Nothing Is Perfect

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Journey to the West, Chapter 107, Nothing Is Perfect

西游记，第一百零七回，没有什么是完美的。

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The travelers laid the soap scrolls on some rocks

旅行者们把湿透的经卷摊在一些石头上。

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" The sun will dry them out," said Wukong

“太阳会把它们晒干的，”悟空说。

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The Tang monk moaned

唐僧叹息道。

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" What if they're ruined?"

“要是毁了怎么办？”

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He sat down and put his head in his hands

他坐下来，双手抱头。

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" I wish I'd remembered to ask Buddha the turtle's question."

“要是我记得替乌龟问佛祖那个问题就好了。”

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Bhaje snorted

八戒哼了一声。

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" Who cares if you forgot the turtle's question?"

“你忘了乌龟的问题有什么关系？”

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" That turtle had no right to dump us in the water."

“那只乌龟没有权利把我们丢进水里。”

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" Dumping us in the water was rude," Wujing agreed

“把我们扔进水里太无礼了，”沙僧表示同意。

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Bhaje sighed

八戒叹了口气。

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" The journey back east is becoming just as difficult as the journey west."

“回东方的路程变得和去西天一样艰难了。”

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" Hello," cried a voice

“你好，”一个声音喊道。

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The travelers turned and saw a man hurrying toward them

旅行者们转过身，看到一个人匆匆向他们走来。

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" Chen," said the Tang monk

“陈先生，”唐僧说。

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He grasped the man's hands

他握住了那人的双手。

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" It's good to see you again."

“很高兴再见到你。”

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" It's good to see all of you."

“很高兴见到你们所有人。”

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Chen smiled

陈先生笑了。

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Chen noticed the scrolls lying on the rocks, and his eyes went wide

陈先生注意到摊在石头上的经卷，眼睛睁得大大的。

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" Are those the true scriptures?" he whispered

“那些是真经吗？”他低声问道。

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" Yes," said the monk

“是的，”和尚说。

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" But as you can see, they got wet."

“但如你所见，它们被弄湿了。”

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" A giant turtle dumped us in the river," added Bhaje with a sigh

“一只大乌龟把我们丢进了河里，”八戒叹着气补充道。

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" Please, come with me," said Chen

“请跟我来，”陈先生说。

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" You can dry the true scriptures by my fire."

“你们可以在我的火炉旁把真经烘干。”

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" Everyone in the village will be excited to see the travelers who met Buddha."

“村里所有人都会很高兴见到见过佛祖的旅行者们。”

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Wu Jing started gathering the wet scriptures

沙僧开始收集湿透的经卷。

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" I'll help you," said Bhaje

“我来帮你，”八戒说。

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The pig grabbed a scroll and pulled

猪抓住一卷经书用力拉。

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But it was stuck to a rock

但它粘在了石头上。

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The corner of the scroll tore off

经卷的一角被撕了下来。

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The Tang monk gasped

唐僧倒吸一口气。

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" Oh no!"

“哦不！”

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Bhaje stared in horror at the torn scroll

八戒惊恐地盯着撕破的经卷。

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" Don't worry, master."

“别担心，师父。”

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The monkey gently picked the rest of the scroll off the rock

猴子小心地把剩下的经卷从石头上揭了下来。

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" The scroll is fine."

“经卷没事。”

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" But it's ripped," cried the monk

“但是它撕破了，”和尚叫道。

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Bhaje hung his head

八戒低下了头。

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" Tell me something, master," said Wukong

“师父，我问你件事，”悟空说。

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" Are you perfect?"

“你完美吗？”

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The monk gave Wukong a confused look

和尚困惑地看着悟空。

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" Of course not."

“当然不。”

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" Am I perfect?" asked the monkey

“我完美吗？”猴子问道。

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The Tang monk shook his head

唐僧摇了摇头。

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" How about Bhaje?"

“那八戒呢？”

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" We all know he's not perfect."

“我们都知道他不完美。”

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The pig snorted

猪哼了一声。

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" Nothing on earth or in heaven is perfect," said Wukong

“天上地下没有什么是完美的，”悟空说。

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" So why should the true scriptures be any different?"

“那真经为什么要例外呢？”

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" They'll teach the people of the east how to be good and avoid suffering."

“它们会教东方的人们如何行善、避免苦难。”

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" They will also teach the people that nothing needs to be perfect."

“它们也会教人们，没有什么需要是完美的。”

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The travelers finished gathering the scrolls and followed Chen back to the village

旅行者们收好经卷，跟着陈先生回到了村子。

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People came out of their homes to see the travelers

人们从家里出来看望旅行者们。

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" Welcome back," called the woman

“欢迎回来，”一位妇人喊道。

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" It's wonderful to see you all again," shouted an old man

“再次见到你们真是太好了，”一位老人喊道。

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Soon a crowd was following the Tang monk and his companions to Chen's house

很快，一群人跟着唐僧和他的同伴们来到了陈先生的家。

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That evening, the villagers held a big feast

那天晚上，村民们举行了一场盛大的宴会。

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Later that night, Wukong and the Tang monk sat, talking

那天深夜，悟空和唐僧坐在一起交谈。

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" We must leave soon," said the monk

“我们必须尽快离开，”和尚说。

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" The villagers will want to see the true scriptures."

“村民们会想看真经的。”

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" They'll become jealous that we have them."

“他们会嫉妒我们拥有真经。”

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" I agree," said Wukong

“我同意，”悟空说。

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He remembered the priest who tried to kill the Tang monk and steal the robe

他想起了那个试图杀害唐僧并偷走袈裟的和尚。

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" Let's sneak away now while the villagers are asleep," said Wukong

“趁村民们睡着了，我们现在偷偷走吧，”悟空说。

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The monk and the monkey woke up Ba Jae and Wu Jing

和尚和猴子叫醒了八戒和沙僧。

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The group sneaked out of Chen's house and headed east

一行人悄悄溜出了陈先生的家，向东走去。

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It was dark, but the light from the full moon lit up the road

天很黑，但满月的光芒照亮了道路。

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Suddenly, the guard from the Thunderclap Monastery appeared

突然，雷音寺的护卫出现了。

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" Congratulations," said the guard

“恭喜，”护卫说。

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" You have faced one hundred challengers."

“你们已经经历了一百个磨难。”

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The monk sighed with relief

和尚如释重负地叹了口气。

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" I will become a Buddha at last."

“我终于要成佛了。”

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The guard recited a spell

护卫念了一道咒语。

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Once again, the travelers flew toward the east

旅行者们再次飞向东方。