第四十三回 · 行者解頤　三徒論志 Pilgrim's Laughter; the Three Disciples Take Heart — Journey to the West

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行者解頤　三徒論志 Pilgrim's Laughter; the Three Disciples Take Heart

行xíng者zhě聽tīng畢bì，忍rěn不bú住zhù鼓gǔ掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào道dào：「這zhè師shī父fù原yuán來lái只zhǐ是shì思sī鄉xiāng難nán息xī。若ruò要yào那nà三sān三sān行xíng滿mǎn，有yǒu何hé難nán哉zāi？常cháng言yán道dào：『功gōng到dào自zì然rán成chéng』哩li。」八bā戒jiè回huí頭tóu道dào：「哥gē啊a，若ruò照zhào依yī這zhè般bān魔mó障zhàng凶xiōng高gāo，就jiù走zǒu上shàng一yì千qiān年nián也yě不bù得de成chéng功gōng。」沙shā僧sēng道dào：「二èr哥gē，你nǐ和hé我wǒ一yì般bān，拙zhuō口kǒu鈍dùn腮sāi，不bú要yào惹rě大dà哥gē熱rè擦cā。且qiě只zhǐ捱ái肩jiān磨mó擔dàn，終zhōng須xū有yǒu日rì成chéng功gōng也yě。」行xíng者zhě听tīng毕bì，忍rěn不bú住zhù鼓gǔ掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào道dào：「这zhè师shī父fù原yuán来lái只zhǐ是shì思sī乡xiāng难nán息xī。若ruò要yào那nà三sān三sān行xíng满mǎn，有yǒu何hé难nán哉zāi？常cháng言yán道dào：『功gōng到dào自zì然rán成chéng』哩li。」八bā戒jiè回huí头tóu道dào：「哥gē啊a，若ruò照zhào依yī这zhè般bān魔mó障zhàng凶xiōng高gāo，就jiù走zǒu上shàng一yì千qiān年nián也yě不bù得de成chéng功gōng。」沙shā僧sēng道dào：「二èr哥gē，你nǐ和hé我wǒ一yì般bān，拙zhuō口kǒu钝dùn腮sāi，不bú要yào惹rě大dà哥gē热rè擦cā。且qiě只zhǐ挨ái肩jiān磨mó担dàn，终zhōng须xū有yǒu日rì成chéng功gōng也yě。」

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行xíng者zhě聽tīng畢bì，忍rěn不bú住zhù鼓gǔ掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào道dào：「這zhè師shī父fù原yuán來lái只zhǐ是shì思sī鄉xiāng難nán息xī。行xíng者zhě听tīng毕bì，忍rěn不bú住zhù鼓gǔ掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào道dào：「这zhè师shī父fù原yuán来lái只zhǐ是shì思sī乡xiāng难nán息xī。

When Pilgrim had heard him out, he could not help clapping his hands and laughing aloud: 'So the master is only pining for home, and cannot lay it to rest!'

若ruò要yào那nà三sān三sān行xíng滿mǎn，有yǒu何hé難nán哉zāi？若ruò要yào那nà三sān三sān行xíng满mǎn，有yǒu何hé难nán哉zāi？

'If it is the fulfilling of those thrice-three stages you want, where is the difficulty in that?'

常cháng言yán道dào：『功gōng到dào自zì然rán成chéng』哩li。」常cháng言yán道dào：『功gōng到dào自zì然rán成chéng』哩li。」

'As the old saying has it, “When the work is done, success comes of itself.”'

八bā戒jiè回huí頭tóu道dào：「哥gē啊a，若ruò照zhào依yī這zhè般bān魔mó障zhàng凶xiōng高gāo，就jiù走zǒu上shàng一yì千qiān年nián也yě不bù得de成chéng功gōng。」八bā戒jiè回huí头tóu道dào：「哥gē啊a，若ruò照zhào依yī这zhè般bān魔mó障zhàng凶xiōng高gāo，就jiù走zǒu上shàng一yì千qiān年nián也yě不bù得de成chéng功gōng。」

Eight Rules turned his head and said, 'Brother — if the barriers of demons run as high and fierce as this, we might walk a thousand years and still not come through.'

沙shā僧sēng道dào：「二èr哥gē，你nǐ和hé我wǒ一yì般bān，拙zhuō口kǒu鈍dùn腮sāi，不bú要yào惹rě大dà哥gē熱rè擦cā。沙shā僧sēng道dào：「二èr哥gē，你nǐ和hé我wǒ一yì般bān，拙zhuō口kǒu钝dùn腮sāi，不bú要yào惹rě大dà哥gē热rè擦cā。

Sha Monk said, 'Second brother, you and I are of a kind — clumsy of mouth and slow of jaw — so do not go stirring up elder brother's temper.'

且qiě只zhǐ捱ái肩jiān磨mó擔dàn，終zhōng須xū有yǒu日rì成chéng功gōng也yě。」且qiě只zhǐ挨ái肩jiān磨mó担dàn，终zhōng须xū有yǒu日rì成chéng功gōng也yě。」

'Let us just press our shoulders and bear the load; the day of success must surely come at last.'

總評 Commentary

Pilgrim laughs off the lament with a proverb (功到自然成), and the disciples' characters sort themselves out: Pigsy's pessimism, Sha Monk's self-effacing steadiness — 捱肩磨擔, pressing the shoulder to the load — the very image of the pilgrimage's patient labor.

行者解頤 三徒論志 Pilgrim's Laughter; the Three Disciples Take Heart

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行者解頤　三徒論志 Pilgrim's Laughter; the Three Disciples Take Heart