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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.Bluecomesfromtheindigoplantbu
2、tisbluerthantheplantitself.Iceismadeofwaterbutiscolderthanwatereveris….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
3、，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,youwillnotcomprehendthehighnessoftheheavens;ifyoudonotlookdownintoadeepvalley,youwillnotknowthedepthoftheearth;andifyoudonothearthewordshandeddownfromtheancientkings,youwillnotunders
4、tandthegreatnessoflearning.ChildrenbornamongtheHanorYüehpeopleofthesouthandamongtheMobarbariansofthenorthcrywiththesamevoiceatbirth,butastheygrowoldertheyfollowdifferentcustoms.Educationcausesthemtodiffer.TheOdessays:Oh,yougentlemen,donotbeconstantlyat
5、easeandrest!Quietlyrespectfulinyourposts,lovethosewhoarecorrectanduprightAndthegodswillhearkentoyouAndaidyouwithgreatblessing.1Thereisnogreatergodliness2thantotransformyourselfwiththeWay,nogreaterblessingthantoescapemisfortune. 吾尝终日而思矣，不如须臾之所学也。吾尝跂而望矣，
6、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.3Ioncetriedstandingontiptoeandgazingintothedistance,butIfoundIcouldseemuchfartherbyclimb
7、ingtoahighplace.Ifyouclimbtoahighplaceandwavetosomeone,itisnotasthoughyourarmwereanylongerthanusual,andyetpeoplecansee.youfrommuchfartheraway.Ifyoushoutdownthewind,itisnotasthoughyourvoicewereanystrongerthanusual,andyetpeoplecanhearyoumuchmoreclearly.T
8、hosewhomakeuseofcarriagesorhorsesmaynotbeanyfasterwalkersthananyoneelse,andyettheyareabletotravelathousandli.Thosewhomakeuseofboatsmaynotknowhowtoswim,andyettheymanagetogetacrossrivers.Thegentlemanisbybirthnodifferentfromanyotherman;iti
