第二十五回 · 伐柳代身 Felling the Willows — Journey to the West

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伐柳代身 Felling the Willows

又yòu教jiào八bā戒jiè：「你nǐ去qù把bǎ那nà崖yá邊biān柳liǔ樹shù伐fá四sì顆kē來lái。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「要yào他tā怎zěn的de？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「有yǒu用yòng處chù，快kuài快kuài取qǔ來lái。」那nà獃dāi子zi有yǒu些xiē夯hāng力lì，走zǒu了le去qù，一yì嘴zuǐ一yì顆kē，就jiù拱gǒng了le四sì顆kē，一yí抱bào抱bào來lái。行xíng者zhě將jiāng枝zhī梢shāo折zhé了le，教jiào兄xiōng弟dì二èr人rén復fù進jìn去qù，將jiāng原yuán繩shéng照zhào舊jiù綁bǎng在zài柱zhù上shàng。又yòu教jiào八bā戒jiè：「你nǐ去qù把bǎ那nà崖yá边biān柳liǔ树shù伐fá四sì颗kē来lái。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「要yào他tā怎zěn的de？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「有yǒu用yòng处chù，快kuài快kuài取qǔ来lái。」那nà呆dāi子zi有yǒu些xiē夯hāng力lì，走zǒu了le去qù，一yì嘴zuǐ一yì颗kē，就jiù拱gǒng了le四sì颗kē，一yí抱bào抱bào来lái。行xíng者zhě将jiāng枝zhī梢shāo折zhé了le，教jiào兄xiōng弟dì二èr人rén复fù进jìn去qù，将jiāng原yuán绳shéng照zhào旧jiù绑bǎng在zài柱zhù上shàng。

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又yòu教jiào八bā戒jiè：「你nǐ去qù把bǎ那nà崖yá邊biān柳liǔ樹shù伐fá四sì顆kē來lái。」又yòu教jiào八bā戒jiè：「你nǐ去qù把bǎ那nà崖yá边biān柳liǔ树shù伐fá四sì颗kē来lái。」

He then told Bajie: "Go and fell me four willow trees from the edge of that cliff."

那崖邊柳樹 (nà yá biān liǔ shù) "the willows by that cliff," 崖 (yá) "cliff." 伐四顆來 (fá sì kē lái) "fell four [of them]."

八bā戒jiè道dào：「要yào他tā怎zěn的de？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「要yào他tā怎zěn的de？」

Bajie said, "What do you want them for?"

要他怎的 (yào tā zěnde) "what use are they?"—Bajie, ever puzzled by Wukong's schemes.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「有yǒu用yòng處chù，快kuài快kuài取qǔ來lái。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「有yǒu用yòng处chù，快kuài快kuài取qǔ来lái。」

The Pilgrim said, "There's a use—fetch them quickly."

有用處 (yǒu yòngchù) "there is a use for it." 快快取來 (kuàikuài qǔ lái) "fetch them at once."

那nà獃dāi子zi有yǒu些xiē夯hāng力lì，走zǒu了le去qù，一yì嘴zuǐ一yì顆kē，就jiù拱gǒng了le四sì顆kē，一yí抱bào抱bào來lái。那nà呆dāi子zi有yǒu些xiē夯hāng力lì，走zǒu了le去qù，一yì嘴zuǐ一yì颗kē，就jiù拱gǒng了le四sì颗kē，一yí抱bào抱bào来lái。

That blockhead had some brute strength; off he went, and with one root to a snout-thrust, rooted up four, and brought them back in one armful.

夯力 (hāng lì) "brute strength," 夯 (hāng). 一嘴一顆 (yì zuǐ yì kē) "one snout-thrust to a tree." 一抱抱來 (yì bào bào lái) "brought back in one armful."

行xíng者zhě將jiāng枝zhī梢shāo折zhé了le，教jiào兄xiōng弟dì二èr人rén復fù進jìn去qù，將jiāng原yuán繩shéng照zhào舊jiù綁bǎng在zài柱zhù上shàng。行xíng者zhě将jiāng枝zhī梢shāo折zhé了le，教jiào兄xiōng弟dì二èr人rén复fù进jìn去qù，将jiāng原yuán绳shéng照zhào旧jiù绑bǎng在zài柱zhù上shàng。

The Pilgrim broke off the twig-tips, had his two brothers go back in, and with the original ropes bound the willows to the pillars just as before.

將枝梢折了 (jiāng zhī shāo zhé le) "broke off the branch-tips," 梢 (shāo), disposal 將 (jiāng). 將原繩照舊綁在柱上 (jiāng yuán shéng zhàojiù bǎng zài zhù shàng) "bound them to the pillars with the same ropes as before."

總評 Commentary

Wukong's cunning goes beyond mere escape: rather than simply flee, he plants decoys, having Bajie fell four willows to be bound in the pilgrims' place. The Idiot's brute-force uprooting—"one root to a snout-thrust"—is a comic touch, and the plan sets up the next morning's absurdity, when the Great Immortal will flog four trees in the belief that he beats the monks.