第三十八回 · 越牆尋園 Over the Wall to the Garden — Journey to the West

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越牆尋園 Over the Wall to the Garden

兩liǎng個gè密mì密mì的de開kāi了le門mén，躲duǒ離lí三sān藏zàng，縱zòng祥xiáng光guāng，徑jìng奔bēn那nà城chéng。不bù多duō時shí到dào了le，按àn落luò雲yún頭tóu，只zhǐ聽tīng得de樓lóu頭tóu方fāng二èr鼓gǔ矣yǐ。行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，二èr更gēng時shí分fēn了le。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「正zhèng好hǎo，正zhèng好hǎo，人rén都dōu在zài頭tóu覺jiào裡lǐ正zhèng濃nóng睡shuì也yě。」二èr人rén不bù奔bēn正zhèng陽yáng門mén，徑jìng到dào後hòu宰zǎi門mén首shǒu，只zhǐ聽tīng得de梆bāng鈴líng聲shēng響xiǎng。行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，前qián後hòu門mén皆jiē緊jǐn急jí，如rú何hé得dé入rù？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「那nǎ見jiàn做zuò賊zéi的de從cóng門mén裡lǐ走zǒu麼me，瞞mán牆qiáng跳tiào過guò便biàn罷ba。」行xíng者zhě依yī言yán，將jiāng身shēn一yí縱zòng，跳tiào上shàng裡lǐ羅luó城chéng牆qiáng。八bā戒jiè也yě跳tiào上shàng去qù。二èr人rén潛qián入rù裡lǐ面miàn，找zhǎo著zháo門mén路lù，徑jìng尋xún那nà御yù花huā園yuán。两liǎng个gè密mì密mì的de开kāi了le门mén，躲duǒ离lí三sān藏zàng，纵zòng祥xiáng光guāng，径jìng奔bēn那nà城chéng。不bù多duō时shí到dào了le，按àn落luò云yún头tóu，只zhǐ听tīng得de楼lóu头tóu方fāng二èr鼓gǔ矣yǐ。行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，二èr更gēng时shí分fēn了le。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「正zhèng好hǎo，正zhèng好hǎo，人rén都dōu在zài头tóu觉jiào里lǐ正zhèng浓nóng睡shuì也yě。」二èr人rén不bù奔bēn正zhèng阳yáng门mén，径jìng到dào后hòu宰zǎi门mén首shǒu，只zhǐ听tīng得de梆bāng铃líng声shēng响xiǎng。行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，前qián后hòu门mén皆jiē紧jǐn急jí，如rú何hé得dé入rù？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「那nǎ见jiàn做zuò贼zéi的de从cóng门mén里lǐ走zǒu么me，瞒mán墙qiáng跳tiào过guò便biàn罢ba。」行xíng者zhě依yī言yán，将jiāng身shēn一yí纵zòng，跳tiào上shàng里lǐ罗luó城chéng墙qiáng。八bā戒jiè也yě跳tiào上shàng去qù。二èr人rén潜qián入rù里lǐ面miàn，找zhǎo著zháo门mén路lù，径jìng寻xún那nà御yù花huā园yuán。

逐句解 Line by line

兩liǎng個gè密mì密mì的de開kāi了le門mén，躲duǒ離lí三sān藏zàng，縱zòng祥xiáng光guāng，徑jìng奔bēn那nà城chéng。两liǎng个gè密mì密mì的de开kāi了le门mén，躲duǒ离lí三sān藏zàng，纵zòng祥xiáng光guāng，径jìng奔bēn那nà城chéng。

The two of them quietly opened the door, slipped away from Tripitaka, loosed an auspicious light, and made straight for the city.

縱祥光: to loose an auspicious light (their flying radiance). 三藏 = Tripitaka (藏 = zàng); 那 = nà; 奔 = bēn.

不bù多duō時shí到dào了le，按àn落luò雲yún頭tóu，只zhǐ聽tīng得de樓lóu頭tóu方fāng二èr鼓gǔ矣yǐ。不bù多duō时shí到dào了le，按àn落luò云yún头tóu，只zhǐ听tīng得de楼lóu头tóu方fāng二èr鼓gǔ矣yǐ。

In no long while they arrived, brought down their cloud, and heard the tower just then beating the second drum.

二鼓: the second drum-beat, marking the second night-watch. 得 = de (聽得).

行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，二èr更gēng時shí分fēn了le。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，二èr更gēng时shí分fēn了le。」

The Pilgrim said: 'Brother, it is the second watch.'

二更時分: the time of the second watch (更 = gēng).

八bā戒jiè道dào：「正zhèng好hǎo，正zhèng好hǎo，人rén都dōu在zài頭tóu覺jiào裡lǐ正zhèng濃nóng睡shuì也yě。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「正zhèng好hǎo，正zhèng好hǎo，人rén都dōu在zài头tóu觉jiào里lǐ正zhèng浓nóng睡shuì也yě。」

Bajie said: 'Just right, just right — everyone is deep in their first sleep.'

頭覺: the first sleep of the night (覺 = jiào, 'sleep'). 都 = dōu.

二èr人rén不bù奔bēn正zhèng陽yáng門mén，徑jìng到dào後hòu宰zǎi門mén首shǒu，只zhǐ聽tīng得de梆bāng鈴líng聲shēng響xiǎng。二èr人rén不bù奔bēn正zhèng阳yáng门mén，径jìng到dào后hòu宰zǎi门mén首shǒu，只zhǐ听tīng得de梆bāng铃líng声shēng响xiǎng。

The two did not head for the Zhengyang Gate, but went straight to the Rear Steward's Gate, where they heard the clappers and bells sounding.

正陽門: the main south gate; 後宰門: the rear service gate (宰 = zǎi). 梆鈴: the watchman's clapper and bell. 得 = de.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，前qián後hòu門mén皆jiē緊jǐn急jí，如rú何hé得dé入rù？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，前qián后hòu门mén皆jiē紧jǐn急jí，如rú何hé得dé入rù？」

The Pilgrim said: 'Brother, front gate and back are both on strict watch — how are we to get in?'

得入: to get in (得 = dé, 'to manage'). 行 = xíng.

八bā戒jiè道dào：「那nǎ見jiàn做zuò賊zéi的de從cóng門mén裡lǐ走zǒu麼me，瞞mán牆qiáng跳tiào過guò便biàn罷ba。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「那nǎ见jiàn做zuò贼zéi的de从cóng门mén里lǐ走zǒu么me，瞒mán墙qiáng跳tiào过guò便biàn罢ba。」

Bajie said: 'Whoever saw a thief go in by the door? We'll just slip over the wall and be done.'

那見做賊的從門裡走: 'whoever saw a thief go by the door?' — 那 = nǎ (rhetorical). 瞞牆跳過: to slip over the wall unseen. 便罷 = ba.

行xíng者zhě依yī言yán，將jiāng身shēn一yí縱zòng，跳tiào上shàng裡lǐ羅luó城chéng牆qiáng。行xíng者zhě依yī言yán，将jiāng身shēn一yí纵zòng，跳tiào上shàng里lǐ罗luó城chéng墙qiáng。

The Pilgrim did as he said, flung his body up with a bound, and leapt onto the inner enclosing wall.

將身一縱: with a heave he flung himself up (將 = jiāng). 裡羅城牆: the inner enclosing wall.

八bā戒jiè也yě跳tiào上shàng去qù。八bā戒jiè也yě跳tiào上shàng去qù。

Bajie leapt up too.

Bajie follows over the wall.

二èr人rén潛qián入rù裡lǐ面miàn，找zhǎo著zháo門mén路lù，徑jìng尋xún那nà御yù花huā園yuán。二èr人rén潜qián入rù里lǐ面miàn，找zhǎo著zháo门mén路lù，径jìng寻xún那nà御yù花huā园yuán。

The two slipped inside, found their way, and made straight for the imperial garden.

找著: found (著 = zháo). 那 = nà; the pair make for the garden and its well.

總評 Commentary

The chapter's central operation begins in the register of a caper. Wukong and Bajie slip from their master's side, fly to the sleeping city, and — finding both gates under strict watch — go over the wall on Bajie's sound thief's logic ('whoever saw a burglar use the door?'). The nocturnal timing, marked by drum and clapper, gives the scene the texture of a heist.

The comedy is companionable rather than fraught. Bajie, who grumbled his way into the errand, is here an eager and competent accomplice, offering the professional's advice and vaulting the wall after Wukong. The two make straight for the imperial garden, and the tone of light adventure holds just long enough to reach the ruin and the grim purpose waiting in the well.