第二十四回 · 童子生疑 The Boys Take Alarm — Journey to the West

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童子生疑 The Boys Take Alarm

那nà獃dāi子zi只zhǐ管guǎn絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de唧jī噥nóng。不bù期qī那nà兩liǎng個gè道dào童tóng復fù進jìn房fáng來lái取qǔ茶chá去qù獻xiàn，只zhǐ聽tīng得de八bā戒jiè還hái嚷rǎng甚shén麼me「人rén參shēn果guǒ吃chī得de不bú快kuài活huó，再zài得dé一yí個gè兒er吃chī吃chī才cái好hǎo。」清qīng風fēng聽tīng見jiàn，心xīn疑yí道dào：「明míng月yuè，你nǐ聽tīng那nà長cháng嘴zuǐ和hé尚shàng講jiǎng：『人rén參shēn果guǒ還hái要yào個gè吃chī吃chī。』師shī父fù別bié時shí叮dīng嚀níng，教jiào防fáng他tā手shǒu下xià人rén囉luō唣zào，莫mò敢gǎn是shì他tā偷tōu了le我wǒ們men寶bǎo貝bèi麼me？」明míng月yuè回huí頭tóu道dào：「哥gē耶yé，不bù好hǎo了le，不bù好hǎo了le，金jīn擊jī子zi如rú何hé落luò在zài地dì下xià？我wǒ們men去qù園yuán裡lǐ看kàn看kàn來lái。」那nà呆dāi子zi只zhǐ管guǎn絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de唧jī哝nóng。不bù期qī那nà两liǎng个gè道dào童tóng复fù进jìn房fáng来lái取qǔ茶chá去qù献xiàn，只zhǐ听tīng得de八bā戒jiè还hái嚷rǎng甚shén么me「人rén参shēn果guǒ吃chī得de不bú快kuài活huó，再zài得dé一yí个gè儿er吃chī吃chī才cái好hǎo。」清qīng风fēng听tīng见jiàn，心xīn疑yí道dào：「明míng月yuè，你nǐ听tīng那nà长cháng嘴zuǐ和hé尚shàng讲jiǎng：『人rén参shēn果guǒ还hái要yào个gè吃chī吃chī。』师shī父fù别bié时shí叮dīng咛níng，教jiào防fáng他tā手shǒu下xià人rén啰luō唣zào，莫mò敢gǎn是shì他tā偷tōu了le我wǒ们men宝bǎo贝bèi么me？」明míng月yuè回huí头tóu道dào：「哥gē耶yé，不bù好hǎo了le，不bù好hǎo了le，金jīn击jī子zi如rú何hé落luò在zài地dì下xià？我wǒ们men去qù园yuán里lǐ看kàn看kàn来lái。」

逐句解 Line by line

那nà獃dāi子zi只zhǐ管guǎn絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de唧jī噥nóng。那nà呆dāi子zi只zhǐ管guǎn絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de唧jī哝nóng。

The blockhead went on muttering and grumbling without cease.

那 (nà); 獃子 (dāi·zi), 子 (zi); 絮絮叨叨 (xù xù dāo dāo) = muttering on and on; 唧噥 (jī nong) = to grumble.

不bù期qī那nà兩liǎng個gè道dào童tóng復fù進jìn房fáng來lái取qǔ茶chá去qù獻xiàn，只zhǐ聽tīng得de八bā戒jiè還hái嚷rǎng甚shén麼me「人rén參shēn果guǒ吃chī得de不bú快kuài活huó，再zài得dé一yí個gè兒er吃chī吃chī才cái好hǎo。」不bù期qī那nà两liǎng个gè道dào童tóng复fù进jìn房fáng来lái取qǔ茶chá去qù献xiàn，只zhǐ听tīng得de八bā戒jiè还hái嚷rǎng甚shén么me「人rén参shēn果guǒ吃chī得de不bú快kuài活huó，再zài得dé一yí个gè儿er吃chī吃chī才cái好hǎo。」

Just then the two boys came back into the room to fetch tea to serve — and heard Bajie still bawling something about “the ginseng-fruit not eaten to my content; I’d need another to be satisfied.”

那 (nà); 聽得 (tīng·de), 得 (de); 還嚷 (hái rǎng), 還 (hái); 甚麼 (shénme), 甚 (shén); 人參 (rénshēn), 參 (shēn); 吃得不快活 (chī·de bú kuàihuo), 得 (de); 再得一個 (zài dé yí gè), 得 (dé); 一個兒 (yí gè·er), 兒 (er).

清qīng風fēng聽tīng見jiàn，心xīn疑yí道dào：「明míng月yuè，你nǐ聽tīng那nà長cháng嘴zuǐ和hé尚shàng講jiǎng：『人rén參shēn果guǒ還hái要yào個gè吃chī吃chī。』清qīng风fēng听tīng见jiàn，心xīn疑yí道dào：「明míng月yuè，你nǐ听tīng那nà长cháng嘴zuǐ和hé尚shàng讲jiǎng：『人rén参shēn果guǒ还hái要yào个gè吃chī吃chī。』

Pure-Wind heard it and grew suspicious: “Bright-Moon, listen to that long-snouted monk — ‘the ginseng-fruit, he wants another’!

那 (nà); 長嘴 (cháng zuǐ), 長 (cháng) ‘long (snouted).’ 人參 (rénshēn), 參 (shēn); 還要 (hái yào), 還 (hái).

師shī父fù別bié時shí叮dīng嚀níng，教jiào防fáng他tā手shǒu下xià人rén囉luō唣zào，莫mò敢gǎn是shì他tā偷tōu了le我wǒ們men寶bǎo貝bèi麼me？」师shī父fù别bié时shí叮dīng咛níng，教jiào防fáng他tā手shǒu下xià人rén啰luō唣zào，莫mò敢gǎn是shì他tā偷tōu了le我wǒ们men宝bǎo贝bèi么me？」

Master charged us at parting to guard against his underlings making a rumpus — could it be they’ve stolen our treasure?”

教防 (jiào fáng), causative 教 (jiào); 囉唣 (luōzào) = to make a clamour; 偷了 (tōu le), 了 (le); 莫敢是 (mò gǎn shì) = could it be that.

明míng月yuè回huí頭tóu道dào：「哥gē耶yé，不bù好hǎo了le，不bù好hǎo了le，金jīn擊jī子zi如rú何hé落luò在zài地dì下xià？明míng月yuè回huí头tóu道dào：「哥gē耶yé，不bù好hǎo了le，不bù好hǎo了le，金jīn击jī子zi如rú何hé落luò在zài地dì下xià？

Bright-Moon turned and said, “Brother — this is bad, this is bad! How comes the golden striker to be lying on the ground?

不好了 (bù hǎo le), 了 (le); 擊子 (jī·zi), 子 (zi); 落在地下 (luò zài dì xià) = fallen on the ground.

我wǒ們men去qù園yuán裡lǐ看kàn看kàn來lái。」我wǒ们men去qù园yuán里lǐ看kàn看kàn来lái。」

Let us go and look in the garden.”

看看來 (kàn kàn lái) = go and have a look.

總評 Commentary

The theft comes undone through Bājiè’s mouth. As the boys return for tea, they overhear him still loudly wanting ‘another ginseng-fruit’ — and Pure-Wind, remembering the master’s parting warning against the pilgrims’ rowdy servants, at once suspects the truth. Bright-Moon then spots the damning evidence: the golden striker, which should be in their room, lying out on the ground.

The chapter’s mechanism snaps shut: every safeguard the boys were given (guard the servants, keep it quiet, mind the striker) has been breached, and by the very appetite the master foresaw. The alarm (‘this is bad, this is bad!’) sends them to count the fruit — and toward the confrontation that will carry into the next chapter. Readings: 長嘴長 = cháng; the causative 教 = jiào; and the three 得 in one breath — 聽得／吃得 = de against 再得 = dé.