第三十八回 · 咬棒出井 Biting the Staff, Out of the Well — Journey to the West

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咬棒出井 Biting the Staff, Out of the Well

八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ就jiù不bú去qù了le？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ爬pá得de上shàng來lái，便biàn帶dài你nǐ去qù；爬pá不bú上shàng來lái，便biàn罷ba。」八bā戒jiè慌huāng了le：「怎zěn生shēng爬pá得de動dòng？你nǐ想xiǎng，城chéng牆qiáng也yě難nán上shàng，這zhè井jǐng肚dǔ子zi大dà，口kǒu兒er小xiǎo，壁bì陡dǒu的de圈quān牆qiáng，又yòu是shì幾jǐ年nián不bù曾céng打dǎ水shuǐ的de井jǐng，團tuán團tuán都dōu長zhǎng的de是shì苔tái痕hén，好hǎo不bù滑huá也yě，教jiào我wǒ怎zěn爬pá？哥gē哥gē，不bú要yào失shī了le兄xiōng弟dì們men和hé氣qì，等děng我wǒ馱tuó上shàng來lái罷ba。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「正zhèng是shì，快kuài快kuài馱tuó上shàng來lái，我wǒ同tóng你nǐ回huí去qù睡shuì覺jiào。」那nà獃dāi子zi又yòu一yí個gè猛měng子zi，淬cuì將jiāng下xià去qù，摸mō著zháo屍shī首shǒu，拽zhuài過guò來lái，背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，攛cuān出chū水shuǐ面miàn，扶fú井jǐng牆qiáng道dào：「哥gē哥gē，馱tuó上shàng來lái了le。」那nà行xíng者zhě睜zhēng睛jīng看kàn處chù，真zhēn個gè的de背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，卻què才cái把bǎ金jīn箍gū棒bàng伸shēn下xià井jǐng底dǐ。那nà獃dāi子zi著zháo了le惱nǎo的de人rén，張zhāng開kāi口kǒu，咬yǎo著zhe鐵tiě棒bàng，被bèi行xíng者zhě輕qīng輕qīng的de提tí將jiāng出chū來lái。八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ就jiù不bú去qù了le？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ爬pá得de上shàng来lái，便biàn带dài你nǐ去qù；爬pá不bú上shàng来lái，便biàn罢ba。」八bā戒jiè慌huāng了le：「怎zěn生shēng爬pá得de动dòng？你nǐ想xiǎng，城chéng墙qiáng也yě难nán上shàng，这zhè井jǐng肚dǔ子zi大dà，口kǒu儿er小xiǎo，壁bì陡dǒu的de圈quān墙qiáng，又yòu是shì几jǐ年nián不bù曾céng打dǎ水shuǐ的de井jǐng，团tuán团tuán都dōu长zhǎng的de是shì苔tái痕hén，好hǎo不bù滑huá也yě，教jiào我wǒ怎zěn爬pá？哥gē哥gē，不bú要yào失shī了le兄xiōng弟dì们men和hé气qì，等děng我wǒ驮tuó上shàng来lái罢ba。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「正zhèng是shì，快kuài快kuài驮tuó上shàng来lái，我wǒ同tóng你nǐ回huí去qù睡shuì觉jiào。」那nà呆dāi子zi又yòu一yí个gè猛měng子zi，淬cuì将jiāng下xià去qù，摸mō著zháo尸shī首shǒu，拽zhuài过guò来lái，背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，撺cuān出chū水shuǐ面miàn，扶fú井jǐng墙qiáng道dào：「哥gē哥gē，驮tuó上shàng来lái了le。」那nà行xíng者zhě睁zhēng睛jīng看kàn处chù，真zhēn个gè的de背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，却què才cái把bǎ金jīn箍gū棒bàng伸shēn下xià井jǐng底dǐ。那nà呆dāi子zi著zháo了le恼nǎo的de人rén，张zhāng开kāi口kǒu，咬yǎo著zhe铁tiě棒bàng，被bèi行xíng者zhě轻qīng轻qīng的de提tí将jiāng出chū来lái。

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八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ就jiù不bú去qù了le？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ就jiù不bú去qù了le？」

Bajie said: 'Then I'm not to go along at all?'

不去了: 'not to go at all' (不 = bú). Bajie fears being abandoned.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ爬pá得de上shàng來lái，便biàn帶dài你nǐ去qù；行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ爬pá得de上shàng来lái，便biàn带dài你nǐ去qù；

The Pilgrim said: 'If you can climb up, I'll take you along;'

爬得上來: can climb up (得 = de). 行 = xíng.

爬pá不bú上shàng來lái，便biàn罷ba。」爬pá不bú上shàng来lái，便biàn罢ba。」

'if you can't climb up, then that's the end of it.'

便罷: 'then that's the end' (罷 = ba). Wukong's ultimatum.

八bā戒jiè慌huāng了le：「怎zěn生shēng爬pá得de動dòng？八bā戒jiè慌huāng了le：「怎zěn生shēng爬pá得de动dòng？

Bajie panicked: 'However am I to climb?'

怎生爬得動: 'however can I climb?' (得 = de). 了 = le.

你nǐ想xiǎng，城chéng牆qiáng也yě難nán上shàng，這zhè井jǐng肚dǔ子zi大dà，口kǒu兒er小xiǎo，壁bì陡dǒu的de圈quān牆qiáng，又yòu是shì幾jǐ年nián不bù曾céng打dǎ水shuǐ的de井jǐng，團tuán團tuán都dōu長zhǎng的de是shì苔tái痕hén，好hǎo不bù滑huá也yě，教jiào我wǒ怎zěn爬pá？你nǐ想xiǎng，城chéng墙qiáng也yě难nán上shàng，这zhè井jǐng肚dǔ子zi大dà，口kǒu儿er小xiǎo，壁bì陡dǒu的de圈quān墙qiáng，又yòu是shì几jǐ年nián不bù曾céng打dǎ水shuǐ的de井jǐng，团tuán团tuán都dōu长zhǎng的de是shì苔tái痕hén，好hǎo不bù滑huá也yě，教jiào我wǒ怎zěn爬pá？

'Just think — even a city wall is hard to climb; this well has a big belly and a small mouth, with sheer, steep sides, and it's been years since it was drawn from, all round grown over with moss, so slippery — how do you expect me to climb?'

肚子大，口兒小: big belly and small mouth (子 = zi, suffix; 兒 = er, suffix). 團團都長的是苔痕: all round grown over with moss (都 = dōu; 長 = zhǎng, 'grown'). Bajie's vivid catalogue of the well's unclimbable slickness.

哥gē哥gē，不bú要yào失shī了le兄xiōng弟dì們men和hé氣qì，等děng我wǒ馱tuó上shàng來lái罷ba。」哥gē哥gē，不bú要yào失shī了le兄xiōng弟dì们men和hé气qì，等děng我wǒ驮tuó上shàng来lái罢ba。」

'Brother, don't let there be bad blood between us brothers — let me carry it up.'

失了…和氣: to spoil the good feeling (和 = hé). 馱上來罷: 'let me carry it up' (罷 = ba). Bajie capitulates.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「正zhèng是shì，快kuài快kuài馱tuó上shàng來lái，我wǒ同tóng你nǐ回huí去qù睡shuì覺jiào。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「正zhèng是shì，快kuài快kuài驮tuó上shàng来lái，我wǒ同tóng你nǐ回huí去qù睡shuì觉jiào。」

The Pilgrim said: 'Just so — carry it up quickly, and I'll go back to sleep with you.'

睡覺: to sleep (覺 = jiào). Wukong's promise, the pig's incentive. 行 = xíng.

那nà獃dāi子zi又yòu一yí個gè猛měng子zi，淬cuì將jiāng下xià去qù，摸mō著zháo屍shī首shǒu，拽zhuài過guò來lái，背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，攛cuān出chū水shuǐ面miàn，扶fú井jǐng牆qiáng道dào：「哥gē哥gē，馱tuó上shàng來lái了le。」那nà呆dāi子zi又yòu一yí个gè猛měng子zi，淬cuì将jiāng下xià去qù，摸mō著zháo尸shī首shǒu，拽zhuài过guò来lái，背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，撺cuān出chū水shuǐ面miàn，扶fú井jǐng墙qiáng道dào：「哥gē哥gē，驮tuó上shàng来lái了le。」

The blockhead gave another dive, plunged down, got hold of the corpse, dragged it over, slung it onto his back, shot up to the surface, and, steadying himself on the well-wall, said: 'Brother, I've carried it up.'

又一個猛子: another plunging dive. 摸著: got hold of (著 = zháo). 拽過來: dragged over (拽 = zhuài). 攛出水面: shot up to the surface. 那 = nà; 將 = jiāng.

那nà行xíng者zhě睜zhēng睛jīng看kàn處chù，真zhēn個gè的de背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，卻què才cái把bǎ金jīn箍gū棒bàng伸shēn下xià井jǐng底dǐ。那nà行xíng者zhě睁zhēng睛jīng看kàn处chù，真zhēn个gè的de背bèi在zài身shēn上shàng，却què才cái把bǎ金jīn箍gū棒bàng伸shēn下xià井jǐng底dǐ。

The Pilgrim, opening his eyes to look, saw that it was truly slung on his back, and only then reached the gold-hooped staff down to the bottom of the well.

睜睛看處: opened his eyes to look (處 = chù). 真個的: truly, indeed. 那 = nà. Only when the corpse is secured does Wukong lower the staff.

那nà獃dāi子zi著zháo了le惱nǎo的de人rén，張zhāng開kāi口kǒu，咬yǎo著zhe鐵tiě棒bàng，被bèi行xíng者zhě輕qīng輕qīng的de提tí將jiāng出chū來lái。那nà呆dāi子zi著zháo了le恼nǎo的de人rén，张zhāng开kāi口kǒu，咬yǎo著zhe铁tiě棒bàng，被bèi行xíng者zhě轻qīng轻qīng的de提tí将jiāng出chū来lái。

The blockhead, being one now thoroughly riled, opened his mouth, bit down on the iron staff, and was lightly lifted out by the Pilgrim.

著了惱: thoroughly riled, provoked (著 = zháo, 'got [angry]'). 咬著鐵棒: biting the staff (著 = zhe). 提將出來: lifted out (將 = jiāng). 那 = nà; Bajie, mouth full of staff, is hauled up like a caught fish.

總評 Commentary

Wukong's threat of abandonment does its work. Bajie, faced with the choice of hauling the corpse or being left clinging to the well-wall while his brother goes off to bed, first protests the impossibility of the climb — a wonderfully specific complaint about the well's big belly, small mouth, sheer mossy sides — and then, capitulating, carries the body up rather than lose his 'brother's good feeling.'

The retrieval is staged as slapstick throughout. Bajie dives, slings the corpse on his back, and surfaces; Wukong, only now satisfied, lowers the staff; and the pig is hauled out of the well with the iron rod clenched in his teeth, like a landed fish. The dignity of the drowned king's recovery is entirely subordinated to the comedy of his reluctant, put-upon bearer.

Beneath the farce the chapter's long contrivance reaches its object: the true king's incorrupt body is out of the well and on Bajie's back, the evidence that the whole expedition was mounted to secure. The remaining labor — carrying it back to the temple and laying it before Tripitaka — is a matter of transport, and of Bajie's continued grumbling, which the next passages give free rein.