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四书 The Four Books

 《大学》 The Great Learning

《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean

《论语》 The Confucian Analects

《孟子》 The Works of Mencius

Thus when Heaven is going to give a great responsibility to someone, it first makes his mind endure suffering. It makes his sinews and bones experience toil, and his body to suffer hunger. It inflicts him with poverty and knocks down everything he tries to build. In this way Heaven stimulates his mind, stabilizes his temper and develops his weak points.

故天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨、饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

爱人者，人恒爱之；敬人者，人恒敬之。

理雅各 译

单词速记：

1.doctrine [ˈdɑːktrɪn]  n.教义;主义;学说;信条;(政府政策的)正式声明

doctr〔= doct〕教；观点 + ine 名词后缀 → 用于教导的〔条文〕→ 教条

...the doctrine of reincarnation.

轮回转世说

2.sinew [ˈsɪnjuː]  n.肌腱;力量的来源;关键环节;要害之处

同源词：snood，needle，nerve

Later doctors interpreted and developed the system of channel sinew theory.

后世医家对此进行了详细注释和发挥，逐步形成了经筋理论体系。

3.inflict [ɪnˈflɪkt]  v.使遭受打击;使吃苦头

in 强调 + flict 打击 → 使受打击 → 使…遭受

They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

他们察看了暴风雨造成的损失。

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