第三十七回 · 屏退左右 Dismissing the Attendants — Journey to the West

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屏退左右 Dismissing the Attendants

行xíng者zhě聞wén言yán，哂shěn笑xiào不bù絕jué。太tài子zǐ再zài問wèn不bù答dá，只zhǐ是shì哂shěn笑xiào。太tài子zǐ怒nù道dào：「這zhè廝sī當dāng言yán不bù言yán，如rú何hé這zhè等děng哂shěn笑xiào？」行xíng者zhě又yòu道dào：「還hái有yǒu許xǔ多duō話huà哩lī，奈nài何hé左zuǒ右yòu人rén眾zhòng，不bú是shì說shuō處chù。」太tài子zǐ見jiàn他tā言yán語yǔ有yǒu因yīn，將jiāng袍páo袖xiù一yì展zhǎn，教jiào軍jūn士shì且qiě退tuì。那nà駕jià上shàng官guān將jiàng急jí傳chuán令lìng，將jiāng三sān千qiān人rén馬mǎ都dōu出chū門mén外wài住zhù扎zhā。此cǐ時shí殿diàn上shàng無wú人rén，太tài子zǐ坐zuò在zài上shàng面miàn，長zhǎng老lǎo立lì在zài前qián邊biān，左zuǒ手shǒu傍bàng立lì著zhe行xíng者zhě。本běn寺sì諸zhū僧sēng皆jiē退tuì。行xíng者zhě才cái正zhèng色sè上shàng前qián道dào：「殿diàn下xià，化huà風fēng去qù的de是shì你nǐ生shēng身shēn之zhī父fù母mǔ；見jiàn坐zuò位wèi的de，是shì那nà祈qí雨yǔ之zhī全quán真zhēn。」行xíng者zhě闻wén言yán，哂shěn笑xiào不bù绝jué。太tài子zǐ再zài问wèn不bù答dá，只zhǐ是shì哂shěn笑xiào。太tài子zǐ怒nù道dào：「这zhè厮sī当dāng言yán不bù言yán，如rú何hé这zhè等děng哂shěn笑xiào？」行xíng者zhě又yòu道dào：「还hái有yǒu许xǔ多duō话huà哩lī，奈nài何hé左zuǒ右yòu人rén众zhòng，不bú是shì说shuō处chù。」太tài子zǐ见jiàn他tā言yán语yǔ有yǒu因yīn，将jiāng袍páo袖xiù一yì展zhǎn，教jiào军jūn士shì且qiě退tuì。那nà驾jià上shàng官guān将jiàng急jí传chuán令lìng，将jiāng三sān千qiān人rén马mǎ都dōu出chū门mén外wài住zhù扎zhā。此cǐ时shí殿diàn上shàng无wú人rén，太tài子zǐ坐zuò在zài上shàng面miàn，长zhǎng老lǎo立lì在zài前qián边biān，左zuǒ手shǒu傍bàng立lì著zhe行xíng者zhě。本běn寺sì诸zhū僧sēng皆jiē退tuì。行xíng者zhě才cái正zhèng色sè上shàng前qián道dào：「殿diàn下xià，化huà风fēng去qù的de是shì你nǐ生shēng身shēn之zhī父fù母mǔ；见jiàn坐zuò位wèi的de，是shì那nà祈qí雨yǔ之zhī全quán真zhēn。」

逐句解 Line by line

行xíng者zhě聞wén言yán，哂shěn笑xiào不bù絕jué。行xíng者zhě闻wén言yán，哂shěn笑xiào不bù绝jué。

Hearing this, Pilgrim smiled a mocking smile without cease.

哂笑 (shěn xiào) "to smile derisively"; 不絕 (bù jué) "without cease."

太tài子zǐ再zài問wèn不bù答dá，只zhǐ是shì哂shěn笑xiào。太tài子zǐ再zài问wèn不bù答dá，只zhǐ是shì哂shěn笑xiào。

The prince asked again, but he gave no answer, only smiling on.

不答 (bù dá) "gave no answer."

太tài子zǐ怒nù道dào：「這zhè廝sī當dāng言yán不bù言yán，如rú何hé這zhè等děng哂shěn笑xiào？」太tài子zǐ怒nù道dào：「这zhè厮sī当dāng言yán不bù言yán，如rú何hé这zhè等děng哂shěn笑xiào？」

The prince said angrily, “This fellow — when he should speak, he speaks not; why does he smile so?”

當言不言 (dāng yán bù yán) "when he ought to speak, speaks not," 當 = dāng (ought).

行xíng者zhě又yòu道dào：「還hái有yǒu許xǔ多duō話huà哩lī，奈nài何hé左zuǒ右yòu人rén眾zhòng，不bú是shì說shuō處chù。」行xíng者zhě又yòu道dào：「还hái有yǒu许xǔ多duō话huà哩lī，奈nài何hé左zuǒ右yòu人rén众zhòng，不bú是shì说shuō处chù。」

Pilgrim said again, “There is yet much to tell, but with so many attendants to left and right, this is no place to speak.”

還有 (hái yǒu) "there is yet," 還 = hái; 不是說處 (bú shì shuō chù) "no place for speaking," chù.

太tài子zǐ見jiàn他tā言yán語yǔ有yǒu因yīn，將jiāng袍páo袖xiù一yì展zhǎn，教jiào軍jūn士shì且qiě退tuì。太tài子zǐ见jiàn他tā言yán语yǔ有yǒu因yīn，将jiāng袍páo袖xiù一yì展zhǎn，教jiào军jūn士shì且qiě退tuì。

The prince, seeing there was ground to his words, gave a wave of his robe-sleeve and bade the soldiers withdraw.

將袍袖一展 (jiāng páo xiù yì zhǎn) "gave a spread of the sleeve," coverb 將 = jiāng; 教軍士 (jiào jūn shì) "bade the soldiers," causative 教 = jiào.

那nà駕jià上shàng官guān將jiàng急jí傳chuán令lìng，將jiāng三sān千qiān人rén馬mǎ都dōu出chū門mén外wài住zhù扎zhā。那nà驾jià上shàng官guān将jiàng急jí传chuán令lìng，将jiāng三sān千qiān人rén马mǎ都dōu出chū门mén外wài住zhù扎zhā。

The officers of the escort quickly passed the order, and took the three thousand horse and men all out beyond the gate to encamp.

那 (nà) deictic; 官將 (guān jiàng) "the officers," standalone 將 = jiàng; 將三千 (jiāng sān qiān) "took the three thousand," coverb 將 = jiāng; 都 (dōu) "all."

此cǐ時shí殿diàn上shàng無wú人rén，太tài子zǐ坐zuò在zài上shàng面miàn，長zhǎng老lǎo立lì在zài前qián邊biān，左zuǒ手shǒu傍bàng立lì著zhe行xíng者zhě。此cǐ时shí殿diàn上shàng无wú人rén，太tài子zǐ坐zuò在zài上shàng面miàn，长zhǎng老lǎo立lì在zài前qián边biān，左zuǒ手shǒu傍bàng立lì著zhe行xíng者zhě。

Now, with none upon the hall, the prince sat above, the elder stood before, and at his left hand stood Pilgrim beside him.

太子 (tài zǐ), 子 = zǐ; 長老 (zhǎng lǎo), 長 = zhǎng; 傍立著 (bàng lì zhe) "stood beside," 傍 = bàng (near), durative 著 = zhe.

本běn寺sì諸zhū僧sēng皆jiē退tuì。本běn寺sì诸zhū僧sēng皆jiē退tuì。

The monks of the monastery had all withdrawn.

皆退 (jiē tuì) "all withdrew."

行xíng者zhě才cái正zhèng色sè上shàng前qián道dào：「殿diàn下xià，化huà風fēng去qù的de是shì你nǐ生shēng身shēn之zhī父fù母mǔ；行xíng者zhě才cái正zhèng色sè上shàng前qián道dào：「殿diàn下xià，化huà风fēng去qù的de是shì你nǐ生shēng身shēn之zhī父fù母mǔ；

Only then did Pilgrim, with a grave face, step forward and say, “Your Highness, the one who went off upon the wind was the father who begot you;

正色 (zhèng sè) "with a grave countenance"; 生身之父母 (shēng shēn zhī fù mǔ) "the parent who gave you birth."

見jiàn坐zuò位wèi的de，是shì那nà祈qí雨yǔ之zhī全quán真zhēn。」见jiàn坐zuò位wèi的de，是shì那nà祈qí雨yǔ之zhī全quán真zhēn。」

and the one you see upon the throne is that rain-praying Quanzhen adept.”

那祈雨之全真 (nà qí yǔ zhī quán zhēn) deictic nà, "that rain-praying Quanzhen adept."

總評 Commentary

Wukong’s mocking silence forces the prince’s hand: refusing to speak before the crowd, he compels the boy to send his three thousand men out beyond the gate — isolating him exactly as the fiend once isolated the king, so that the truth may be told to him alone.

In the emptied hall — prince above, monk and Pilgrim before him — Wukong at last drops his levity and speaks plainly the hinge of the whole chapter: the one blown away upon the wind was the prince’s true father, and the one now on the throne is the rain-praying adept. The long stratagem has brought the buried truth into open words.