Scared Villagers

Journey to the West, Chapter 59, Scared Villagers.

《西游记》第五十九回 受惊的村民

Can we please stop to rest? moaned Bajie one day. The group had spent the morning walking down a long mountain trail. My knees feel weak, cried the pig. We'll rest in a little while, Bajie, said the Tang monk. As they walked, the travelers started to hear the sound of rushing water. It grew louder and louder.

“我们能不能停下来歇会儿啊？”有一天八戒抱怨道。 一行人一早上都在走一条长长的山间小路。 “我膝盖都软了。”八戒嚷嚷道。 “我们再过会儿就休息，八戒。”唐僧说道。 走着走着，一行人忽然听见了湍急的水流声。 那声音越来越响。

We're approaching a river, said Wu Jing. The trail went around a hill. A moment later, the travelers saw the river. How will we cross this river? said the Tang monk. It's so wide I can't see the other side. Wu Kong leaped into the air and looked around. There's a small village nearby, he said. Maybe someone there has a boat.

“我们快到一条河边了。”沙僧说道。 小路绕着一座山延伸。 过了一小会儿，一行人就看见了那条河。 “我们要怎么渡过这条河啊？”唐僧问道。 它宽得我都看不见对岸。 悟空纵身跳到空中，四下张望。 “附近有个小村子。”他说道。 说不定那儿有人有船。

The group walked to the village. The street was deserted. A few villagers peeked out of windows and from behind doors. They looked scared. A man was getting water from a well. Hello! said Wukong. Startled, the man dropped his bucket down the well and spun around. Who are you?

一行人走到村子里，街上空荡荡的。 几个村民从窗户里、门后面偷偷往外看。 他们看起来很害怕。有个男人正在井边打水。 “你好啊！”悟空喊道。 男人吓了一跳，桶掉进了井里，猛地转过身来。 “你们是谁？”

The Tang monks stepped forward. I'm from the Tang Empire. We're traveling to the Western Paradise to get scriptures from Buddha. The man relaxed a bit. That's wonderful. We need a boat to get across the river, said Bajie.

唐僧上前一步。 我来自东土大唐。 我们要去西天极乐世界向佛祖求取真经。 男人稍微放松了一点。 那可太好了。 “我们需要一条船渡到河对岸去。”八戒说道。

I don't have a boat said the man but someone in the village might please come with me. I'll make some tea My name is Chen The travelers follow Chen to his home Inside they sat down as Chen boiled water for tea Why does everyone in this village seem so scared asked the Tang monk?

“我没有船，”男人说道，“不过村里说不定有人有。请跟我来吧，我去泡点茶。” 我叫陈。 一行人跟着陈来到他家。 进屋后他们坐了下来，陈烧水泡茶。 “为什么这个村里的人看起来都这么害怕呀？”唐僧问道。