第三十七回 · 軍馬臨門 Horse and Host at the Gate — Journey to the West

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軍馬臨門 Horse and Host at the Gate

那nà太tài子zǐ跳tiào下xià馬mǎ來lái，正zhèng要yào進jìn去qù，只zhǐ見jiàn那nà保bǎo駕jià的de官guān將jiàng與yǔ三sān千qiān人rén馬mǎ趕gǎn上shàng，簇cù簇cù擁yōng擁yōng，都dōu入rù山shān門mén裡lǐ面miàn。慌huāng得de那nà本běn寺sì眾zhòng僧sēng，都dōu來lái叩kòu頭tóu拜bài接jiē，接jiē入rù正zhèng殿diàn中zhōng間jiān，參cān拜bài佛fó像xiàng。卻què才cái舉jǔ目mù觀guān瞻zhān，又yòu欲yù遊yóu廊láng玩wán景jǐng，忽hū見jiàn正zhèng當dāng中zhōng坐zuò著zhe一yí個gè和hé尚shàng，太tài子zǐ大dà怒nù道dào：「這zhè個gè和hé尚shàng無wú禮lǐ！我wǒ今jīn半bàn朝cháo鑾luán駕jià進jìn山shān，雖suī無wú旨zhǐ意yì知zhī會huì，不bù當dāng遠yuǎn接jiē，此cǐ時shí軍jūn馬mǎ臨lín門mén，也yě該gāi起qǐ身shēn，怎zěn麼me還hái坐zuò著zhe不bú動dòng？」教jiào：「拿ná下xià來lái！」那nà太tài子zǐ跳tiào下xià马mǎ来lái，正zhèng要yào进jìn去qù，只zhǐ见jiàn那nà保bǎo驾jià的de官guān将jiàng与yǔ三sān千qiān人rén马mǎ赶gǎn上shàng，簇cù簇cù拥yōng拥yōng，都dōu入rù山shān门mén里lǐ面miàn。慌huāng得de那nà本běn寺sì众zhòng僧sēng，都dōu来lái叩kòu头tóu拜bài接jiē，接jiē入rù正zhèng殿diàn中zhōng间jiān，参cān拜bài佛fó像xiàng。却què才cái举jǔ目mù观guān瞻zhān，又yòu欲yù游yóu廊láng玩wán景jǐng，忽hū见jiàn正zhèng当dāng中zhōng坐zuò著zhe一yí个gè和hé尚shàng，太tài子zǐ大dà怒nù道dào：「这zhè个gè和hé尚shàng无wú礼lǐ！我wǒ今jīn半bàn朝cháo銮luán驾jià进jìn山shān，虽suī无wú旨zhǐ意yì知zhī会huì，不bù当dāng远yuǎn接jiē，此cǐ时shí军jūn马mǎ临lín门mén，也yě该gāi起qǐ身shēn，怎zěn么me还hái坐zuò著zhe不bú动dòng？」教jiào：「拿ná下xià来lái！」

逐句解 Line by line

那nà太tài子zǐ跳tiào下xià馬mǎ來lái，正zhèng要yào進jìn去qù，只zhǐ見jiàn那nà保bǎo駕jià的de官guān將jiàng與yǔ三sān千qiān人rén馬mǎ趕gǎn上shàng，簇cù簇cù擁yōng擁yōng，都dōu入rù山shān門mén裡lǐ面miàn。那nà太tài子zǐ跳tiào下xià马mǎ来lái，正zhèng要yào进jìn去qù，只zhǐ见jiàn那nà保bǎo驾jià的de官guān将jiàng与yǔ三sān千qiān人rén马mǎ赶gǎn上shàng，簇cù簇cù拥yōng拥yōng，都dōu入rù山shān门mén里lǐ面miàn。

That prince leapt down from his horse and was about to go in, when he saw the escorting officers and the three thousand horse and men come up behind, thronging in a press, and all pour in through the mountain gate.

那太子 (nà tài zǐ) deictic nà, 子 = zǐ; 官將 (guān jiàng) "officers and commanders," standalone 將 = jiàng; 都入 (dōu rù) "all pour in," dōu.

慌huāng得de那nà本běn寺sì眾zhòng僧sēng，都dōu來lái叩kòu頭tóu拜bài接jiē，接jiē入rù正zhèng殿diàn中zhōng間jiān，參cān拜bài佛fó像xiàng。慌huāng得de那nà本běn寺sì众zhòng僧sēng，都dōu来lái叩kòu头tóu拜bài接jiē，接jiē入rù正zhèng殿diàn中zhōng间jiān，参cān拜bài佛fó像xiàng。

So flustered were the monks of the monastery that they all came to kowtow and receive him, ushering him into the middle of the main hall to make obeisance to the Buddha-images.

慌得 (huāng de) "so flustered that," 得 = de; 中間 (zhōng jiān) "the middle," zhōng; 參拜 (cān bài) "to pay homage," 參 = cān.

卻què才cái舉jǔ目mù觀guān瞻zhān，又yòu欲yù遊yóu廊láng玩wán景jǐng，忽hū見jiàn正zhèng當dāng中zhōng坐zuò著zhe一yí個gè和hé尚shàng，太tài子zǐ大dà怒nù道dào：「這zhè個gè和hé尚shàng無wú禮lǐ！却què才cái举jǔ目mù观guān瞻zhān，又yòu欲yù游yóu廊láng玩wán景jǐng，忽hū见jiàn正zhèng当dāng中zhōng坐zuò著zhe一yí个gè和hé尚shàng，太tài子zǐ大dà怒nù道dào：「这zhè个gè和hé尚shàng无wú礼lǐ！

He had just lifted his eyes to look about, and was minded to stroll the galleries and enjoy the scene, when suddenly he saw, seated right in the middle, a monk. The prince said in great anger, “This monk is without manners!

觀瞻 (guān zhān) "to look upon"; 正當中 (zhèng dāng zhōng) "right in the middle," zhōng; 坐著 (zuò zhe) durative 著 = zhe.

我wǒ今jīn半bàn朝cháo鑾luán駕jià進jìn山shān，雖suī無wú旨zhǐ意yì知zhī會huì，不bù當dāng遠yuǎn接jiē，此cǐ時shí軍jūn馬mǎ臨lín門mén，也yě該gāi起qǐ身shēn，怎zěn麼me還hái坐zuò著zhe不bú動dòng？」我wǒ今jīn半bàn朝cháo銮luán驾jià进jìn山shān，虽suī无wú旨zhǐ意yì知zhī会huì，不bù当dāng远yuǎn接jiē，此cǐ时shí军jūn马mǎ临lín门mén，也yě该gāi起qǐ身shēn，怎zěn么me还hái坐zuò著zhe不bú动dòng？」

I come today with half the court and the imperial carriage into these hills; though no decree gave notice, and he need not come far to receive me, yet now that horse and men are at the gate, he ought at least to rise — how is it he still sits and does not stir?”

半朝鑾駕 (bàn cháo luán jià) "half the court and the imperial carriage," 朝 = cháo; 還坐著 (hái zuò zhe) "still sits," 還 = hái, durative 著 = zhe.

教jiào：「拿ná下xià來lái！」教jiào：「拿ná下xià来lái！」

He commanded, “Take him down!”

教 (jiào) "commanded," causative.

總評 Commentary

The confrontation opens: the prince floods the temple with three thousand men and finds a monk seated, unmoving, before him. Taking the breach of protocol as an affront, the imperious young royal — “half the court and the imperial carriage” at his back — orders the monk seized.

The comedy is that this is exactly the plan working. Tripitaka, on Wukong’s instruction, deliberately fails to rise, and the prince’s authentic hauteur delivers precisely the arrest the scheme requires, drawing the boy into the trap that will end by confronting him with his father’s murder.