第二十五回 · 冒名頂替 Willows in Their Place — Journey to the West

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冒名頂替 Willows in Their Place

你nǐ看kàn那nà些xiē道dào童tóng害hài怕pà，丟diū了le皮pí鞭biān，報bào道dào：「師shī父fù啊a，為wéi頭tóu打dǎ的dī是shì大dà唐táng和hé尚shàng，這zhè一yí會huì打dǎ的dī都dōu是shì柳liǔ樹shù之zhī根gēn。」大dà仙xiān聞wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，誇kuā不bú盡jìn道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě，真zhēn是shì一yí個gè好hǎo猴hóu王wáng。曾céng聞wén他tā大dà鬧nào天tiān宮gōng，佈bù地dì網wǎng天tiān羅luó，拿ná他tā不bú住zhù，果guǒ有yǒu此cǐ理lǐ。──你nǐ走zǒu了le便biàn也yě罷bà，卻què怎zěn麼me綁bǎng些xiē柳liǔ樹shù在zài此cǐ冒mào名míng頂dǐng替tì？決jué莫mò饒ráo他tā，趕gǎn去qù來lái。」你nǐ看kàn那nà些xiē道dào童tóng害hài怕pà，丢diū了le皮pí鞭biān，报bào道dào：「师shī父fù啊a，为wéi头tóu打dǎ的dī是shì大dà唐táng和hé尚shàng，这zhè一yí会huì打dǎ的dī都dōu是shì柳liǔ树shù之zhī根gēn。」大dà仙xiān闻wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，夸kuā不bú尽jìn道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě，真zhēn是shì一yí个gè好hǎo猴hóu王wáng。曾céng闻wén他tā大dà闹nào天tiān宫gōng，布bù地dì网wǎng天tiān罗luó，拿ná他tā不bú住zhù，果guǒ有yǒu此cǐ理lǐ。──你nǐ走zǒu了le便biàn也yě罢bà，却què怎zěn么me绑bǎng些xiē柳liǔ树shù在zài此cǐ冒mào名míng顶dǐng替tì？决jué莫mò饶ráo他tā，赶gǎn去qù来lái。」

逐句解 Line by line

你nǐ看kàn那nà些xiē道dào童tóng害hài怕pà，丟diū了le皮pí鞭biān，報bào道dào：「師shī父fù啊a，為wéi頭tóu打dǎ的dī是shì大dà唐táng和hé尚shàng，這zhè一yí會huì打dǎ的dī都dōu是shì柳liǔ樹shù之zhī根gēn。」你nǐ看kàn那nà些xiē道dào童tóng害hài怕pà，丢diū了le皮pí鞭biān，报bào道dào：「师shī父fù啊a，为wéi头tóu打dǎ的dī是shì大dà唐táng和hé尚shàng，这zhè一yí会huì打dǎ的dī都dōu是shì柳liǔ树shù之zhī根gēn。」

You should have seen how those Daoist lads took fright, dropped the leather whip, and reported: "Master! The first ones we beat were the Tang monks, but all this while we have been beating willow roots."

為頭打的 (wéitóu dǎ de) "the first ones beaten," 為頭 (wéitóu) "at the head, first," 為 (wéi). 柳樹之根 (liǔ shù zhī gēn) "willow roots"—the enchantment now exposed.

大dà仙xiān聞wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，誇kuā不bú盡jìn道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě，真zhēn是shì一yí個gè好hǎo猴hóu王wáng。大dà仙xiān闻wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，夸kuā不bú尽jìn道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě，真zhēn是shì一yí个gè好hǎo猴hóu王wáng。

The Great Immortal, hearing this, laughed a cold "heh, heh," and praised him without end: "Sun the Pilgrim is truly a fine monkey-king.

誇不盡 (kuā bú jìn) "praised endlessly," where 盡 (jìn) (raised by rule to jìn) turns the preceding 不 to bú. 好猴王 (hǎo hóu wáng) "a fine monkey-king"—admiration, not anger.

曾céng聞wén他tā大dà鬧nào天tiān宮gōng，佈bù地dì網wǎng天tiān羅luó，拿ná他tā不bú住zhù，果guǒ有yǒu此cǐ理lǐ。曾céng闻wén他tā大dà闹nào天tiān宫gōng，布bù地dì网wǎng天tiān罗luó，拿ná他tā不bú住zhù，果guǒ有yǒu此cǐ理lǐ。

"I have heard how he made great havoc in the Palace of Heaven, and that though nets were spread over earth and sky, they could not take him—so it is true after all.

佈地網天羅 (bù dì wǎng tiān luó) "spread earth-nets and sky-snares"—the great celestial dragnet that failed to hold Wukong. 拿他不住 (ná tā bú zhù) "could not seize him."

──你nǐ走zǒu了le便biàn也yě罷bà，卻què怎zěn麼me綁bǎng些xiē柳liǔ樹shù在zài此cǐ冒mào名míng頂dǐng替tì？ ──你nǐ走zǒu了le便biàn也yě罢bà，却què怎zěn么me绑bǎng些xiē柳liǔ树shù在zài此cǐ冒mào名míng顶dǐng替tì？

"—But you ran off; why then bind some willows here to take your name and place?

冒名頂替 (màomíng dǐngtì) "to take another's name and stand in his place"—the Great Immortal at once grasps the willow-substitution.

決jué莫mò饒ráo他tā，趕gǎn去qù來lái。」决jué莫mò饶ráo他tā，赶gǎn去qù来lái。」

"By no means spare him—after them!"

決莫饒他 (jué mò ráo tā) "on no account spare him." 趕去來 (gǎn qù lái) "give chase!"—the second pursuit begins.

總評 Commentary

The willow-ruse is undone in comedy, but the Great Immortal's reaction is the mark of his stature: not fury but connoisseur's admiration—"a fine monkey-king"—and a calm resolve to renew the chase. His recognition that the celestial dragnet once failed to hold Wukong ranks his adversary among the cosmos's great powers, and raises the stakes for the confrontation to come.