第六十九回 · 認他一認 Let Us Look At Him — Journey to the West

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認他一認 Let Us Look At Him

八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng也yě都dōu要yào躲duǒ，被bèi行xíng者zhě左zuǒ右yòu手shǒu扯chě住zhù他tā兩liǎng個gè道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì們men不bú要yào怕pà得de，我wǒ和hé你nǐ認rèn他tā一yí認rèn，看kàn是shì個gè甚shén麼me妖yāo精jīng？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「可kě是shì扯chě淡dàn，認rèn他tā怎zěn的de？眾zhòng官guān躲duǒ了le，師shī父fù藏cáng了le，國guó王wáng避bì了le，我wǒ們men不bú去qù了le罷ba，衒xuàn的de是shì那nǎ家jiā世shì？」八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng也yě都dōu要yào躲duǒ，被bèi行xíng者zhě左zuǒ右yòu手shǒu扯chě住zhù他tā两liǎng个gè道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì们men不bú要yào怕pà得de，我wǒ和hé你nǐ认rèn他tā一yí认rèn，看kàn是shì个gè甚shén么me妖yāo精jīng？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「可kě是shì扯chě淡dàn，认rèn他tā怎zěn的de？众zhòng官guān躲duǒ了le，师shī父fù藏cáng了le，国guó王wáng避bì了le，我wǒ们men不bú去qù了le罢ba，衒xuàn的de是shì那nǎ家jiā世shì？」

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八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng也yě都dōu要yào躲duǒ，被bèi行xíng者zhě左zuǒ右yòu手shǒu扯chě住zhù他tā兩liǎng個gè道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì們men不bú要yào怕pà得de，我wǒ和hé你nǐ認rèn他tā一yí認rèn，看kàn是shì個gè甚shén麼me妖yāo精jīng？」八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng也yě都dōu要yào躲duǒ，被bèi行xíng者zhě左zuǒ右yòu手shǒu扯chě住zhù他tā两liǎng个gè道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì们men不bú要yào怕pà得de，我wǒ和hé你nǐ认rèn他tā一yí认rèn，看kàn是shì个gè甚shén么me妖yāo精jīng？」

Eight Rules and Sha the monk wanted to hide as well, but Pilgrim caught hold of the two of them, one with each hand. "Brothers, no need to be afraid. Let you and me take a look at him and see what sort of monster he is."

One in each hand — the image is exact, and it is the only thing keeping this party above ground. 認他一認, the verb repeated around 一, is the everyday way of saying "give it one good look". 和 is hé, "and". 怕得 takes the light de.

八bā戒jiè道dào：「可kě是shì扯chě淡dàn，認rèn他tā怎zěn的de？八bā戒jiè道dào：「可kě是shì扯chě淡dàn，认rèn他tā怎zěn的de？

Eight Rules said, "What nonsense. What is the good of looking at him?

扯淡 is street language for talking rubbish, and it is being said to the Great Sage by a pig who wants to get into a hole.

眾zhòng官guān躲duǒ了le，師shī父fù藏cáng了le，國guó王wáng避bì了le，我wǒ們men不bú去qù了le罷ba，衒xuàn的de是shì那nǎ家jiā世shì？」众zhòng官guān躲duǒ了le，师shī父fù藏cáng了le，国guó王wáng避bì了le，我wǒ们men不bú去qù了le罢ba，衒xuàn的de是shì那nǎ家jiā世shì？」

"The officials have hidden, the master has hidden, the king has got out of the way. Let us not go either — whose family are we showing off for?"

Three parallel clauses do the argument by themselves: everyone who matters is already underground. 藏 is cáng, to hide — the verb, not the zàng of Tripitaka's own name. 罷 is the light ba of a proposal, and 那 is nǎ.

總評 Commentary

Everyone has gone underground and the two disciples want to follow. Pilgrim catches them one in each hand — the image is exact, and it is the only thing keeping this party above ground.

Eight Rules argues from precedent, and on its own terms the precedent is unanswerable: the officials have hidden, the master has hidden, the king has got out of the way. Three parallel clauses, and then — whose family are we showing off for? He has correctly worked out that standing in the open is now a performance, and drawn the wrong conclusion from it.