第二十五回 · 樹下識僧 The Monk Spotted Beneath the Tree — Journey to the West

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樹下識僧 The Monk Spotted Beneath the Tree

原yuán來lái那nà長zhǎng老lǎo一yí夜yè馬mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，只zhǐ行xíng了le一yì百bǎi二èr十shí里lǐ路lù；大dà仙xiān的de雲yún頭tóu，一yí縱zòng趕gǎn過guò了le九jiǔ百bǎi餘yú里lǐ。仙xiān童tóng道dào：「師shī父fù，那nà路lù旁páng樹shù下xià坐zuò的de是shì唐táng僧sēng。」大dà仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ已yǐ見jiàn了le。你nǐ兩liǎng個gè回huí去qù安ān排pái下xià繩shéng索suǒ，等děng我wǒ自zì家jiā拿ná他tā。」清qīng風fēng、明míng月yuè先xiān回huí不bù題tí。原yuán来lái那nà长zhǎng老lǎo一yí夜yè马mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，只zhǐ行xíng了le一yì百bǎi二èr十shí里lǐ路lù；大dà仙xiān的de云yún头tóu，一yí纵zòng赶gǎn过guò了le九jiǔ百bǎi余yú里lǐ。仙xiān童tóng道dào：「师shī父fù，那nà路lù旁páng树shù下xià坐zuò的de是shì唐táng僧sēng。」大dà仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ已yǐ见jiàn了le。你nǐ两liǎng个gè回huí去qù安ān排pái下xià绳shéng索suǒ，等děng我wǒ自zì家jiā拿ná他tā。」清qīng风fēng、明míng月yuè先xiān回huí不bù题tí。

逐句解 Line by line

原yuán來lái那nà長zhǎng老lǎo一yí夜yè馬mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，只zhǐ行xíng了le一yì百bǎi二èr十shí里lǐ路lù；大dà仙xiān的de雲yún頭tóu，一yí縱zòng趕gǎn過guò了le九jiǔ百bǎi餘yú里lǐ。原yuán来lái那nà长zhǎng老lǎo一yí夜yè马mǎ不bù停tíng蹄tí，只zhǐ行xíng了le一yì百bǎi二èr十shí里lǐ路lù；大dà仙xiān的de云yún头tóu，一yí纵zòng赶gǎn过guò了le九jiǔ百bǎi余yú里lǐ。

For that elder had ridden all night without the horse resting a hoof, yet had gone only a hundred and twenty li; while the Great Immortal's cloud, at a single bound, had overshot by nine hundred li and more.

馬不停蹄 (mǎ bù tíng tí) "the horse never resting its hooves." 只行了一百二十里 (zhǐ xíngle yìbǎi èrshí lǐ) "went only a hundred and twenty li," 行 (xíng) "to travel." 一縱 (yí zòng) "at a single leap."

仙xiān童tóng道dào：「師shī父fù，那nà路lù旁páng樹shù下xià坐zuò的de是shì唐táng僧sēng。」仙xiān童tóng道dào：「师shī父fù，那nà路lù旁páng树shù下xià坐zuò的de是shì唐táng僧sēng。」

An immortal lad said, "Master, the one sitting under the tree by the roadside is the Tang Monk."

那路旁樹下坐的 (nà lù páng shù xià zuò de) "the one seated beneath the roadside tree," 那 (nà) demonstrative.

大dà仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ已yǐ見jiàn了le。大dà仙xiān道dào：「我wǒ已yǐ见jiàn了le。

The Great Immortal said, "I have already seen him.

我已見了 (wǒ yǐ jiàn le) "I have seen [him] already"—the master needs no pointing out.

你nǐ兩liǎng個gè回huí去qù安ān排pái下xià繩shéng索suǒ，等děng我wǒ自zì家jiā拿ná他tā。」你nǐ两liǎng个gè回huí去qù安ān排pái下xià绳shéng索suǒ，等děng我wǒ自zì家jiā拿ná他tā。」

"You two go back and lay out the ropes; wait, and I shall take him myself."

安排下繩索 (ānpái xià shéngsuǒ) "lay out the ropes." 自家拿他 (zìjiā ná tā) "take him myself"—the master disdains help for the capture.

清qīng風fēng、明míng月yuè先xiān回huí不bù題tí。清qīng风fēng、明míng月yuè先xiān回huí不bù题tí。

Clear Wind and Bright Moon went back first—of that no more.

先回不題 (xiān huí bù tí) "went back first; no more of this"—the storyteller sets the boys aside to focus on the coming encounter.

總評 Commentary

The Great Immortal sends the boys home and resolves to take the pilgrim himself, a mark of both his confidence and his intent to deal with Wukong personally. The scene narrows from the wide sweep of the cloud-chase to a single figure under a roadside tree—the Tang Monk—setting the stage for the disguised confrontation to come.