第二十五回 · 賺鎖山門 A Plan to Lock the Pilgrims In — Journey to the West

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賺鎖山門 A Plan to Lock the Pilgrims In

若ruò是shì與yǔ他tā分fēn說shuō，那nà廝sī畢bì竟jìng抵dǐ賴lài，定dìng要yào與yǔ他tā相xiāng爭zhēng；爭zhēng起qǐ來lái，就jiù要yào交jiāo手shǒu相xiāng打dǎ，你nǐ想xiǎng我wǒ們men兩liǎng個gè怎zěn麼me敵dí得de過guò他tā四sì個gè？且qiě不bù如rú去qù哄hǒng他tā一yì哄hǒng，只zhǐ說shuō果guǒ子zi不bù少shǎo，我wǒ們men錯cuò數shǔ了le，轉zhuǎn與yǔ他tā陪péi個gè不bú是shì。他tā們men的de飯fàn已yǐ熟shú了le，等děng他tā吃chī飯fàn時shí，再zài貼tiē他tā些xiē兒er小xiǎo菜cài。他tā一yì家jiā拿ná著zhe一yí個gè碗wǎn，你nǐ卻què站zhàn在zài門mén左zuǒ，我wǒ卻què站zhàn在zài門mén右yòu，撲pū的de把bǎ門mén關guān倒dǎo，把bǎ鎖suǒ鎖suǒ住zhù，將jiāng這zhè幾jǐ層céng門mén都dōu鎖suǒ了le，不bú要yào放fàng他tā，待dài師shī父fù來lái家jiā，憑píng他tā怎zěn的de處chù置zhì。他tā又yòu是shì師shī父fù的de故gù人rén，饒ráo了le他tā，也yě是shì師shī父fù的de人rén情qíng；不bù饒ráo他tā，我wǒ們men也yě拿ná住zhù個gè賊zéi在zài，庶shù幾jǐ可kě以yǐ免miǎn我wǒ等děng之zhī罪zuì。」清qīng風fēng聞wén言yán道dào：「有yǒu理lǐ，有yǒu理lǐ。」若ruò是shì与yǔ他tā分fēn说shuō，那nà厮sī毕bì竟jìng抵dǐ赖lài，定dìng要yào与yǔ他tā相xiāng争zhēng；争zhēng起qǐ来lái，就jiù要yào交jiāo手shǒu相xiāng打dǎ，你nǐ想xiǎng我wǒ们men两liǎng个gè怎zěn么me敌dí得de过guò他tā四sì个gè？且qiě不bù如rú去qù哄hǒng他tā一yì哄hǒng，只zhǐ说shuō果guǒ子zi不bù少shǎo，我wǒ们men错cuò数shǔ了le，转zhuǎn与yǔ他tā陪péi个gè不bú是shì。他tā们men的de饭fàn已yǐ熟shú了le，等děng他tā吃chī饭fàn时shí，再zài贴tiē他tā些xiē儿er小xiǎo菜cài。他tā一yì家jiā拿ná著zhe一yí个gè碗wǎn，你nǐ却què站zhàn在zài门mén左zuǒ，我wǒ却què站zhàn在zài门mén右yòu，扑pū的de把bǎ门mén关guān倒dǎo，把bǎ锁suǒ锁suǒ住zhù，将jiāng这zhè几jǐ层céng门mén都dōu锁suǒ了le，不bú要yào放fàng他tā，待dài师shī父fù来lái家jiā，凭píng他tā怎zěn的de处chù置zhì。他tā又yòu是shì师shī父fù的de故gù人rén，饶ráo了le他tā，也yě是shì师shī父fù的de人rén情qíng；不bù饶ráo他tā，我wǒ们men也yě拿ná住zhù个gè贼zéi在zài，庶shù几jǐ可kě以yǐ免miǎn我wǒ等děng之zhī罪zuì。」清qīng风fēng闻wén言yán道dào：「有yǒu理lǐ，有yǒu理lǐ。」

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若ruò是shì與yǔ他tā分fēn說shuō，那nà廝sī畢bì竟jìng抵dǐ賴lài，定dìng要yào與yǔ他tā相xiāng爭zhēng；爭zhēng起qǐ來lái，就jiù要yào交jiāo手shǒu相xiāng打dǎ，你nǐ想xiǎng我wǒ們men兩liǎng個gè怎zěn麼me敵dí得de過guò他tā四sì個gè？若ruò是shì与yǔ他tā分fēn说shuō，那nà厮sī毕bì竟jìng抵dǐ赖lài，定dìng要yào与yǔ他tā相xiāng争zhēng；争zhēng起qǐ来lái，就jiù要yào交jiāo手shǒu相xiāng打dǎ，你nǐ想xiǎng我wǒ们men两liǎng个gè怎zěn么me敌dí得de过guò他tā四sì个gè？

"If we argue it out with him, that fellow will only deny it flatly and be bent on quarreling; and once it comes to quarreling, we shall come to blows—and how are the two of us to get the better of the four of them?

分說 (fēnshuō) "to explain, argue one's case." 相爭 (xiāngzhēng) "to contend with one another," 相打 (xiāngdǎ) "to fight one another"—both take the reciprocal 相 (xiāng), not the "appearance" reading 相 (xiàng). 敵得過 (dí de guò) "to be a match for," with the toneless 得 (de).

且qiě不bù如rú去qù哄hǒng他tā一yì哄hǒng，只zhǐ說shuō果guǒ子zi不bù少shǎo，我wǒ們men錯cuò數shǔ了le，轉zhuǎn與yǔ他tā陪péi個gè不bú是shì。且qiě不bù如rú去qù哄hǒng他tā一yì哄hǒng，只zhǐ说shuō果guǒ子zi不bù少shǎo，我wǒ们men错cuò数shǔ了le，转zhuǎn与yǔ他tā陪péi个gè不bú是shì。

"Better, then, to go and cozen him: say only that the fruits are not short—that we miscounted—and turn round and make him our apologies.

哄他一哄 (hǒng tā yì hǒng) "to coax and cajole him." 錯數了 (cuò shǔle) "miscounted," with 數 (shǔ) the verb "to count, tally." 陪個不是 (péi gè bú shì) "to make an apology"; here 不是 means "a fault."

他tā們men的de飯fàn已yǐ熟shú了le，等děng他tā吃chī飯fàn時shí，再zài貼tiē他tā些xiē兒er小xiǎo菜cài。他tā们men的de饭fàn已yǐ熟shú了le，等děng他tā吃chī饭fàn时shí，再zài贴tiē他tā些xiē儿er小xiǎo菜cài。

"Their meal is already cooked; when they sit to eat, we shall lay on a few more side-dishes for them.

貼他些兒小菜 (tiē tā xiē'r xiǎocài) "to add a few small side-dishes for them," 貼 "to add on, provide extra." The suffix 兒 (er).

他tā一yì家jiā拿ná著zhe一yí個gè碗wǎn，你nǐ卻què站zhàn在zài門mén左zuǒ，我wǒ卻què站zhàn在zài門mén右yòu，撲pū的de把bǎ門mén關guān倒dǎo，把bǎ鎖suǒ鎖suǒ住zhù，將jiāng這zhè幾jǐ層céng門mén都dōu鎖suǒ了le，不bú要yào放fàng他tā，待dài師shī父fù來lái家jiā，憑píng他tā怎zěn的de處chù置zhì。他tā一yì家jiā拿ná著zhe一yí个gè碗wǎn，你nǐ却què站zhàn在zài门mén左zuǒ，我wǒ却què站zhàn在zài门mén右yòu，扑pū的de把bǎ门mén关guān倒dǎo，把bǎ锁suǒ锁suǒ住zhù，将jiāng这zhè几jǐ层céng门mén都dōu锁suǒ了le，不bú要yào放fàng他tā，待dài师shī父fù来lái家jiā，凭píng他tā怎zěn的de处chù置zhì。

"Each of the household will be holding a bowl; you stand at the left of the door, I at the right, and with a bang we slam the door to, drop the lock, and bar every one of these several gates. Do not let them out—wait until the master comes home, and let him deal with them as he will.

撲的把門關倒 (pū de bǎ mén guān dǎo) "with a bang, slam the door shut," 關倒 taking 倒 (dǎo). 將這幾層門都鎖了 (jiāng zhè jǐ céng mén dōu suǒle) "lock up every one of these several gates," with the disposal-particle 將 (jiāng) and 都 (dōu) "all."

他tā又yòu是shì師shī父fù的de故gù人rén，饒ráo了le他tā，也yě是shì師shī父fù的de人rén情qíng；不bù饒ráo他tā，我wǒ們men也yě拿ná住zhù個gè賊zéi在zài，庶shù幾jǐ可kě以yǐ免miǎn我wǒ等děng之zhī罪zuì。」他tā又yòu是shì师shī父fù的de故gù人rén，饶ráo了le他tā，也yě是shì师shī父fù的de人rén情qíng；不bù饶ráo他tā，我wǒ们men也yě拿ná住zhù个gè贼zéi在zài，庶shù几jǐ可kě以yǐ免miǎn我wǒ等děng之zhī罪zuì。」

"He is besides an old acquaintance of the master's: to spare him will be the master's own kindness, and not to spare him—why, we shall have a thief in hand, and that may serve to clear the two of us of blame."

故人 (gùrén) "an old friend, former acquaintance"—Zhenyuan and Tang Sanzang had been sworn friends. 庶幾 (shùjī) "perhaps, so that one may"—a bookish connective. 免我等之罪 (miǎn wǒ děng zhī zuì) "to absolve us of guilt."

清qīng風fēng聞wén言yán道dào：「有yǒu理lǐ，有yǒu理lǐ。」清qīng风fēng闻wén言yán道dào：「有yǒu理lǐ，有yǒu理lǐ。」

Clear Wind, hearing him out, said, "That is sound, that is sound."

聞言 (wényán) "hearing these words." 有理 (yǒulǐ) "reasonable, sound"—Clear Wind's assent, doubled.

總評 Commentary

Bright Moon's plan is a small masterpiece of cunning suited to the weak: unable to overpower four armed travellers, the boys will disarm them with false courtesy and hospitality, then trap them behind bolted doors to await their master's justice. The reasoning is coldly practical—the pilgrims outnumber and outmatch them, so guile must serve where force cannot.

The plan turns on Tang Sanzang's status as Zhenyuan's 故人 ("old acquaintance"): the boys calculate that either way they cannot lose—if the master spares the monks it is his own affair, and if not, they will have secured the culprits. It is the servant's shrewd hedging, and it sets the mechanism by which the pilgrims will shortly be caged.