The Dragon in the River

Journey to the West, Chapter 17, The Dragon in the River.

《西游记》第十七章：河里的恶龙

That dragon ate my horse! said the monk. He fell to his knees. How will I ever get to the Western Paradise? There are so many dangers along the way. Wukong laughed. Master you worry too much. There will be many dangers on your journey. But you have me, the Monkey King, to protect you. All of heaven's soldiers couldn't defeat me. So why worry about a dragon?

那条龙把我的马吃了！ 唐僧说着跪倒在地：我可怎么才能到西天极乐世界啊？ 这一路上的危险实在太多了。 悟空笑了：师父你也太操心了。 你这一路上确实会遇到很多危险，但是你有我呀， 我可是齐天大圣，会保护你的。天上的天兵天将全都打不过我。 所以干嘛要怕一条龙呀？

The monkey stepped into the water and pulled out his iron bar. I'll get the dragon to come out of the water. He looked down at the water. Dragon! Get up here right now! The dragon leaped from the water. How dare you yell at me? Who are you? It doesn't matter who I am, shouted Wukong. Give that horse back!

悟空踏进水里 掏出了他的金箍棒。 我要把那条龙从水里逼出来。 他低头盯着水面。 恶龙！ 你现在立刻给我出来！ 那条龙一下子从水里跳了出来。 你好大的胆子，居然敢冲我嚷嚷？ 你是谁？ 我是谁不重要，悟空大喊道。 把那匹马还给我！

The monkey attacked the dragon with his iron bar. The dragon spun around, blocking the bar with his tail. Then with a splash, he dived back underwater. Wukong stomped his foot and yelled at the river. Coward! What will we do? asked the Tang monk. I have no horse. Wukong nodded. And we can't cross the river with that dragon in there. I'll try another plan.

悟空举着金箍棒朝龙打过去。 龙一个转身，用尾巴挡住了金箍棒。 接着哗啦一声，他又钻回了水里。 悟空气得直跺脚，对着河水大声嚷嚷。 胆小鬼！ 我们该怎么办呀？唐僧问道。 我没有马了。 悟空点了点头。 而且河里有那条龙在，我们也过不去啊。 我再想想别的办法。

The monkey swirled the water with his iron bar. The water became rough. Waves crashed and churned. The water dragged up dirt from the river bottom. Soon the river was brown and muddy. The dragon appeared again. What on earth are you doing now? He cried. I'm trying to take a nap.

悟空用金箍棒搅起河水。 河水变得波涛汹涌。 浪涛翻滚，不断撞击着河岸。 河底的泥沙都被翻了上来。 没一会儿，整条河就变得浑浊发黄了。 龙又现身了。 你到底在搞什么鬼？ 他大喊道。 我正打算睡个午觉呢。

Give us back our horse! Demanded Wukong. I can't, cried the dragon. It's in my stomach. The monkey attacked the dragon again. But once more, the dragon disappeared under the water. For more than three hours, Wukong yelled at the river. He yelled all kinds of insults. But the dragon would not come back up.

把我们的马还给我们！ 悟空厉声要求。 我还不了啊，龙哭丧着脸说。 它已经在我肚子里了。 悟空又朝龙打了过去。 可龙又一次钻到水底下不见了。 悟空对着河水骂了三个多小时。 各种难听话都骂遍了。 可龙死活不肯再出来了。