A Problem for the Lion Demon

Journey to the West, Chapter 93, A Problem for the Lion Demon.

《西游记》第九十三回：狮精遇难题

The elephant and the raptor stared at the lion. San Wukong is alive inside you, said the raptor. Aren't you worried? The lion sat down on his throne. Worried about what? Well, said the raptor, the monkey is talking inside you. Doesn't that bother you? Let him talk, said the lion defiantly. It doesn't bother me at all.

白象和大鹏盯着狮子精。 “孙悟空还在你肚子里活着呢。”大鹏说。 你就不担心吗？ 狮子精一屁股坐到了自己的宝座上。 担心什么？ “哼，”大鹏开口道，“那猴子在你肚子里说话呢。” 你就不嫌烦吗？ “让他说去。”狮子精不服气地说。 我半点儿都不烦。

What shall I talk about? Wukong called. Who wants to hear a story? The elephant shook his head slowly. What if the monkey never stops talking? You'll never get any sleep! Said the lion. That would be bad. He thought for a moment. I know what to do. I'll stop eating. What will that do? asked the elephant. Yes, said Wukong. What will that do?

“我该说点什么好呢？”悟空喊道，“谁想听故事呀？” 白象慢悠悠地摇了摇头。 要是这猴子一直说个不停怎么办？ 你都没法睡觉啦！ 狮子精说：“那可就糟了。” 他想了一会儿。 我知道该怎么办了，我不吃饭了。 “那有什么用呀？”白象问。 悟空也说：“对呀，那有什么用呀？”

If I don't eat, Wukong doesn't eat, said the lion. I'll make him starve. Wukong laughed. Ha ha ha ha. Nice try, lion, but I'll just turn one of my hairs into a stove. I'll cook a nice meal in here. Oh dear. The raptor shook his head. If that monkey fires up a stove, it will make you very hot. Plus, it will create lots of smoke. The smoke will fill your head, and you'll never stop sneezing.

“我不吃饭，悟空也就没得吃。”狮子精说。 我要把他饿死。 悟空笑了起来。 哈哈哈哈。 狮子精，想得美哦，我拔根毫毛就能变个炉子出来。 我在你肚子里做好吃的去。 哎呀呀。 大鹏摇了摇头。 要是那猴子生起火来炉子一热，你肯定会烫得难受。 而且还会冒好多烟呢。 烟会灌满你的脑袋，你会喷嚏打个不停的。

At last the lion was starting to look nervous. That would be terrible, he said. I'd better cough out, Wukong. The lion went to the middle of the room. He bent over and coughed. Grrrr! Grrrr! Wukong laughed. Ha ha! I'm still in here! Grrrr! Grrrr! The lion coughed again. But still Wukong stayed inside him.

这下狮子精终于开始有点慌了。 “那也太可怕了。”他说。 我最好把悟空咳出来才行。 狮子精走到屋子中间。 他弯下腰使劲咳嗽。 嗝噜噜！嗝噜噜！ 悟空笑了。 哈哈！我还在里面呢！ 嗝噜噜！嗝噜噜！ 狮子精又咳了一阵。 可悟空还是待在他肚子里没出来。

I'm going to practice my fighting skills, announced the monkey. Boomf pow, boomf pow. Wukong punched and kicked inside the lion. The lion fell to his knees. Goal! He moaned. It hurts. It hurts. Wukong, please stop. Let's make a deal, said Wukong. I'll come out if you promise to let us cross the mountain safely.

“我要练练我的打架功夫啦。”猴子大声宣布。 砰咚啪，砰咚啪。 悟空在狮子精肚子里拳打脚踢。 狮子精疼得跪到了地上。 好痛呀！ 他哼哼着。 疼死我了。 疼死我了。 悟空，求你别打了。 “我们做个交易吧。”悟空说。 你要是答应让我们安安全全过山，我就出来。