A Question for Buddha

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Journey to the West, Chapter 63, A Question for Buddha

西游记，第六十三章，给佛祖的一个问题。

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The Tang monk jumped to his feet as the villagers hid behind trees

唐僧猛地站起身，村民们躲到了树后。

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Wukong, Wujing, and Bajie pulled out their weapons

悟空、沙僧和八戒拔出了武器。

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A large shell rose from the water

一个巨大的壳从水中升起。

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" It's a giant turtle," said Bajie

“是一只巨龟，”八戒说。

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The turtle bowed its head toward Wukong

乌龟向悟空低下了头。

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" That demon had taken over my house and river."

“那个妖怪占据了我的家和这条河。”

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" Thank you for getting rid of him."

“谢谢你们除掉了它。”

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The turtle then looked at the villagers

乌龟然后看向村民们。

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" You don't need to make a boat."

“你们不需要造船了。”

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" I can take the travelers across the river."

“我可以载旅行者们过河。”

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" That's wonderful," said the Tang monk

“太好了，”唐僧说。

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" I'm from the Tang Empire, and..."

“我来自大唐，而且……”

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" I know who you are," interrupted the turtle

“我知道你是谁，”乌龟打断道。

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You're

你是

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traveling

travel（现在分词）: 旅行

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to

引导不定式

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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You're traveling to the Western Paradise

你正前往西方极乐世界

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to get

获取

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scriptures

经文（复数）

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from Buddha

从佛陀那里

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to get scriptures from Buddha

去取佛陀的经文

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You're traveling to the Western Paradise to get scriptures from Buddha

“你正在前往西天极乐世界向佛祖取经”

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" I knew you would cross my river eventually."

“我知道你们早晚会渡过我的河。”

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" Climb onto my shell."

“爬到我的壳上来吧。”

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Wukong eyed the turtle suspiciously

悟空疑惑地看着乌龟。

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" How do we know we can trust you?"

“我们怎么知道能信任你？”

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" Demons all along the way are waiting for my master to pass by."

“一路上的妖怪都在等着我师父经过。”

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" They all want to eat him," added Bajie

“它们都想吃掉他，”八戒补充道。

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" I promise I won't hurt the Tang monk," said the turtle

“我保证不会伤害唐僧，”乌龟说。

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I

我

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want

想要

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to help

帮助

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him

他

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I want to help him

我想帮助他

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reach

到达

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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reach the Western Paradise

到达西方极乐世界

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I want to help him reach the Western Paradise

“我想帮助他到达西天极乐世界”

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After a little more hesitation, the travelers stepped onto the turtle's shell

又犹豫了一会儿，旅行者们踏上了乌龟的壳。

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The turtle began to paddle

乌龟开始划水。

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The villagers came out from behind the trees and waved

村民们从树后走出来挥手。

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" Goodbye," called a woman

“再见，”一个女人喊道。

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" Please visit us on your way home," shouted someone else

“回程时请来看看我们，”另一个人喊道。

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" We will, I promise," called the monk

“我们会的，我保证，”僧人喊道。

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Soon the turtle was far from shore

很快，乌龟就远离了岸边。

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Bajie fell asleep

八戒睡着了。

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The turtle glanced back at the Tang monk

乌龟回头看了看唐僧。

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" Excuse me, but can you do me a favor?"

“打扰一下，你能帮我一个忙吗？”

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" Of course," said the monk

“当然可以，”僧人说。

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" What do you need me to do?"

“你需要我做什么？”

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" I have been a good Buddhist for over a thousand years," said the turtle

“我已经做了一千多年的虔诚佛教徒了，”乌龟说。

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" But sadly, I'm still just a turtle."

“但可惜，我还只是一只乌龟。”

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" Can you ask Buddha when I will be reborn as a human?"

“你能帮我问问佛祖，我什么时候能转世为人呢？”

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The Tang monk nodded

唐僧点了点头。

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" I will ask him."

“我会问他的。”

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A few hours later, the turtle reached the other side of the river

几个小时后，乌龟到达了河的对岸。

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The travelers stepped onto dry land

旅行者们踏上了干燥的土地。

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" Thank you," said the Tang monk

“谢谢，”唐僧说。

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" You're welcome," said the turtle

“不客气，”乌龟说。

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" Please don't forget to ask Buddha about me."

“请不要忘记帮我问佛祖。”

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The turtle disappeared under the water

乌龟消失在了水下。

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The Tang monk climbed onto the horse, and the group continued on the road

唐僧骑上马，一行人继续赶路。

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As usual, Bajie soon started complaining

和往常一样，八戒很快就开始抱怨。

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" I'm tired of walking already."

“我已经走累了。”

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" I wish we could ride that turtle the whole way to the west."

“要是能骑着那只乌龟一路到西天就好了。”

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" Stop complaining," said Wukong

“别抱怨了，”悟空说。

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" Be happy that the road is flat here."

“这里路很平坦，你该高兴才对。”

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They walked for another couple of hours

他们又走了几个小时。

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The road started to go up a mountain, getting steeper and steeper

路开始上山，越来越陡。

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The pig moaned

八戒哼哼着。

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" Ow! The road isn't flat anymore."

“哎哟！路不平了。”

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A cold wind whipped past them

一阵冷风刮过。

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" Look!" said the Tang monk, pointing

“看！”唐僧指着说。

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Higher up the mountain was a large monastery

山上更高处有一座大寺院。

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" Maybe we can rest there."

“也许我们可以在那里休息。”

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Wukong looked at the monastery

悟空看了看寺院。

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A dark mist hung over it

一层黑雾笼罩在它上方。

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The monkey shook his head

猴子摇了摇头。

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" That's a bad place."

“那是个危险的地方。”

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" We're not going there."

“我们不去那里。”

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" It looks fine to me," said the monk

“我看着挺好的，”僧人说。

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" I can see things that humans can't see," said Wukong

“我能看到凡人看不到的东西，”悟空说。

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" And I see a dark mist hanging over that monastery."

“我看到一层黑雾笼罩在那座寺院上方。”

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" A demon could be in there."

“里面可能有妖怪。”

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There was a sudden growling sound

突然传来一阵咕噜声。

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Wukong looked around to see what had caused it

悟空四处张望，看是什么发出的声音。

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Bajie patted his stomach

八戒拍了拍肚子。

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" Sorry, I'm a bit hungry."

“抱歉，我有点饿了。”

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" We're all tired and hungry," said the Tang monk

“我们都又累又饿，”唐僧说。

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" We should just go to that monastery."

“我们还是去那座寺院吧。”

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" No," said Wukong sharply

“不行，”悟空严厉地说。

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" Stay here."

“留在这里。”

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" I will find food for us."

“我去找些食物。”

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He looked at the monk and warned him again

他看着僧人，又警告了一次。

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" Do not go to that monastery."

“不要去那座寺院。”