第三十二回 · 亡人啄我 Pecked Awake — Journey to the West

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亡人啄我 Pecked Awake

那nà獃dāi子zi慌huāng得de爬pá將jiāng起qǐ來lái，口kǒu裡lǐ亂luàn嚷rǎng道dào：「有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，把bǎ我wǒ戳chuō了le一yì槍qiāng去qù了le，嘴zuǐ上shàng好hǎo不bù疼téng呀ya。」伸shēn手shǒu摸mō摸mō，泱yāng出chū血xiě來lái了le。他tā道dào：「蹭cèng蹬dèng啊a，我wǒ又yòu沒méi甚shén喜xǐ事shì，怎zěn麼me嘴zuǐ上shàng掛guà了le紅hóng耶yé？」他tā看kàn著zhe這zhè血xuè手shǒu，口kǒu裡lǐ絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de兩liǎng邊biān亂luàn看kàn，卻què不bú見jiàn動dòng靜jìng。道dào：「無wú甚shén妖yāo怪guài，怎zěn麼me戳chuō我wǒ一yì槍qiāng麼me？」忽hū擡tái頭tóu往wǎng上shàng看kàn時shí，原yuán來lái是shì個gè啄zhuó木mù蟲chóng，在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng飛fēi哩lī。獃dāi子zi咬yǎo牙yá罵mà道dào：「這zhè個gè亡wáng人rén，弼bì馬mǎ溫wēn欺qī負fù我wǒ罷bà了le，你nǐ也yě來lái欺qī負fù我wǒ。我wǒ曉xiǎo得de了le。他tā一yí定dìng不bú認rèn我wǒ是shì個gè人rén，只zhǐ把bǎ我wǒ嘴zuǐ當dàng一yí段duàn黑hēi朽xiǔ枯kū爛làn的de樹shù，內nèi中zhōng生shēng了le蟲chóng，尋xún蟲chóng兒er吃chī的de，將jiāng我wǒ啄zhuó了le這zhè一yí下xià也yě。等děng我wǒ把bǎ嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài懷huái裡lǐ睡shuì罷bà。」那nà呆dāi子zi慌huāng得de爬pá将jiāng起qǐ来lái，口kǒu里lǐ乱luàn嚷rǎng道dào：「有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，把bǎ我wǒ戳chuō了le一yì枪qiāng去qù了le，嘴zuǐ上shàng好hǎo不bù疼téng呀ya。」伸shēn手shǒu摸mō摸mō，泱yāng出chū血xiě来lái了le。他tā道dào：「蹭cèng蹬dèng啊a，我wǒ又yòu没méi甚shén喜xǐ事shì，怎zěn么me嘴zuǐ上shàng挂guà了le红hóng耶yé？」他tā看kàn著zhe这zhè血xuè手shǒu，口kǒu里lǐ絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de两liǎng边biān乱luàn看kàn，却què不bú见jiàn动dòng静jìng。道dào：「无wú甚shén妖yāo怪guài，怎zěn么me戳chuō我wǒ一yì枪qiāng么me？」忽hū擡tái头tóu往wǎng上shàng看kàn时shí，原yuán来lái是shì个gè啄zhuó木mù虫chóng，在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng飞fēi哩lī。呆dāi子zi咬yǎo牙yá骂mà道dào：「这zhè个gè亡wáng人rén，弼bì马mǎ温wēn欺qī负fù我wǒ罢bà了le，你nǐ也yě来lái欺qī负fù我wǒ。我wǒ晓xiǎo得de了le。他tā一yí定dìng不bú认rèn我wǒ是shì个gè人rén，只zhǐ把bǎ我wǒ嘴zuǐ当dàng一yí段duàn黑hēi朽xiǔ枯kū烂làn的de树shù，内nèi中zhōng生shēng了le虫chóng，寻xún虫chóng儿er吃chī的de，将jiāng我wǒ啄zhuó了le这zhè一yí下xià也yě。等děng我wǒ把bǎ嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài怀huái里lǐ睡shuì罢bà。」

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那nà獃dāi子zi慌huāng得de爬pá將jiāng起qǐ來lái，口kǒu裡lǐ亂luàn嚷rǎng道dào：「有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，把bǎ我wǒ戳chuō了le一yì槍qiāng去qù了le，嘴zuǐ上shàng好hǎo不bù疼téng呀ya。」那nà呆dāi子zi慌huāng得de爬pá将jiāng起qǐ来lái，口kǒu里lǐ乱luàn嚷rǎng道dào：「有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，有yǒu妖yāo怪guài，把bǎ我wǒ戳chuō了le一yì枪qiāng去qù了le，嘴zuǐ上shàng好hǎo不bù疼téng呀ya。」

The blockhead, flustered, scrambled up, bawling: “A fiend, a fiend! It jabbed me with a spear and made off — how my mouth hurts!”

戳了一槍 (chuō le yì qiāng), "jabbed with a spear." 那 nà; 慌得 — 得 de; 爬將起來 — 將 jiāng.

伸shēn手shǒu摸mō摸mō，泱yāng出chū血xiě來lái了le。伸shēn手shǒu摸mō摸mō，泱yāng出chū血xiě来lái了le。

He reached up and felt about — blood was welling out.

泱出血 (yāng chū xuè), "blood welled out." 摸摸, "to feel about."

他tā道dào：「蹭cèng蹬dèng啊a，我wǒ又yòu沒méi甚shén喜xǐ事shì，怎zěn麼me嘴zuǐ上shàng掛guà了le紅hóng耶yé？」他tā道dào：「蹭cèng蹬dèng啊a，我wǒ又yòu没méi甚shén喜xǐ事shì，怎zěn么me嘴zuǐ上shàng挂guà了le红hóng耶yé？」

Said he: “Wretched luck! I’ve had no happy occasion — so how is it my mouth is hung with red?”

蹭蹬 (cèng dèng), "wretched luck, a stumble." 沒甚 — 甚 shén ("any").

他tā看kàn著zhe這zhè血xuè手shǒu，口kǒu裡lǐ絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de兩liǎng邊biān亂luàn看kàn，卻què不bú見jiàn動dòng靜jìng。他tā看kàn著zhe这zhè血xuè手shǒu，口kǒu里lǐ絮xù絮xù叨dāo叨dāo的de两liǎng边biān乱luàn看kàn，却què不bú见jiàn动dòng静jìng。

Staring at his bloodied hand, muttering and grumbling, he looked wildly to either side — but saw nothing stirring.

絮絮叨叨 (xù xù dāo dāo), "muttering, grumbling." 看著 — 著 zhe.

道dào：「無wú甚shén妖yāo怪guài，怎zěn麼me戳chuō我wǒ一yì槍qiāng麼me？」道dào：「无wú甚shén妖yāo怪guài，怎zěn么me戳chuō我wǒ一yì枪qiāng么me？」

Said he: “No fiend about — so what jabbed me with a spear?”

無甚 (wú shén), "no [fiend] at all" — 甚 shén.

忽hū擡tái頭tóu往wǎng上shàng看kàn時shí，原yuán來lái是shì個gè啄zhuó木mù蟲chóng，在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng飛fēi哩lī。忽hū擡tái头tóu往wǎng上shàng看kàn时shí，原yuán来lái是shì个gè啄zhuó木mù虫chóng，在zài半bàn空kōng中zhōng飞fēi哩lī。

Suddenly he raised his head and looked up — and there was a woodpecker, flying about in mid-air.

啄木蟲 (zhuó mù chóng), "woodpecker." 半空中 — 中 zhōng.

獃dāi子zi咬yǎo牙yá罵mà道dào：「這zhè個gè亡wáng人rén，弼bì馬mǎ溫wēn欺qī負fù我wǒ罷bà了le，你nǐ也yě來lái欺qī負fù我wǒ。呆dāi子zi咬yǎo牙yá骂mà道dào：「这zhè个gè亡wáng人rén，弼bì马mǎ温wēn欺qī负fù我wǒ罢bà了le，你nǐ也yě来lái欺qī负fù我wǒ。

The blockhead gnashed his teeth and railed: “You cursed thing! It’s bad enough that the Bimawen bullies me — now you come and bully me too.

亡人 (wáng rén), "cursed creature" (a term of abuse). 欺負, "to bully."

我wǒ曉xiǎo得de了le。我wǒ晓xiǎo得de了le。

I have it now.

曉得 (xiǎo de), "to understand, realize" — 得 de.

他tā一yí定dìng不bú認rèn我wǒ是shì個gè人rén，只zhǐ把bǎ我wǒ嘴zuǐ當dàng一yí段duàn黑hēi朽xiǔ枯kū爛làn的de樹shù，內nèi中zhōng生shēng了le蟲chóng，尋xún蟲chóng兒er吃chī的de，將jiāng我wǒ啄zhuó了le這zhè一yí下xià也yě。他tā一yí定dìng不bú认rèn我wǒ是shì个gè人rén，只zhǐ把bǎ我wǒ嘴zuǐ当dàng一yí段duàn黑hēi朽xiǔ枯kū烂làn的de树shù，内nèi中zhōng生shēng了le虫chóng，寻xún虫chóng儿er吃chī的de，将jiāng我wǒ啄zhuó了le这zhè一yí下xià也yě。

It surely does not take me for a man, but takes my snout for a length of black, rotten, crumbling wood with grubs bred inside; hunting a grub to eat, it gave me that peck.

把…當 (bǎ…dàng), "to take [X] for [Y]" — 當 here dàng ("regard as"). 內中 — 中 zhōng; 蟲兒 — 兒 er; 將我啄 — 將 jiāng.

等děng我wǒ把bǎ嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài懷huái裡lǐ睡shuì罷bà。」等děng我wǒ把bǎ嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài怀huái里lǐ睡shuì罢bà。」

I’ll just tuck my snout into my bosom and sleep.”

揣在懷裡 (chuāi zài huái lǐ), "to tuck into the bosom."

總評 Commentary

Startled from his bliss by the peck, Eight Rules erupts in comic panic — bawling of a “fiend” and a “spear,” astonished to find his mouth bloodied for no festive reason. The narration savors his obtuseness: he looks wildly about, sees nothing, and only on glancing up spots the small woodpecker he cannot connect to his wound.

His attempt to reason out the peck is the joke’s core. Rather than suspect Pilgrim, he concludes the bird has mistaken his snout for a rotten, grub-filled log — an explanation both absurd and unwittingly apt, for it is precisely his wooden-headed dullness that Pilgrim’s woodpecker means to mock. Undeterred, he resolves simply to tuck his snout away and sleep on.