双语学堂丨《论语》重点例句英译精编
《论语》是中华优秀传统文化的经典读物，语言质朴，内涵丰富，记载了我国古代著名思想家、教育家孔子及其弟子，关于哲学、艺术、伦理、文学、政治、教育等多方面的言论，是儒家学派最重要的经典之作。2019年11月，中国外文局所属外文出版社出版中英双语诵读版《论语》，我们从书中选取了一批中英文重点例句，和大家分享。
【白话文】孔子说：“不断地学，又时常地练习，不是一件很愉快的事吗？有志同道合的人从远方而来，（随我学习），不也非常快乐吗？别人不了解我，我并不因此而不高兴，这不就是道德高尚的君子吗？”
【英译】The Master (Confucius) said, "Is it not pleasant to acquire knowledge and be able to constantly apply it? Is not delightful to receive friends coming from afar, a man who feels no resentment at being cold-shouldered by others, is he not a gentleman [man of perfect virtual]?"2.子曰：“《诗》三百，一言以蔽之，曰：思无邪。”
【白话文】孔子说：“《诗》三百篇，用一句话来概括它，就是：纯正不虚伪。”
【英译】The Master said,"The book of songs contains three hundred poems, but they can all be summed up in one phrase: 'Have no crooked thoughts'."3.子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”
【白话文】孔子说：“我十五岁时，有志于学问；三十岁时做事有把握，能够自立成人；四十岁时，不再迷惑；五十岁时知道自己的命运，（了解自己一生的行为方向和成就大小，）六十岁时听什么都顺耳，可以听得进各种意见；七十岁时便可随心所欲而又不违规矩。”【英译】The Master said, "At the age of fifteen I devoted my mind to learning. At thirty I stood firm. At forty I was free from doubt. At fifty I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty my ear was attuned to the truth. At seventy I could follow what my heart desired without transgressing what was right."
4.子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师矣。”
【白话文】孔子说：“在温习旧的知识时，能够从中得到启悟，从而有了新的发现，这便可以为老师了。”
【英译】The Master said, "If a man preserves his old knowledge while constantly acquiring new, he can become a teacher of others."5.子曰：“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。”
【白话文】孔子说：“只知道学习，却不加精思，就会迷惘；只会空想，而不学习，就会危殆不安。”
【英译】The Master said,"Learning without thought is futile; thought without learning is dangerous."【英译】The Master said, "The gentleman fixes his attention on righteousness, the petty man fixes his on gain."
8.子曰：“见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。”
【白话文】孔子说：“见到贤人，便想着向他看齐；见到不贤的人，要自已内心反省有没有与他一样的缺点。”
【英译】The Master said, "When you meet a worthy man, think how you may equal him in virtue. When you meet a worthless man, examine yourself to find out if you have the same defects."【白话文】孔子说：“父母在世时，不出远门，如果要出远门，一定要有确定的去处。”
【英译】The Master said, "While one's parents live, one should not stray far from them. If it is necessary to do so, one must be sure to inform them of where one is going."【英译】The Master said, "You cannot carve on a block of rotten wood, and you cannot whitewash a dung-splattered wall. Oh, this Zai Yu! What is the use of reproaching him? "
11.季文子三思而后行。子闻之，曰：“再，斯可矣。”
【白话文】季文子每件事情总是考虑了多次才行动。孔子听说后，说：“思考两次也就可以了。”
【英译】The Master said, "He who merely knows the Way is not equal to he who loves it. And he who loves it is not equal to he who delights in it."
【英译】The Master said, "To silently absorb knowledge, to study and never feel sated, to teach others tirelessly—are these all accomplishments that I can lay claim to?"
【英译】The Master said, "When three men walk together, there will be one I can learn from. I adopt his good points, and note his shortcomings in order to correct my own."
【英译】The Master said, "The mind of the gentleman is always composed, while that of the petty man is always full of distress."
【英译】Zengzi said, "A scholar must be both sturdy and steadfast, for his burden is heavy and his road is long. Benevolence is his burden; is that not heavy one? Only with death does his road end; is that not a long one?"
【英译】Standing by a river, the Master said,"Time flows just like this river—never stopping night or day."
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