Squire Kou's Vow

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Journey to the West, Chapter 99, Squire Kou's Vow

西游记，第九十九章，寇员外的誓言。

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The monster yelled from inside the cave

妖怪在洞里大喊。

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" We ate the Tang Monk, so you might as well leave."

“我们吃了唐僧，你们还是走吧。”

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" Oh no!" Bajie fell to his knees and cried

“天哪！”八戒跪倒在地哭了起来。

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Wujing wiped tears from his eyes

沙僧擦了擦眼泪。

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" Poor master."

“可怜的师父。”

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Wukong frowned at his companions

悟空皱着眉看着同伴们。

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" I can't believe you two believe that monster."

“我真不敢相信你们两个竟然信了那个妖怪的话。”

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He sighed

他叹了口气。

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" Wait here."

“在这等着。”

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The monkey turned into a moth and flew into the cave

猴子变成了一只飞蛾飞进了洞里。

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He soon found the Tang Monk tied up in a dark room

他很快发现唐僧被绑在一个黑暗的房间里。

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Wukong turned back into himself

悟空变回了自己。

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" Wukong!" cried the Tang Monk

“悟空！”唐僧叫道。

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" Shh!" The monkey untied the monk

“嘘！”猴子给和尚解了绳子。

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" We must be quiet."

“我们必须安静。”

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Wukong recited a spell

悟空念了一道咒语。

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A moment later, the sound of snoring drifted into the room

片刻后，鼾声飘进了房间。

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" My spell put the monster and demons to sleep," said the monkey

“我的咒语让妖怪和小妖们都睡着了，”猴子说。

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" Let's go!"

“我们走！”

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Wukong and the monk came out of the cave

悟空和唐僧走出了洞穴。

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Bajie and Wujing were thrilled

八戒和沙僧兴奋极了。

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" Master!"

“师父！”

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" We thought you'd been eaten!" said Bajie

“我们以为你被吃了！”八戒说。

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" I knew he was fine," said Wukong

“我就知道他没事，”悟空说。

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" Now I'm going to make sure these villains never bother anyone again."

“现在我要确保这些恶棍再也不会骚扰任何人。”

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He pulled out his iron bar

他拿出了金箍棒。

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It grew until it was the size of a very tall tree

金箍棒变大，直到有一棵大树那么高。

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" Stand back!" said the monkey

“退后！”猴子说。

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With one swing, Wukong smashed the entire cave

悟空一棒下去，把整个洞穴都砸塌了。

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Rocks exploded and fell on top of one another

石头炸开，层层叠落。

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Wukong looked at the rubble and smiled

悟空看着废墟，笑了。

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Weeks went by, and the travelers arrived in a small town

几周过去了，一行人来到了一个小镇。

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Bajie's stomach growled loudly

八戒的肚子咕噜咕噜叫得很响。

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Wukong laughed

悟空笑了。

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" I guess we should look for food."

“看来我们该找些吃的了。”

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They saw an old monk walking down a street

他们看到一个老和尚走在街上。

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" Kind monk," said the Tang Monk

“好心的师父，”唐僧说。

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" Do you know where we can beg for some food?"

“你知道我们去哪里能化些斋饭吗？”

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" We are quite hungry."

“我们很饿了。”

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The old monk nodded

老和尚点了点头。

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" Go to Squire Ku's house."

“去寇员外家吧。”

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" The squire made a vow to feed ten thousand Buddhist monks."

“寇员外发过愿要斋请一万名僧人。”

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" He will surely give you some food."

“他肯定会给你们饭吃的。”

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He gave the Tang Monk directions to the house

他告诉了唐僧去那户人家的路。

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" Thank you," said the Tang Monk

“谢谢，”唐僧说。

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The travelers arrived at the squire's gate, and a servant let them in

一行人来到寇员外的门前，一个仆人让他们进去了。

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The squire's house was very large and fancy

寇员外的宅子又大又气派。

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Squire Ku came outside

寇员外走了出来。

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" Greetings," he said with a smile

“欢迎，”他微笑着说。

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" Please, come inside."

“请进。”

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The travelers sat with the squire in a large room

一行人和寇员外一起坐在一个大厅里。

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A servant brought tea and snacks

仆人端来了茶和点心。

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" Thank you for inviting us in, Squire," said the Tang Monk

“感谢寇员外邀请我们进来，”唐僧说。

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" We heard that you made a vow to feed ten thousand monks."

“我们听说你发了愿要斋请一万名僧人。”

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" Yes," said the squire

“是的，”寇员外说。

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" I've made plenty of money during my life."

“我这辈子赚了不少钱。”

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" But I want to do good deeds as well."

“但我也想做些善事。”

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" I hope to be reborn one day as a Bodhisattva or even a Buddha."

“我希望有朝一日能转世为菩萨，甚至成佛。”

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" Well, Squire," said Bajie," today's your lucky day."

“好吧，寇员外，”八戒说，“今天是你的幸运日。”

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" I can easily eat as much food as ten thousand monks."

“我一个人就能吃下一万名僧人的饭量。”

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" So if you feed me, you'll definitely become a Buddha."

“所以你只要管我吃饱，就一定能成佛。”

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Everybody laughed

大家都笑了。

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" It is my lucky day," said the squire

“今天确实是我的幸运日，”寇员外说。

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" Last night, I checked to see how many monks I've fed."

“昨晚我查了一下我已经斋请了多少名僧人。”

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" So far, I've fed nine thousand nine hundred ninety-six monks."

“到目前为止，我已经请了九千九百九十六名僧人了。”

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" I need to feed only four more in order to fulfill my vow."

“我只需要再请四位就能完成我的心愿。”

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A smile spread across his face

他脸上露出了笑容。

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" And there are four of you."

“而你们正好四位。”

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That evening, Squire Ku held a feast

那天晚上，寇员外举办了一场宴会。

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Everybody in the town was invited

镇上所有人都被邀请了。

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The travelers sat with the squire and his wife, Lady Ku

一行人和寇员外以及他的夫人寇夫人坐在一起。

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Bajie drooled as he gazed at all of the wonderful food on the table

八戒看着桌上的美食直流口水。

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" Noodles, buns, mushrooms."

“面条、包子、蘑菇。”

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" I don't know what to eat first."

“我都不知道先吃什么好。”

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As they ate, Squire Ku leaned toward the Tang Monk

吃饭时，寇员外凑向唐僧。

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" So, where are you and your companions going?"

“那么，你和你的同伴们要去哪里？”

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We're

我们是

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traveling

travel（现在分词）: 旅行

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to

到

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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" We're traveling to the Western Paradise,"

"我们正前往西方极乐世界，"

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said

say（过去式）: 说

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the monk

那位僧侣

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said the monk

僧人说道

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" We're traveling to the Western Paradise," said the monk

“我们要去西天极乐世界，”唐僧说

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" We're going to fetch the true scriptures from Buddha."

“我们要去佛祖那里取真经。”

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The squire's eyes lit up

寇员外眼睛一亮。

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" You are special guests."

“你们是贵客啊。”

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" I can't let you leave."

“我不能让你们走。”