第四十回 · 心猿受謗 The Mind-Monkey Reviled — Journey to the West

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心猿受謗 The Mind-Monkey Reviled

卻què說shuō那nà孫sūn大dà聖shèng擡tái頭tóu再zài看kàn，只zhǐ見jiàn那nà紅hóng雲yún又yòu散sàn，復fù請qǐng師shī父fù上shàng馬mǎ前qián行xíng。三sān藏zàng道dào：「你nǐ說shuō妖yāo精jīng又yòu來lái，如rú何hé又yòu請qǐng走zǒu路lù？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「這zhè還hái是shì個gè過guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng，不bù敢gǎn惹rě我wǒ們men。」長zhǎng老lǎo又yòu懷huái怒nù道dào：「這zhè個gè潑pō猴hóu，十shí分fēn弄nòng我wǒ。正zhèng當dāng有yǒu妖yāo魔mó處chù，卻què說shuō無wú事shì；似sì這zhè般bān清qīng平píng之zhī所suǒ，卻què又yòu恐kǒng嚇xià我wǒ，不bù時shí的de嚷rǎng道dào有yǒu甚shén麼me妖yāo精jīng。虛xū多duō實shí少shǎo，不bù管guǎn輕qīng重zhòng，將jiāng我wǒ搊chōu著zhe腳jiǎo，捽zuó下xià馬mǎ來lái，如rú今jīn卻què解jiě說shuō甚shén麼me過guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng。假jiǎ若ruò跌diē傷shāng了le我wǒ，卻què也yě過guò意yì不bú去qù，這zhè等děng這zhè等děng……」行xíng者zhě道dào：「師shī父fù莫mò怪guài，若ruò是shì跌diē傷shāng了le你nǐ的de手shǒu足zú，卻què還hái好hǎo醫yī治zhì；若ruò是shì被bèi妖yāo精jīng撈lāo了le去qù，卻què何hé處chù跟gēn尋xún？」三sān藏zàng大dà怒nù，哏gén哏gén的de，要yào念niàn緊jǐn箍gū兒er咒zhòu。卻què是shì沙shā僧sēng苦kǔ勸quàn，只zhǐ得dé上shàng馬mǎ又yòu行xíng。却què说shuō那nà孙sūn大dà圣shèng擡tái头tóu再zài看kàn，只zhǐ见jiàn那nà红hóng云yún又yòu散sàn，复fù请qǐng师shī父fù上shàng马mǎ前qián行xíng。三sān藏zàng道dào：「你nǐ说shuō妖yāo精jīng又yòu来lái，如rú何hé又yòu请qǐng走zǒu路lù？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「这zhè还hái是shì个gè过guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng，不bù敢gǎn惹rě我wǒ们men。」长zhǎng老lǎo又yòu怀huái怒nù道dào：「这zhè个gè泼pō猴hóu，十shí分fēn弄nòng我wǒ。正zhèng当dāng有yǒu妖yāo魔mó处chù，却què说shuō无wú事shì；似sì这zhè般bān清qīng平píng之zhī所suǒ，却què又yòu恐kǒng吓xià我wǒ，不bù时shí的de嚷rǎng道dào有yǒu甚shén么me妖yāo精jīng。虚xū多duō实shí少shǎo，不bù管guǎn轻qīng重zhòng，将jiāng我wǒ搊chōu着zhe脚jiǎo，捽zuó下xià马mǎ来lái，如rú今jīn却què解jiě说shuō甚shén么me过guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng。假jiǎ若ruò跌diē伤shāng了le我wǒ，却què也yě过guò意yì不bú去qù，这zhè等děng这zhè等děng……」行xíng者zhě道dào：「师shī父fù莫mò怪guài，若ruò是shì跌diē伤shāng了le你nǐ的de手shǒu足zú，却què还hái好hǎo医yī治zhì；若ruò是shì被bèi妖yāo精jīng捞lāo了le去qù，却què何hé处chù跟gēn寻xún？」三sān藏zàng大dà怒nù，哏gén哏gén的de，要yào念niàn紧jǐn箍gū儿er咒zhòu。却què是shì沙shā僧sēng苦kǔ劝quàn，只zhǐ得dé上shàng马mǎ又yòu行xíng。

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卻què說shuō那nà孫sūn大dà聖shèng擡tái頭tóu再zài看kàn，只zhǐ見jiàn那nà紅hóng雲yún又yòu散sàn，復fù請qǐng師shī父fù上shàng馬mǎ前qián行xíng。却què说shuō那nà孙sūn大dà圣shèng擡tái头tóu再zài看kàn，只zhǐ见jiàn那nà红hóng云yún又yòu散sàn，复fù请qǐng师shī父fù上shàng马mǎ前qián行xíng。

Now the Great Sage, lifting his head to look again, saw that the red cloud had scattered once more, and again invited the Master to mount up and ride on ahead.

Two deictic 那 (那孫大聖, 那紅雲) = nà. 前行: 行 = xíng.

三sān藏zàng道dào：「你nǐ說shuō妖yāo精jīng又yòu來lái，如rú何hé又yòu請qǐng走zǒu路lù？」三sān藏zàng道dào：「你nǐ说shuō妖yāo精jīng又yòu来lái，如rú何hé又yòu请qǐng走zǒu路lù？」

Tripitaka said: "You said the demon had come again — how is it you now invite me to travel on?"

三藏: 藏 = zàng. 如何又請走路: the Master's exasperation at the second reversal.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「這zhè還hái是shì個gè過guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng，不bù敢gǎn惹rě我wǒ們men。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「这zhè还hái是shì个gè过guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng，不bù敢gǎn惹rě我wǒ们men。」

Pilgrim said: "This is still just a demon passing by, that dares not provoke us."

這還是: 還 = hái ("still"). mechanical sandhi leaves 不 as bù before 敢 (3rd tone), correctly.

長zhǎng老lǎo又yòu懷huái怒nù道dào：「這zhè個gè潑pō猴hóu，十shí分fēn弄nòng我wǒ。长zhǎng老lǎo又yòu怀huái怒nù道dào：「这zhè个gè泼pō猴hóu，十shí分fēn弄nòng我wǒ。

The elder, harboring anger once more, said: "This wretched ape, making a great fool of me!

長老: 長 = zhǎng. 十分弄我: 分 = fēn ("utterly, thoroughly").

正zhèng當dāng有yǒu妖yāo魔mó處chù，卻què說shuō無wú事shì；正zhèng当dāng有yǒu妖yāo魔mó处chù，却què说shuō无wú事shì；

Just when there really are demons about, you say there's nothing wrong;

正當有妖魔處: 當 = dāng ("just at, when"); 處 = chù (place/circumstance).

似sì這zhè般bān清qīng平píng之zhī所suǒ，卻què又yòu恐kǒng嚇xià我wǒ，不bù時shí的de嚷rǎng道dào有yǒu甚shén麼me妖yāo精jīng。似sì这zhè般bān清qīng平píng之zhī所suǒ，却què又yòu恐kǒng吓xià我wǒ，不bù时shí的de嚷rǎng道dào有yǒu甚shén么me妖yāo精jīng。

and in a clear, peaceful spot like this you go and frighten me, forever bawling out that there's some demon or other.

似這般: 似 = sì ("like this"; GLOBAL, not the 似的 collocation). 甚麼妖精: 甚 = shén.

虛xū多duō實shí少shǎo，不bù管guǎn輕qīng重zhòng，將jiāng我wǒ搊chōu著zhe腳jiǎo，捽zuó下xià馬mǎ來lái，如rú今jīn卻què解jiě說shuō甚shén麼me過guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng。虚xū多duō实shí少shǎo，不bù管guǎn轻qīng重zhòng，将jiāng我wǒ搊chōu着zhe脚jiǎo，捽zuó下xià马mǎ来lái，如rú今jīn却què解jiě说shuō甚shén么me过guò路lù的de妖yāo精jīng。

All show and little substance, taking no heed of consequence, you seize me by the leg and fling me down off the horse — and now you go explaining it away as some demon passing by.

虛多實少: 少 = shǎo. 不管輕重: 重 = zhòng ("weight, gravity"). 將我搊著腳: disposal 將 = jiāng; durative 著 = zhe. 甚麼過路的: 甚 = shén.

假jiǎ若ruò跌diē傷shāng了le我wǒ，卻què也yě過guò意yì不bú去qù，這zhè等děng這zhè等děng……」行xíng者zhě道dào：「師shī父fù莫mò怪guài，若ruò是shì跌diē傷shāng了le你nǐ的de手shǒu足zú，卻què還hái好hǎo醫yī治zhì；假jiǎ若ruò跌diē伤shāng了le我wǒ，却què也yě过guò意yì不bú去qù，这zhè等děng这zhè等děng……」行xíng者zhě道dào：「师shī父fù莫mò怪guài，若ruò是shì跌diē伤shāng了le你nǐ的de手shǒu足zú，却què还hái好hǎo医yī治zhì；

Suppose you'd hurt me in the fall — that would be too much to bear, this and this and this…" Pilgrim said: "Master, don't blame me; if you'd hurt a hand or foot in the fall, that could still be cured;

跌傷了我 / 跌傷了你: aspect 了 = le. 卻還好醫治: 還 = hái ("still, at least").

若ruò是shì被bèi妖yāo精jīng撈lāo了le去qù，卻què何hé處chù跟gēn尋xún？」若ruò是shì被bèi妖yāo精jīng捞lāo了le去qù，却què何hé处chù跟gēn寻xún？」

but if you were carried off by a demon, where would we track you down?"

撈了去: aspect 了 = le. 卻何處跟尋: 處 = chù (place).

三sān藏zàng大dà怒nù，哏gén哏gén的de，要yào念niàn緊jǐn箍gū兒er咒zhòu。三sān藏zàng大dà怒nù，哏gén哏gén的de，要yào念niàn紧jǐn箍gū儿er咒zhòu。

Tripitaka, greatly enraged, grinding out his fury, was about to recite the Tight-Fillet Spell.

三藏: 藏 = zàng. 哏哏的: the subordinating 的 read de (adverbial suffix on the mimetic 哏哏, "grinding, growling"). 緊箍兒咒: retroflex suffix 兒 = er on 箍.

卻què是shì沙shā僧sēng苦kǔ勸quàn，只zhǐ得dé上shàng馬mǎ又yòu行xíng。却què是shì沙shā僧sēng苦kǔ劝quàn，只zhǐ得dé上shàng马mǎ又yòu行xíng。

But Sha Monk earnestly remonstrated, and the Master had no choice but to mount and ride on again.

只得: 得 = dé. 上馬又行: 行 = xíng.

總評 Commentary

The war of nerves reaches its breaking point on the Master's side. Wukong's second dismissal of the demon as a mere passerby, coming after he had again yanked Tripitaka off the horse, is one reversal too many, and the Master's long-suppressed exasperation pours out: Wukong cries wolf when there is no wolf, terrifies him in peaceful country, throws him from the saddle heedless of injury, and then blandly explains it all away. Every charge is, from Tripitaka's limited vantage, entirely fair — he cannot see the demon Wukong sees, and Wukong's behavior, unexplained, looks exactly like malicious mischief.

The threat that closes the passage — the Master reaching for the Tight-Fillet Spell — is the chapter's cruelest irony sharpening into view. The one disciple who perceives the danger and has twice acted to avert it is about to be punished for it, his very competence turned against him because it cannot be made legible in time. Sha Monk's intervention defers the spell, but the damage is done: Wukong has been reduced to silence and compliance, and the next time the crying child appears he will be too intimidated by the threat of the fillet to act. The passage thus completes the demon's strategic groundwork. It did not need to defeat Wukong in combat; it needed only to let the Master's compassion and the Master's anger do the work of disarming him, and by the end of this passage both have been brought to precisely the pitch the demon requires.