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1、荀子-劝学篇-英文版荀子Hsun-TzuTranslatedbyBurtonWatson劝学篇 第一 ENCOURAGING,LEARNING(SECTION1) 君子曰:学不可以已。青、取之於蓝,而青於蓝;冰、水为之,而寒於水。木直中绳,輮以为轮,其曲中规,虽有槁暴,不复挺者,輮使之然也。故木受绳则直,金就砺则利,君子博学而日参省乎己,则知明而行无过矣。 Thegentlemansays:Learningshouldnevercease.Bluecomesfromtheindigoplantbutisbluerthantheplantitself.Iceismadeofwat
2、erbutiscolderthanwatereveris….Ifthegentlemanstudieswidelyandeachdayexamineshimself,hiswisdomwillbecomeclearandhisconductbewithoutfault. 故不登高山,不知天之高也;不临深溪,不知地之厚也;不闻先王之遗言,不知学问之大也。干、越、夷、貉之子,生而同声,长而异俗,教使之然也。诗曰:「嗟尔君子,无恒安息。靖共尔位,好是正直。神之听之,介尔景福。」神莫大於化道,福莫长於无祸。Ifyoudonotclimbahighmountain,youwillnotco
3、mprehendthehighnessoftheheavens;ifyoudonotlookdownintoadeepvalley,youwillnotknowthedepthoftheearth;andifyoudonothearthewordshandeddownfromtheancientkings,youwillnotunderstandthegreatnessoflearning.ChildrenbornamongtheHanorYüehpeopleofthesouthandamongtheMobarbariansofthenorthcrywiththesamevoic
4、eatbirth,butastheygrowoldertheyfollowdifferentcustoms.Educationcausesthemtodiffer.TheOdessays:Oh,yougentlemen,donotbeconstantlyateaseandrest!Quietlyrespectfulinyourposts,lovethosewhoarecorrectanduprightAndthegodswillhearkentoyouAndaidyouwithgreatblessing.1Thereisnogreatergodliness2thantotrans
5、formyourselfwiththeWay,nogreaterblessingthantoescapemisfortune. 吾尝终日而思矣,不如须臾之所学也。吾尝跂而望矣,不如登高之博见也。登高而招,臂非加长也,而见者远;顺风而呼,声非加疾也,而闻者彰。假舆马者,非利足也,而致千里;假舟楫者,非能水也,而绝江河。君子生非异也,善假於物也。Ioncetriedspendingthewholedayinthought,butIfounditoflessvaluethanamomentofstudy.3Ioncetriedstandingontiptoeandgazingintot
6、hedistance,butIfoundIcouldseemuchfartherbyclimbingtoahighplace.Ifyouclimbtoahighplaceandwavetosomeone,itisnotasthoughyourarmwereanylongerthanusual,andyetpeoplecansee.youfrommuchfartheraway.Ifyoushoutdownthewind,itisnotasthoughyourvoicewereanystrongerthanusual,andyetpeoplecanhearyoumuchmorecle
7、arly.Thosewhomakeuseofcarriagesorhorsesmaynotbeanyfasterwalkersthananyoneelse,andyettheyareabletotravelathousandli.Thosewhomakeuseofboatsmaynotknowhowtoswim,andyettheymanagetogetacrossrivers.Thegentlemanisbybirthnodifferentfromanyotherman;iti