第三十七回 · 引君入寺 Leading the Prince to the Temple — Journey to the West

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引君入寺 Leading the Prince to the Temple

原yuán來lái是shì那nà大dà聖shèng故gù意yì教jiào他tā中zhòng了le，卻què眼yǎn乖guāi手shǒu疾jí，一yì把bǎ接jiē住zhù那nà箭jiàn頭tóu，把bǎ箭jiàn翎líng花huā落luò在zài前qián邊biān，丟diū開kāi腳jiǎo步bù跑pǎo了le。那nà太tài子zǐ見jiàn箭jiàn中zhòng了le玉yù兔tù，兜dōu開kāi馬mǎ，獨dú自zì爭zhēng先xiān來lái趕gǎn。不bù知zhī馬mǎ行xíng的de快kuài，行xíng者zhě如rú風fēng；馬mǎ行xíng的de遲chí，行xíng者zhě慢màn走zǒu：只zhǐ在zài他tā面miàn前qián不bù遠yuǎn。看kàn他tā一yì程chéng一yì里lǐ，將jiāng太tài子zǐ哄hǒng到dào寶bǎo林lín寺sì山shān門mén之zhī下xià，行xíng者zhě現xiàn了le本běn身shēn。不bú見jiàn兔tù兒er，只zhǐ見jiàn一yì枝zhī箭jiàn插chā在zài門mén檻kǎn上shàng。徑jìng撞zhuàng進jìn去qù，見jiàn唐táng僧sēng道dào：「師shī父fù，來lái了le，來lái了le。」卻què又yòu一yí變biàn，變biàn做zuò二èr寸cùn長cháng的de小xiǎo和hé尚shàng兒er，鑽zuān在zài紅hóng匣xiá之zhī內nèi。原yuán来lái是shì那nà大dà圣shèng故gù意yì教jiào他tā中zhòng了le，却què眼yǎn乖guāi手shǒu疾jí，一yì把bǎ接jiē住zhù那nà箭jiàn头tóu，把bǎ箭jiàn翎líng花huā落luò在zài前qián边biān，丢diū开kāi脚jiǎo步bù跑pǎo了le。那nà太tài子zǐ见jiàn箭jiàn中zhòng了le玉yù兔tù，兜dōu开kāi马mǎ，独dú自zì争zhēng先xiān来lái赶gǎn。不bù知zhī马mǎ行xíng的de快kuài，行xíng者zhě如rú风fēng；马mǎ行xíng的de迟chí，行xíng者zhě慢màn走zǒu：只zhǐ在zài他tā面miàn前qián不bù远yuǎn。看kàn他tā一yì程chéng一yì里lǐ，将jiāng太tài子zǐ哄hǒng到dào宝bǎo林lín寺sì山shān门mén之zhī下xià，行xíng者zhě现xiàn了le本běn身shēn。不bú见jiàn兔tù儿er，只zhǐ见jiàn一yì枝zhī箭jiàn插chā在zài门mén槛kǎn上shàng。径jìng撞zhuàng进jìn去qù，见jiàn唐táng僧sēng道dào：「师shī父fù，来lái了le，来lái了le。」却què又yòu一yí变biàn，变biàn做zuò二èr寸cùn长cháng的de小xiǎo和hé尚shàng儿er，钻zuān在zài红hóng匣xiá之zhī内nèi。

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原yuán來lái是shì那nà大dà聖shèng故gù意yì教jiào他tā中zhòng了le，卻què眼yǎn乖guāi手shǒu疾jí，一yì把bǎ接jiē住zhù那nà箭jiàn頭tóu，把bǎ箭jiàn翎líng花huā落luò在zài前qián邊biān，丟diū開kāi腳jiǎo步bù跑pǎo了le。原yuán来lái是shì那nà大dà圣shèng故gù意yì教jiào他tā中zhòng了le，却què眼yǎn乖guāi手shǒu疾jí，一yì把bǎ接jiē住zhù那nà箭jiàn头tóu，把bǎ箭jiàn翎líng花huā落luò在zài前qián边biān，丢diū开kāi脚jiǎo步bù跑pǎo了le。

It was, in truth, that the Great Sage had on purpose let it strike him; then, sharp of eye and quick of hand, he caught the arrowhead in one grasp, let the arrow’s feather-vanes fall to the fore, and, breaking into a run, sped off.

那大聖 (nà dà shèng) deictic nà; 教他中了 (jiào tā zhòng le) "let it strike," causative 教 = jiào, 中 = zhòng (to hit); 那箭頭 (nà jiàn tóu) deictic nà.

那nà太tài子zǐ見jiàn箭jiàn中zhòng了le玉yù兔tù，兜dōu開kāi馬mǎ，獨dú自zì爭zhēng先xiān來lái趕gǎn。那nà太tài子zǐ见jiàn箭jiàn中zhòng了le玉yù兔tù，兜dōu开kāi马mǎ，独dú自zì争zhēng先xiān来lái赶gǎn。

That prince, seeing the arrow had struck the jade rabbit, gave his horse the rein and, all alone, pressed forward foremost in pursuit.

那太子 (nà tài zǐ) deictic nà, 子 = zǐ; 箭中了 (jiàn zhòng le) "the arrow struck," 中 = zhòng; 兜開馬 (dōu kāi mǎ) "gave the horse rein."

不bù知zhī馬mǎ行xíng的de快kuài，行xíng者zhě如rú風fēng；不bù知zhī马mǎ行xíng的de快kuài，行xíng者zhě如rú风fēng；

Little did he know: when the horse ran fast, Pilgrim went like the wind;

馬行 (mǎ xíng) "the horse went," 行 = xíng; 如風 (rú fēng) "like the wind."

馬mǎ行xíng的de遲chí，行xíng者zhě慢màn走zǒu：只zhǐ在zài他tā面miàn前qián不bù遠yuǎn。马mǎ行xíng的de迟chí，行xíng者zhě慢màn走zǒu：只zhǐ在zài他tā面miàn前qián不bù远yuǎn。

when the horse ran slow, Pilgrim walked slow: staying always not far before him.

馬行 (mǎ xíng) "the horse went," xíng; 慢走 (màn zǒu) "to go slowly."

看kàn他tā一yì程chéng一yì里lǐ，將jiāng太tài子zǐ哄hǒng到dào寶bǎo林lín寺sì山shān門mén之zhī下xià，行xíng者zhě現xiàn了le本běn身shēn。看kàn他tā一yì程chéng一yì里lǐ，将jiāng太tài子zǐ哄hǒng到dào宝bǎo林lín寺sì山shān门mén之zhī下xià，行xíng者zhě现xiàn了le本běn身shēn。

See him, over one stage and one li, luring the prince to below the mountain gate of Baolin Monastery, where Pilgrim showed his true form.

一程一里 (yì chéng yì lǐ) "one stage, one li," yì by sandhi; 將太子哄到 (jiāng tài zǐ hǒng dào) "lured the prince to," coverb 將 = jiāng, 子 = zǐ.

不bú見jiàn兔tù兒er，只zhǐ見jiàn一yì枝zhī箭jiàn插chā在zài門mén檻kǎn上shàng。不bú见jiàn兔tù儿er，只zhǐ见jiàn一yì枝zhī箭jiàn插chā在zài门mén槛kǎn上shàng。

The rabbit was nowhere seen, only an arrow stuck in the gate-threshold.

兔兒 (tù er) "rabbit," suffix er; 一枝箭 (yì zhī jiàn) "an arrow," yì by sandhi.

徑jìng撞zhuàng進jìn去qù，見jiàn唐táng僧sēng道dào：「師shī父fù，來lái了le，來lái了le。」径jìng撞zhuàng进jìn去qù，见jiàn唐táng僧sēng道dào：「师shī父fù，来lái了le，来lái了le。」

Straightway he rushed in and, seeing the Tang Monk, said, “Master, he is coming, he is coming!”

徑撞進去 (jìng zhuàng jìn qù) "rushed straight in"; 來了 (lái le) "is coming," le.

卻què又yòu一yí變biàn，變biàn做zuò二èr寸cùn長cháng的de小xiǎo和hé尚shàng兒er，鑽zuān在zài紅hóng匣xiá之zhī內nèi。却què又yòu一yí变biàn，变biàn做zuò二èr寸cùn长cháng的de小xiǎo和hé尚shàng儿er，钻zuān在zài红hóng匣xiá之zhī内nèi。

Then he changed once more, into a little monk two cùn tall, and slipped inside the red casket.

二寸長 (èr cùn cháng) "two cùn in length," 長 = cháng; 小和尚兒 (xiǎo hé shàng er), suffix er.

總評 Commentary

The chase is pure Wukong stagecraft: he lets the arrow seem to strike, snatches the head and drops the feathered shaft as a trail, and then paces himself exactly to the prince’s horse — fast when it gallops, slow when it slows — drawing the boy alone, and only a stage and a li, to the gate of Baolin Monastery.

Separated from his three thousand men, the prince is delivered precisely where the plan requires; and Wukong, his lure spent, darts inside to warn Tripitaka and shrink once more to the two-cùn monk in the casket. The elaborate apparatus of the earlier passages now clicks into place.