人rén參shēn果guǒ，即jí拿ná在zài房fáng裡lǐ自zì吃chī。八bā戒jiè正zhèng在zài厨chú房fáng里lǐ做zuò饭fàn，先xiān前qián听tīng见jiàn说shuō取qǔ金jīn击jī子zi，拿ná丹dān盘pán，他tā已yǐ在zài心xīn；又yòu听tīng见jiàn他tā说shuō唐táng僧sēng不bú认rèn得de是shì人rén参shēn果guǒ，即jí拿ná在zài房fáng里lǐ自zì吃chī。

Bajie, at that moment cooking in the kitchen, had earlier heard talk of taking the golden striker and the cinnabar tray, and had marked it well; and now he heard them say that the Tang Monk had not known it for the ginseng-fruit, so they had carried it off to their room to eat themselves.

擊子 (jī·zi), 子 (zi); 不認得 (bù rèn·de), 得 (de) (‘recognise’); 人參 (rénshēn), 參 (shēn); 已在心 (yǐ zài xīn) = had taken note.

口kǒu裡lǐ忍rěn不bú住zhù流liú涎xián道dào：「怎zěn得dé一yí個gè兒er嘗cháng新xīn？」口kǒu里lǐ忍rěn不bú住zhù流liú涎xián道dào：「怎zěn得dé一yí个gè儿er尝cháng新xīn？」

His mouth watering past all restraint, he said, “How am I to get one to taste?”

忍不住 (rěn bú zhù) = could not hold back; 流涎 (liú xián) = to drool; 怎得 (zěn dé), 得 (dé) ‘how to get’; 一個兒 (yí gè·er), 兒 (er); 嘗新 (cháng xīn) = to taste of something new.

自zì家jiā身shēn子zi又yòu狼láng犺kàng，不bù能néng夠gòu得dé動dòng，只zhǐ等děng行xíng者zhě來lái，與yǔ他tā計jì較jiào。自zì家jiā身shēn子zi又yòu狼láng犺kàng，不bù能néng够gòu得dé动dòng，只zhǐ等děng行xíng者zhě来lái，与yǔ他tā计jì较jiào。

His own body being clumsy and unwieldy, he could not stir to it, and could only wait for Pilgrim to come and scheme with him.

身子 (shēn·zi), 子 (zi) suffix; 狼犺 (láng kàng) = clumsy, ungainly; 不能夠得動 (bù néng gòu dé dòng), 得 (dé) ‘able to move’; 行者 (xíngzhě), 行 (xíng); 計較 (jìjiào) = to plot, reckon.

他tā在zài那nà鍋guō門mén前qián更gèng無wú心xīn燒shāo火huǒ，不bù時shí的de伸shēn頭tóu探tàn腦nǎo，出chū來lái觀guān看kàn。他tā在zài那nà锅guō门mén前qián更gèng无wú心xīn烧shāo火huǒ，不bù时shí的de伸shēn头tóu探tàn脑nǎo，出chū来lái观guān看kàn。

Before the stove-mouth he had no more heart for the fire, but kept craning his neck and peering out to look.

那 (nà); 更無心 (gèng wú xīn) = still less inclined; 伸頭探腦 (shēn tóu tàn nǎo) = to crane and peer; 觀看 (guān kàn), verb 觀 (guān) (distinct from the temple 觀 (guàn)).

不bù多duō時shí，見jiàn行xíng者zhě牽qiān將jiāng馬mǎ來lái，拴shuān在zài槐huái樹shù上shàng，徑jìng往wǎng後hòu走zǒu。不bù多duō时shí，见jiàn行xíng者zhě牵qiān将jiāng马mǎ来lái，拴shuān在zài槐huái树shù上shàng，径jìng往wǎng后hòu走zǒu。

Before long he saw Pilgrim leading the horse up; he tied it to a locust tree and went straight round to the back.

行者 (xíngzhě), 行 (xíng); 牽將 (qiān jiāng), 將 (jiāng) a directional particle (‘leading it along’); 拴 (shuān) = to tether; 槐樹 (huái shù) = a pagoda-locust tree.

那nà獃dāi子zi用yòng手shǒu亂luàn招zhāo道dào：「這zhè裡lǐ來lái，這zhè裡lǐ來lái。」那nà呆dāi子zi用yòng手shǒu乱luàn招zhāo道dào：「这zhè里lǐ来lái，这zhè里lǐ来lái。」

The blockhead beckoned wildly with his hand: “Over here! Over here!”

那 (nà); 獃子 (dāi·zi), 子 (zi) suffix (‘the blockhead’); 亂招 (luàn zhāo) = to beckon frantically.

總評 Commentary

A narrator’s 噫 (‘Ah!’) opens the mischief: the Daoist quarters and the kitchen share a wall, so Bājiè — cooking within earshot — has overheard the whole business, from the golden striker to the boys’ plan to eat the fruit themselves.

Appetite does the rest. His mouth watering, he frets that his own bulk (‘clumsy and unwieldy’) keeps him from the orchard, and pins his hopes on Pilgrim; abandoning the fire, he cranes and peers until Pilgrim returns from tethering the horse, then beckons him over frantically.

The passage is a study in vernacular texture — 狼犺 (ungainly), 伸頭探腦 (craning and peering), 流涎 (drooling) — and threads several 得 readings: 認得 / de against 怎得／得動 / dé. Note also the temple/verb split of 觀 held apart here as 觀看 = guān.