第二十五回 · 鏡腿無傷 Legs Bright as Mirrors — Journey to the West

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鏡腿無傷 Legs Bright as Mirrors

既jì這zhè等děng，還hái打dǎ他tā罷bà。」小xiǎo仙xiān又yòu打dǎ了le三sān十shí。行xíng者zhě低dī頭tóu看kàn看kàn，兩liǎng隻zhī腿tuǐ似sì明míng鏡jìng一yì般bān，通tōng打dǎ亮liàng了le，更gèng不bù知zhī些xiē疼téng癢yǎng。此cǐ時shí天tiān色sè將jiāng晚wǎn，大dà仙xiān道dào：「且qiě把bǎ鞭biān子zi浸jìn在zài水shuǐ裡lǐ，待dài明míng朝zhāo再zài拷kǎo打dǎ他tā。」小xiǎo仙xiān且qiě收shōu鞭biān去qù浸jìn，各gè各gè歸guī房fáng。晚wǎn齋zhāi已yǐ畢bì，盡jìn皆jiē安ān寢qǐn不bù題tí。既jì这zhè等děng，还hái打dǎ他tā罢bà。」小xiǎo仙xiān又yòu打dǎ了le三sān十shí。行xíng者zhě低dī头tóu看kàn看kàn，两liǎng只zhī腿tuǐ似sì明míng镜jìng一yì般bān，通tōng打dǎ亮liàng了le，更gèng不bù知zhī些xiē疼téng痒yǎng。此cǐ时shí天tiān色sè将jiāng晚wǎn，大dà仙xiān道dào：「且qiě把bǎ鞭biān子zi浸jìn在zài水shuǐ里lǐ，待dài明míng朝zhāo再zài拷kǎo打dǎ他tā。」小xiǎo仙xiān且qiě收shōu鞭biān去qù浸jìn，各gè各gè归guī房fáng。晚wǎn斋zhāi已yǐ毕bì，尽jìn皆jiē安ān寝qǐn不bù题tí。

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既jì這zhè等děng，還hái打dǎ他tā罷bà。」既jì这zhè等děng，还hái打dǎ他tā罢bà。」

"In that case, beat him again."

既這等，還打他罷 (jì zhè děng, hái dǎ tā bà) "in that case, beat him again," 還 (hái) "again, still."

小xiǎo仙xiān又yòu打dǎ了le三sān十shí。小xiǎo仙xiān又yòu打dǎ了le三sān十shí。

The little immortal laid on another thirty.

又打了三十 (yòu dǎ le sānshí) "gave another thirty [strokes]"—sixty in all, and still no harm.

行xíng者zhě低dī頭tóu看kàn看kàn，兩liǎng隻zhī腿tuǐ似sì明míng鏡jìng一yì般bān，通tōng打dǎ亮liàng了le，更gèng不bù知zhī些xiē疼téng癢yǎng。行xíng者zhě低dī头tóu看kàn看kàn，两liǎng只zhī腿tuǐ似sì明míng镜jìng一yì般bān，通tōng打dǎ亮liàng了le，更gèng不bù知zhī些xiē疼téng痒yǎng。

The Pilgrim bent his head and looked: his two legs were like bright mirrors, beaten to a shine all over, and he felt not the least ache or itch.

似明鏡一般 (sì míngjìng yìbān) "like bright mirrors," 似 (sì) "to resemble." 通打亮了 (tōng dǎ liàng le) "beaten shining all over." 更不知些疼癢 (gèng bù zhī xiē téng yǎng) "felt not the slightest ache or itch."

此cǐ時shí天tiān色sè將jiāng晚wǎn，大dà仙xiān道dào：「且qiě把bǎ鞭biān子zi浸jìn在zài水shuǐ裡lǐ，待dài明míng朝zhāo再zài拷kǎo打dǎ他tā。」此cǐ时shí天tiān色sè将jiāng晚wǎn，大dà仙xiān道dào：「且qiě把bǎ鞭biān子zi浸jìn在zài水shuǐ里lǐ，待dài明míng朝zhāo再zài拷kǎo打dǎ他tā。」

By this time the sky was growing dark, and the Great Immortal said, "Steep the whip in water, and tomorrow morning we shall flog him again."

鞭子 (biānzi) "the whip," suffix 子 (zi). 待明朝再拷打他 (dài míng zhāo zài kǎodǎ tā) "wait till tomorrow morning to flog him again," 朝 (zhāo) "morning."

小xiǎo仙xiān且qiě收shōu鞭biān去qù浸jìn，各gè各gè歸guī房fáng。小xiǎo仙xiān且qiě收shōu鞭biān去qù浸jìn，各gè各gè归guī房fáng。

The little immortal put the whip away to steep, and each went off to his room.

收鞭去浸 (shōu biān qù jìn) "put the whip away to steep." 各各歸房 (gègè guī fáng) "each returned to his room."

晚wǎn齋zhāi已yǐ畢bì，盡jìn皆jiē安ān寢qǐn不bù題tí。晚wǎn斋zhāi已yǐ毕bì，尽jìn皆jiē安ān寝qǐn不bù题tí。

The evening meal over, all lay down to sleep—of that no more.

盡皆安寢 (jìn jiē ān qǐn) "all lay down to rest," 盡 (jìn) "all, wholly." 不題 (bù tí) the storyteller's set-aside.

總評 Commentary

The comic climax of the beating: after sixty lashes Wukong's iron legs are "like bright mirrors," polished by the whip, and he feels nothing at all. The Great Immortal, unaware of the trick, resolves to steep the dragon-hide whip and resume in the morning—setting up the pilgrims' second night escape, and the running joke of an immortal's punishment landing on an invulnerable monkey.