第二十五回 · 連夜起身 The Pilgrim Plans a Night Flight — Journey to the West

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連夜起身 The Pilgrim Plans a Night Flight

行xíng者zhě道dào：「師shī父fù莫mò鬧nào，那nà童tóng兒er都dōu睡shuì去qù了le，只zhǐ等děng他tā睡shuì著zháo了le，我wǒ們men連lián夜yè起qǐ身shēn。」沙shā僧sēng道dào：「哥gē啊a，幾jǐ層céng門mén都dōu上shàng了le鎖suǒ，閉bì得de甚shèn緊jǐn，如rú何hé走zǒu麼me？」行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「莫mò管guǎn，莫mò管guǎn，老lǎo孫sūn自zì有yǒu法fǎ兒er。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「愁chóu你nǐ沒méi有yǒu法fǎ兒er哩lī，你nǐ一yí個gè變biàn，甚shén麼me蟲chóng蛭zhì兒er，瞞mán格gé子zi眼yǎn裡lǐ就jiù飛fēi將jiāng出chū去qù。只zhǐ苦kǔ了le我wǒ們men不bú會huì變biàn的de，便biàn在zài此cǐ頂dǐng缸gāng受shòu罪zuì哩lī。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「师shī父fù莫mò闹nào，那nà童tóng儿er都dōu睡shuì去qù了le，只zhǐ等děng他tā睡shuì著zháo了le，我wǒ们men连lián夜yè起qǐ身shēn。」沙shā僧sēng道dào：「哥gē啊a，几jǐ层céng门mén都dōu上shàng了le锁suǒ，闭bì得de甚shèn紧jǐn，如rú何hé走zǒu么me？」行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「莫mò管guǎn，莫mò管guǎn，老lǎo孙sūn自zì有yǒu法fǎ儿er。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「愁chóu你nǐ没méi有yǒu法fǎ儿er哩lī，你nǐ一yí个gè变biàn，甚shén么me虫chóng蛭zhì儿er，瞒mán格gé子zi眼yǎn里lǐ就jiù飞fēi将jiāng出chū去qù。只zhǐ苦kǔ了le我wǒ们men不bú会huì变biàn的de，便biàn在zài此cǐ顶dǐng缸gāng受shòu罪zuì哩lī。」

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行xíng者zhě道dào：「師shī父fù莫mò鬧nào，那nà童tóng兒er都dōu睡shuì去qù了le，只zhǐ等děng他tā睡shuì著zháo了le，我wǒ們men連lián夜yè起qǐ身shēn。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「师shī父fù莫mò闹nào，那nà童tóng儿er都dōu睡shuì去qù了le，只zhǐ等děng他tā睡shuì著zháo了le，我wǒ们men连lián夜yè起qǐ身shēn。」

The Pilgrim said, "Master, do not fret. Those lads have both gone off to sleep; we need only wait until they are fast asleep, and then set out by night."

那童兒都睡去了 (nà tóng'r dōu shuì qù le) "those lads have all gone to sleep," 那 (nà) demonstrative, 都 (dōu) "all." 睡著了 (shuì zháo le) "fallen fast asleep," with the resultative 著 (zháo) (goal attained), not the durative 著 (zhe).

沙shā僧sēng道dào：「哥gē啊a，幾jǐ層céng門mén都dōu上shàng了le鎖suǒ，閉bì得de甚shèn緊jǐn，如rú何hé走zǒu麼me？」沙shā僧sēng道dào：「哥gē啊a，几jǐ层céng门mén都dōu上shàng了le锁suǒ，闭bì得de甚shèn紧jǐn，如rú何hé走zǒu么me？」

Wujing said, "Brother, the several gates are all locked, shut fast and tight—how are we to get out?"

閉得甚緊 (bì de shèn jǐn) "shut extremely tight," with the degree-complement 得 (de) and 甚 (shèn) "very, exceedingly" (the bare 甚, not 甚麼).

行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「莫mò管guǎn，莫mò管guǎn，老lǎo孫sūn自zì有yǒu法fǎ兒er。」行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「莫mò管guǎn，莫mò管guǎn，老lǎo孙sūn自zì有yǒu法fǎ儿er。」

The Pilgrim laughed: "Never mind, never mind—old Sun has his own method."

莫管 (mò guǎn) "never mind, don't worry about it." 法兒 (fǎr) "a method, a trick," with the suffix 兒 (er).

八bā戒jiè道dào：「愁chóu你nǐ沒méi有yǒu法fǎ兒er哩lī，你nǐ一yí個gè變biàn，甚shén麼me蟲chóng蛭zhì兒er，瞞mán格gé子zi眼yǎn裡lǐ就jiù飛fēi將jiāng出chū去qù。八bā戒jiè道dào：「愁chóu你nǐ没méi有yǒu法fǎ儿er哩lī，你nǐ一yí个gè变biàn，甚shén么me虫chóng蛭zhì儿er，瞒mán格gé子zi眼yǎn里lǐ就jiù飞fēi将jiāng出chū去qù。

Bajie said, "Small fear you have no method! You could turn into some sort of gnat and fly out through the lattice-holes.

蟲蛭兒 (chóngzhìr) "a gnat, small insect." 格子眼 (gézi yǎn) "the eyes of a lattice." 飛將出去 (fēi jiāng chūqù) "fly out," with the directional particle 將 (jiāng); 甚麼 (shénme) takes 甚 (shén).

只zhǐ苦kǔ了le我wǒ們men不bú會huì變biàn的de，便biàn在zài此cǐ頂dǐng缸gāng受shòu罪zuì哩lī。」只zhǐ苦kǔ了le我wǒ们men不bú会huì变biàn的de，便biàn在zài此cǐ顶dǐng缸gāng受shòu罪zuì哩lī。」

"But it is hard on the rest of us who cannot transform—we shall just have to bear the blame here, holding the pot."

頂缸受罪 (dǐng gāng shòu zuì) "to hold the pot and take the blame"—to be left carrying the punishment for another's doing, a homely idiom.

總評 Commentary

Wujing voices the practical difficulty—the gates are locked fast—and Bajie, who cannot resist a dig, imagines Wukong slipping out as a gnat and leaving the rest to "hold the pot" (頂缸受罪, an idiom for shouldering another's punishment). The scene sets up Wukong's casual magic against his companions' earthbound helplessness.