第二十四回 · 清點少果 The Fruit Counted Short — Journey to the West

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清點少果 The Fruit Counted Short

他tā兩liǎng個gè急jí急jí忙máng忙máng的de走zǒu去qù，只zhǐ見jiàn花huā園yuán開kāi了le。清qīng風fēng道dào：「這zhè門mén是shì我wǒ關guān的de，如rú何hé開kāi了le？」又yòu急jí轉zhuǎn過guò花huā園yuán，只zhǐ見jiàn菜cài園yuán門mén也yě開kāi了le。忙máng入rù人rén參shēn園yuán裡lǐ，倚yǐ在zài樹shù下xià，望wàng上shàng查chá數shù，顛diān倒dào來lái往wǎng，只zhǐ得dé二èr十shí二èr個gè。明míng月yuè道dào：「你nǐ可kě會huì算suàn帳zhàng？」清qīng風fēng道dào：「我wǒ會huì，你nǐ說shuō將jiāng來lái。」明míng月yuè道dào：「果guǒ子zi原yuán是shì三sān十shí個gè，師shī父fù開kāi園yuán，分fēn吃chī了le兩liǎng個gè，還hái有yǒu二èr十shí八bā個gè；適shì才cái打dǎ兩liǎng個gè與yǔ唐táng僧sēng吃chī，還hái有yǒu二èr十shí六liù個gè；如rú今jīn止zhǐ剩shèng得de二èr十shí二èr個gè，卻què不bù少shǎo了le四sì個gè？不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，定dìng是shì那nà夥huǒ惡è人rén偷tōu了le，我wǒ們men只zhǐ罵mà唐táng僧sēng去qù來lái。」他tā两liǎng个gè急jí急jí忙máng忙máng的de走zǒu去qù，只zhǐ见jiàn花huā园yuán开kāi了le。清qīng风fēng道dào：「这zhè门mén是shì我wǒ关guān的de，如rú何hé开kāi了le？」又yòu急jí转zhuǎn过guò花huā园yuán，只zhǐ见jiàn菜cài园yuán门mén也yě开kāi了le。忙máng入rù人rén参shēn园yuán里lǐ，倚yǐ在zài树shù下xià，望wàng上shàng查chá数shù，颠diān倒dào来lái往wǎng，只zhǐ得dé二èr十shí二èr个gè。明míng月yuè道dào：「你nǐ可kě会huì算suàn帐zhàng？」清qīng风fēng道dào：「我wǒ会huì，你nǐ说shuō将jiāng来lái。」明míng月yuè道dào：「果guǒ子zi原yuán是shì三sān十shí个gè，师shī父fù开kāi园yuán，分fēn吃chī了le两liǎng个gè，还hái有yǒu二èr十shí八bā个gè；适shì才cái打dǎ两liǎng个gè与yǔ唐táng僧sēng吃chī，还hái有yǒu二èr十shí六liù个gè；如rú今jīn止zhǐ剩shèng得de二èr十shí二èr个gè，却què不bù少shǎo了le四sì个gè？不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，定dìng是shì那nà伙huǒ恶è人rén偷tōu了le，我wǒ们men只zhǐ骂mà唐táng僧sēng去qù来lái。」

逐句解 Line by line

他tā兩liǎng個gè急jí急jí忙máng忙máng的de走zǒu去qù，只zhǐ見jiàn花huā園yuán開kāi了le。他tā两liǎng个gè急jí急jí忙máng忙máng的de走zǒu去qù，只zhǐ见jiàn花huā园yuán开kāi了le。

The two hurried off, and found the flower garden’s gate standing open.

花園開了 (huāyuán kāi le) = the garden [gate] was open.

清qīng風fēng道dào：「這zhè門mén是shì我wǒ關guān的de，如rú何hé開kāi了le？」清qīng风fēng道dào：「这zhè门mén是shì我wǒ关guān的de，如rú何hé开kāi了le？」

Pure-Wind said, “This gate I shut myself — how is it open?”

我關的 (wǒ guān de) = shut by me.

又yòu急jí轉zhuǎn過guò花huā園yuán，只zhǐ見jiàn菜cài園yuán門mén也yě開kāi了le。又yòu急jí转zhuǎn过guò花huā园yuán，只zhǐ见jiàn菜cài园yuán门mén也yě开kāi了le。

Hurrying on through the flower garden, they found the vegetable-garden gate open too.

也開了 (yě kāi le) = also open.

忙máng入rù人rén參shēn園yuán裡lǐ，倚yǐ在zài樹shù下xià，望wàng上shàng查chá數shù，顛diān倒dào來lái往wǎng，只zhǐ得dé二èr十shí二èr個gè。忙máng入rù人rén参shēn园yuán里lǐ，倚yǐ在zài树shù下xià，望wàng上shàng查chá数shù，颠diān倒dào来lái往wǎng，只zhǐ得dé二èr十shí二èr个gè。

Rushing into the ginseng garden, they leaned beneath the tree, looked up and counted — over and over, back and forth — and got only twenty-two.

人參 (rénshēn), 參 (shēn); 查數 (chá shù) = to count over (數 read shù ‘the count’; some read shǔ ‘to tally’); 顛倒來往 (diāndǎo láiwǎng) = back and forth; 只得 (zhǐ dé), 得 (dé) ‘got only.’

明míng月yuè道dào：「你nǐ可kě會huì算suàn帳zhàng？」明míng月yuè道dào：「你nǐ可kě会huì算suàn帐zhàng？」

Bright-Moon said, “Can you reckon accounts?”

算帳 (suàn zhàng) = to do sums.

清qīng風fēng道dào：「我wǒ會huì，你nǐ說shuō將jiāng來lái。」清qīng风fēng道dào：「我wǒ会huì，你nǐ说shuō将jiāng来lái。」

Pure-Wind said, “I can — say it out.”

說將來 (shuō jiāng lái), 將 (jiāng) particle (‘say it forth’).

明míng月yuè道dào：「果guǒ子zi原yuán是shì三sān十shí個gè，師shī父fù開kāi園yuán，分fēn吃chī了le兩liǎng個gè，還hái有yǒu二èr十shí八bā個gè；適shì才cái打dǎ兩liǎng個gè與yǔ唐táng僧sēng吃chī，還hái有yǒu二èr十shí六liù個gè；如rú今jīn止zhǐ剩shèng得de二èr十shí二èr個gè，卻què不bù少shǎo了le四sì個gè？明míng月yuè道dào：「果guǒ子zi原yuán是shì三sān十shí个gè，师shī父fù开kāi园yuán，分fēn吃chī了le两liǎng个gè，还hái有yǒu二èr十shí八bā个gè；适shì才cái打dǎ两liǎng个gè与yǔ唐táng僧sēng吃chī，还hái有yǒu二èr十shí六liù个gè；如rú今jīn止zhǐ剩shèng得de二èr十shí二èr个gè，却què不bù少shǎo了le四sì个gè？

Bright-Moon said, “The fruits were thirty at first; when Master opened the orchard, two were shared and eaten, leaving twenty-eight; just now two were knocked down for the Tang Monk, leaving twenty-six; and now only twenty-two remain — are we not four short?

果子 (guǒzi), 子 (zi); 分吃 (fēn chī), 分 (fēn) ‘to share (and eat),’ verb; 還有 (hái yǒu), 還 (hái); 止剩得 (zhǐ shèng·de), light 得 (de) (‘only remain’); 少了 (shǎo le), 少 (shǎo). The tally: thirty, less two at the opening, less two served the monk = twenty-six; twenty-two stand, so four are gone.

不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，定dìng是shì那nà夥huǒ惡è人rén偷tōu了le，我wǒ們men只zhǐ罵mà唐táng僧sēng去qù來lái。」不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，定dìng是shì那nà伙huǒ恶è人rén偷tōu了le，我wǒ们men只zhǐ骂mà唐táng僧sēng去qù来lái。」

No need to say more — it must be those wicked men who stole them. Let us go and rail at the Tang Monk.”

那夥惡人 (nà huǒ è rén), 那 (nà); 偷了 (tōu le), 了 (le); 只罵 (zhǐ mà) = simply curse; 去來 (qù lái) = let’s go.

總評 Commentary

The boys’ worst fear is confirmed by arithmetic. Finding both garden gates thrown open, they rush to the tree and count — and count again — coming up with only twenty-two where twenty-six should stand. Bright-Moon’s careful tally (thirty at first, less the two shared at the orchard-opening, less the two served the monk) lays bare the loss: four fruits gone.

The count is the plot’s proof, and it sends them straight to accusation — ‘it must be those wicked men’ — resolved to go curse the Tang Monk. The reader, who has watched Pilgrim knock down four (one lost to the earth, three eaten), knows the tally is exactly right. Readings: 分吃分 = fēn (‘to share’), the light 剩得 = de against 只得 = dé, and 說將來將 = jiāng.