第三十七回 · 三樁造化 Three Turns of Low Luck — Journey to the West

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三樁造化 Three Turns of Low Luck

八bā戒jiè道dào：「好hǎo好hǎo好hǎo，做zuò個gè夢mèng罷bà了le，又yòu告gào訴sù他tā。他tā那nà些xiē兒er不bú會huì作zuò弄nòng人rén哩lī？就jiù教jiào你nǐ三sān樁zhuāng兒er造zào化huà低dī。」三sān藏zàng回huí入rù裡lǐ面miàn道dào：「是shì那nǎ三sān樁zhuāng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「明míng日rì要yào你nǐ頂dǐng缸gāng、受shòu氣qì、遭zāo瘟wēn。」八bā戒jiè笑xiào道dào：「一yì樁zhuāng兒er也yě是shì難nán的de，三sān樁zhuāng兒er卻què怎zěn麼me耽dān得dé？」唐táng僧sēng是shì個gè聰cōng明míng的de長zhǎng老lǎo，便biàn問wèn：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ三sān事shì如rú何hé講jiǎng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「也yě不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，等děng我wǒ先xiān與yǔ你nǐ二èr件jiàn物wù。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「好hǎo好hǎo好hǎo，做zuò个gè梦mèng罢bà了le，又yòu告gào诉sù他tā。他tā那nà些xiē儿er不bú会huì作zuò弄nòng人rén哩lī？就jiù教jiào你nǐ三sān桩zhuāng儿er造zào化huà低dī。」三sān藏zàng回huí入rù里lǐ面miàn道dào：「是shì那nǎ三sān桩zhuāng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「明míng日rì要yào你nǐ顶dǐng缸gāng、受shòu气qì、遭zāo瘟wēn。」八bā戒jiè笑xiào道dào：「一yì桩zhuāng儿er也yě是shì难nán的de，三sān桩zhuāng儿er却què怎zěn么me耽dān得dé？」唐táng僧sēng是shì个gè聪cōng明míng的de长zhǎng老lǎo，便biàn问wèn：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ三sān事shì如rú何hé讲jiǎng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「也yě不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，等děng我wǒ先xiān与yǔ你nǐ二èr件jiàn物wù。」

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八bā戒jiè道dào：「好hǎo好hǎo好hǎo，做zuò個gè夢mèng罷bà了le，又yòu告gào訴sù他tā。八bā戒jiè道dào：「好hǎo好hǎo好hǎo，做zuò个gè梦mèng罢bà了le，又yòu告gào诉sù他tā。

Bajie said, “Fine, fine, fine — it was only a dream, and yet you told him of it.

罷了 (bà le) "and that is all"; 告訴 (gào sù) "to tell."

他tā那nà些xiē兒er不bú會huì作zuò弄nòng人rén哩lī？他tā那nà些xiē儿er不bú会huì作zuò弄nòng人rén哩lī？

When does he ever not make sport of folk?

那些兒 (nà xiē er) "those [antics] of his," deictic 那, suffix er; 作弄 (zuò nòng) "to make sport of."

就jiù教jiào你nǐ三sān樁zhuāng兒er造zào化huà低dī。」就jiù教jiào你nǐ三sān桩zhuāng儿er造zào化huà低dī。」

And now he would have you suffer three turns of low luck.”

就教你 (jiù jiào nǐ) "would have you," causative 教 = jiào; 三樁兒 (sān zhuāng er), suffix er.

三sān藏zàng回huí入rù裡lǐ面miàn道dào：「是shì那nǎ三sān樁zhuāng？」三sān藏zàng回huí入rù里lǐ面miàn道dào：「是shì那nǎ三sān桩zhuāng？」

Tripitaka went back inside and said, “Which three turns?”

那三樁 (nǎ sān zhuāng) "which three," interrogative 那 = nǎ.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「明míng日rì要yào你nǐ頂dǐng缸gāng、受shòu氣qì、遭zāo瘟wēn。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「明míng日rì要yào你nǐ顶dǐng缸gāng、受shòu气qì、遭zāo瘟wēn。」

Pilgrim said, “Tomorrow you must carry the crock, take the blame, and meet with the plague.”

頂缸 (dǐng gāng) "to carry the crock," i.e. take the blame; 受氣 (shòu qì) "to be put upon"; 遭瘟 (zāo wēn) "to meet with calamity."

八bā戒jiè笑xiào道dào：「一yì樁zhuāng兒er也yě是shì難nán的de，三sān樁zhuāng兒er卻què怎zěn麼me耽dān得dé？」八bā戒jiè笑xiào道dào：「一yì桩zhuāng儿er也yě是shì难nán的de，三sān桩zhuāng儿er却què怎zěn么me耽dān得dé？」

Bajie laughed and said, “Even one turn would be hard — how am I to bear all three?”

一樁兒 (yì zhuāng er) / 三樁兒 (sān zhuāng er), suffix er; 耽得 (dān dé) "to bear," 得 = dé.

唐táng僧sēng是shì個gè聰cōng明míng的de長zhǎng老lǎo，便biàn問wèn：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ三sān事shì如rú何hé講jiǎng？」唐táng僧sēng是shì个gè聪cōng明míng的de长zhǎng老lǎo，便biàn问wèn：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ三sān事shì如rú何hé讲jiǎng？」

The Tang Monk, a shrewd elder, then asked, “Disciple, how are these three matters to be understood?”

長老 (zhǎng lǎo) "elder," 長 = zhǎng; 如何講 (rú hé jiǎng) "how to be construed."

行xíng者zhě道dào：「也yě不bù消xiāo講jiǎng，等děng我wǒ先xiān與yǔ你nǐ二èr件jiàn物wù。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「也yě不bù消xiāo讲jiǎng，等děng我wǒ先xiān与yǔ你nǐ二èr件jiàn物wù。」

Pilgrim said, “No need to explain; let me first give you two things.”

不消講 (bù xiāo jiǎng) "need not explain"; 二件物 (èr jiàn wù) "two objects."

總評 Commentary

The comic burden Wukong lays on Bajie — to carry the crock (take the scapegoat’s part), to be put upon, and to meet with calamity — is the familiar allotment of the unglamorous roles to the grumbling second disciple, and Bajie’s resigned protest keeps the register light.

Tripitaka’s straight-man question steadies the scene before the plan proper, and Wukong’s “let me first give you two things” closes the batch on a hook — the turn from talk to preparation that will open the chapter’s next movement, as the Great Sage sets his transformations and his scheme for reaching the prince in motion.