第三十二回 · 計較 Pilgrim Reckons It Out — Journey to the West

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計較 Pilgrim Reckons It Out

行xíng者zhě聞wén言yán，把bǎ功gōng曹cáo叱chì退tuì，切qiè切qiè在zài心xīn，按àn雲yún頭tóu，徑jìng來lái山shān上shàng。只zhǐ見jiàn長zhǎng老lǎo與yǔ八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng簇cù擁yōng前qián進jìn。他tā卻què暗àn想xiǎng：「我wǒ若ruò把bǎ功gōng曹cáo的de言yán語yǔ實shí實shí告gào訴sù師shī父fù，師shī父fù他tā不bú濟jì事shì，必bì就jiù哭kū了le；假jiǎ若ruò不bù與yǔ他tā實shí說shuō，夢mèng著zhe頭tóu，帶dài著zhe他tā走zǒu，常cháng言yán道dào：『乍zhà入rù蘆lú圩wéi，不bù知zhī深shēn淺qiǎn。』倘tǎng或huò被bèi妖yāo魔mó撈lāo去qù，卻què不bú又yòu要yào老lǎo孫sūn費fèi心xīn？且qiě等děng我wǒ照zhào顧gù八bā戒jiè一yí照zhào顧gù，先xiān著zhuó他tā出chū頭tóu與yǔ那nà怪guài打dǎ一yí仗zhàng看kàn。若ruò是shì打dǎ得de過guò他tā，就jiù算suàn他tā一yì功gōng；若ruò是shì沒méi手shǒu段duàn，被bèi怪guài拿ná去qù，等děng老lǎo孫sūn再zài去qù救jiù他tā不bù遲chí，卻què好hǎo顯xiǎn我wǒ本běn事shì出chū名míng。」正zhèng自zì家jiā計jì較jiào，以yǐ心xīn問wèn心xīn道dào：「只zhǐ恐kǒng八bā戒jiè躲duǒ懶lǎn，便biàn不bù肯kěn出chū頭tóu，師shī父fù又yòu有yǒu些xiē護hù短duǎn。等děng老lǎo孫sūn羈jī勒lè他tā羈jī勒lè。」行xíng者zhě闻wén言yán，把bǎ功gōng曹cáo叱chì退tuì，切qiè切qiè在zài心xīn，按àn云yún头tóu，径jìng来lái山shān上shàng。只zhǐ见jiàn长zhǎng老lǎo与yǔ八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng簇cù拥yōng前qián进jìn。他tā却què暗àn想xiǎng：「我wǒ若ruò把bǎ功gōng曹cáo的de言yán语yǔ实shí实shí告gào诉sù师shī父fù，师shī父fù他tā不bú济jì事shì，必bì就jiù哭kū了le；假jiǎ若ruò不bù与yǔ他tā实shí说shuō，梦mèng著zhe头tóu，带dài著zhe他tā走zǒu，常cháng言yán道dào：『乍zhà入rù芦lú圩wéi，不bù知zhī深shēn浅qiǎn。』倘tǎng或huò被bèi妖yāo魔mó捞lāo去qù，却què不bú又yòu要yào老lǎo孙sūn费fèi心xīn？且qiě等děng我wǒ照zhào顾gù八bā戒jiè一yí照zhào顾gù，先xiān著zhuó他tā出chū头tóu与yǔ那nà怪guài打dǎ一yí仗zhàng看kàn。若ruò是shì打dǎ得de过guò他tā，就jiù算suàn他tā一yì功gōng；若ruò是shì没méi手shǒu段duàn，被bèi怪guài拿ná去qù，等děng老lǎo孙sūn再zài去qù救jiù他tā不bù迟chí，却què好hǎo显xiǎn我wǒ本běn事shì出chū名míng。」正zhèng自zì家jiā计jì较jiào，以yǐ心xīn问wèn心xīn道dào：「只zhǐ恐kǒng八bā戒jiè躲duǒ懒lǎn，便biàn不bù肯kěn出chū头tóu，师shī父fù又yòu有yǒu些xiē护hù短duǎn。等děng老lǎo孙sūn羁jī勒lè他tā羁jī勒lè。」

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行xíng者zhě聞wén言yán，把bǎ功gōng曹cáo叱chì退tuì，切qiè切qiè在zài心xīn，按àn雲yún頭tóu，徑jìng來lái山shān上shàng。行xíng者zhě闻wén言yán，把bǎ功gōng曹cáo叱chì退tuì，切qiè切qiè在zài心xīn，按àn云yún头tóu，径jìng来lái山shān上shàng。

When Pilgrim had heard him out, he dismissed the Merit-Officer with a rebuke, took the warning earnestly to heart, pressed down his cloud, and came straight up the mountain.

叱退 (chì tuì), "to dismiss with a rebuke." 切切在心, "earnestly kept in mind."

只zhǐ見jiàn長zhǎng老lǎo與yǔ八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng簇cù擁yōng前qián進jìn。只zhǐ见jiàn长zhǎng老lǎo与yǔ八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng簇cù拥yōng前qián进jìn。

There he saw the Elder pressing forward, closely attended by Eight Rules and Sha Monk.

簇擁 (cù yōng), "to throng about, attend closely." 長老 — 長 read zhǎng; 與 here yǔ ("and").

他tā卻què暗àn想xiǎng：「我wǒ若ruò把bǎ功gōng曹cáo的de言yán語yǔ實shí實shí告gào訴sù師shī父fù，師shī父fù他tā不bú濟jì事shì，必bì就jiù哭kū了le；假jiǎ若ruò不bù與yǔ他tā實shí說shuō，夢mèng著zhe頭tóu，帶dài著zhe他tā走zǒu，常cháng言yán道dào：『乍zhà入rù蘆lú圩wéi，不bù知zhī深shēn淺qiǎn。』倘tǎng或huò被bèi妖yāo魔mó撈lāo去qù，卻què不bú又yòu要yào老lǎo孫sūn費fèi心xīn？他tā却què暗àn想xiǎng：「我wǒ若ruò把bǎ功gōng曹cáo的de言yán语yǔ实shí实shí告gào诉sù师shī父fù，师shī父fù他tā不bú济jì事shì，必bì就jiù哭kū了le；假jiǎ若ruò不bù与yǔ他tā实shí说shuō，梦mèng著zhe头tóu，带dài著zhe他tā走zǒu，常cháng言yán道dào：『乍zhà入rù芦lú圩wéi，不bù知zhī深shēn浅qiǎn。』倘tǎng或huò被bèi妖yāo魔mó捞lāo去qù，却què不bú又yòu要yào老lǎo孙sūn费fèi心xīn？

But he thought to himself: “If I tell the Master the Merit-Officer’s words plainly, he is of no use — he will surely fall to weeping; yet if I do not tell him, but lead him on muddle-headed, then, as the saying goes, ‘Newly come to the reed-marsh, one knows not its depths’ — should he be snatched off by the fiends, would that not again put Old Sun to trouble?

乍入蘆圩，不知深淺 (zhà rù lú wéi, bù zhī shēn qiǎn), "newly into the reed-marsh, one knows not its depths." 夢著頭 / 帶著他 — 著 durative zhe.

且qiě等děng我wǒ照zhào顧gù八bā戒jiè一yí照zhào顧gù，先xiān著zhuó他tā出chū頭tóu與yǔ那nà怪guài打dǎ一yí仗zhàng看kàn。若ruò是shì打dǎ得de過guò他tā，就jiù算suàn他tā一yì功gōng；若ruò是shì沒méi手shǒu段duàn，被bèi怪guài拿ná去qù，等děng老lǎo孫sūn再zài去qù救jiù他tā不bù遲chí，卻què好hǎo顯xiǎn我wǒ本běn事shì出chū名míng。」且qiě等děng我wǒ照zhào顾gù八bā戒jiè一yí照zhào顾gù，先xiān著zhuó他tā出chū头tóu与yǔ那nà怪guài打dǎ一yí仗zhàng看kàn。若ruò是shì打dǎ得de过guò他tā，就jiù算suàn他tā一yì功gōng；若ruò是shì没méi手shǒu段duàn，被bèi怪guài拿ná去qù，等děng老lǎo孙sūn再zài去qù救jiù他tā不bù迟chí，却què好hǎo显xiǎn我wǒ本běn事shì出chū名míng。」

Better let me take a little care of Eight Rules — set him out first to put his head forward and try a bout with the fiend. If he can beat him, we will count it a merit to his name; and if he has no skill and is carried off by the fiend, it will not be too late for Old Sun to go and rescue him then — and that will nicely show off my own powers and make my name.”

先著他出頭 (xiān zhuó tā chū tóu), "first set him to put his head forward" — causative 著 read zhuó. 那 nà; 打得過 — 得 potential de.

正zhèng自zì家jiā計jì較jiào，以yǐ心xīn問wèn心xīn道dào：「只zhǐ恐kǒng八bā戒jiè躲duǒ懶lǎn，便biàn不bù肯kěn出chū頭tóu，師shī父fù又yòu有yǒu些xiē護hù短duǎn。等děng老lǎo孫sūn羈jī勒lè他tā羈jī勒lè。」正zhèng自zì家jiā计jì较jiào，以yǐ心xīn问wèn心xīn道dào：「只zhǐ恐kǒng八bā戒jiè躲duǒ懒lǎn，便biàn不bù肯kěn出chū头tóu，师shī父fù又yòu有yǒu些xiē护hù短duǎn。等děng老lǎo孙sūn羁jī勒lè他tā羁jī勒lè。」

Just as he was reckoning it out with himself, questioning his own heart with his heart, he said: “My only fear is that Eight Rules will shirk and be unwilling to put himself forward, and that the Master, too, is a little apt to shield him. Let Old Sun bridle him a bit.”

護短 (hù duǎn), "to shield another’s faults." 羈勒 (jī lè), "to bridle, rein in" — 勒 read lè (twice).

總評 Commentary

Having dismissed the Merit-Officer, Pilgrim resolves the problem of the master’s fragility with a piece of calculated management. He will not tell the Tang Monk the truth — the master “is of no use” and would only weep — but neither will he lead him blind into danger; instead he devises a test, sending Eight Rules out first to try a bout with the fiend. The soliloquy lays bare a Pilgrim who is at once protector and manipulator.

The scheme is unabashedly self-interested: if Eight Rules prevails, well and good; if he is captured, Pilgrim’s own rescue will “show off my powers and make my name.” The closing aside — his fear that Eight Rules will shirk and the master will shield him, and his resolve to “bridle him a bit” (羈勒) — completes the portrait of the monkey as household strategist, working his companions like pieces on a board.