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駕海尋龍 棒誅魚使
Riding the Sea to the Dragon; the Rod Slays the Fish-Courier
行者即駕雲，徑至西洋大海。按觔斗，捻了避水訣，分開波浪。正然走處，撞見一個黑魚精捧著一個渾金的請書匣兒，從下流頭似箭如梭鑽將上來。被行者撲個滿面，掣鐵棒分頂一下，可憐就打得腦漿迸出，腮骨查開，嗗都的一聲，飄出水面。他卻揭開匣兒看處，裡邊有一張簡帖，上寫著：行者即驾云，径至西洋大海。按觔斗，捻了避水诀，分开波浪。正然走处，撞见一个黑鱼精捧着一个浑金的请书匣儿，从下流头似箭如梭钻将上来。被行者扑个满面，掣铁棒分顶一下，可怜就打得脑浆迸出，腮骨查开，嗗都的一声，飘出水面。他却揭开匣儿看处，里边有一张简帖，上写着：
逐句解 Line by line
行者即駕雲，徑至西洋大海。
行者即驾云，径至西洋大海。
Pilgrim at once mounted a cloud and made straight for the Western Ocean.
按觔斗，捻了避水訣，分開波浪。
按觔斗，捻了避水诀，分开波浪。
Reining in his somersault-cloud, he made the water-repelling sign and parted the waves.
避水訣 — the water-repelling spell that opens a path through water.
正然走處，撞見一個黑魚精捧著一個渾金的請書匣兒，從下流頭似箭如梭鑽將上來。
正然走处，撞见一个黑鱼精捧着一个浑金的请书匣儿，从下流头似箭如梭钻将上来。
As he went, he came upon a black-fish spirit bearing a solid-gold invitation-box, boring up from the lower reach swift as an arrow, quick as a shuttle.
被行者撲個滿面，掣鐵棒分頂一下，可憐就打得腦漿迸出，腮骨查開，嗗都的一聲，飄出水面。
被行者扑个满面，掣铁棒分顶一下，可怜就打得脑浆迸出，腮骨查开，嗗都的一声，飘出水面。
Pilgrim ran full into it, drew his iron rod, and split it square on the crown — and the poor thing had its brains dashed out, its cheekbones sprung apart, and with a gurgling plop it floated up to the surface.
他卻揭開匣兒看處，裡邊有一張簡帖，上寫著：
他却揭开匣儿看处，里边有一张简帖，上写着：
He opened the box and looked: inside was a note, and on it was written:
總評 Commentary
Pilgrim speeds to the Western Ocean and, water parted by his spell, meets the black-fish courier bearing the very invitation. A single blow of the rod ends the fish and yields the letter — the evidence that will damn the Dragon-King.