论语英语翻译

论语英语翻译1.子曰：“學而時習之，不亦說乎？有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？”TheMastersaid,"Isitnotpleasanttolearnwithaconstantperseveranceandapplication?"Isitnotdelightfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?"Ishenotamanofcompletevirtue,whofeelsnodiscomposurethoughmenmaytakenonoteofhim?"2.子曰：“巧言令色，鮮矣仁。”Fairappearancesaresuspicious.TheMastersaid,"Finewordsandaninsinuating(谄媚的，讨好的)appearanceareseldomassociatedwithtruevirtue."3.曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身：爲人謀而不忠乎？與朋友交而不信乎？傳不習乎？”HowthephilosopherTsangdailyexaminedhimself,toguardagainsthisbeingguiltyofanyimposition.ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"Idailyexaminemyselfonthreepoints:--whether,intransactingbusinessforothers,Imayhavebeennotfaithful;--whether,inintercoursewithfriends,Imayhavebeennotsincere;--whetherImayhavenotmasteredandpracticedtheinstructionsofmyteacher."4.子曰：“不患人之不己知，患不知人也。”Personalattainmentshouldbeourchiefaim.TheMastersaid,"Iwillnotbeafflictedatmen'snotknowingme;IwillbeafflictedthatIdonotknowmen.5.子曰：“《詩》三百，一言以蔽之，曰‘思無邪’。”ThepuredesignoftheBookofPoetry.TheMastersaid,"IntheBookofPoetryarethreehundredpieces,butthedesignofthemallmaybeembracedinonesentence--'Havingnodepravedthoughts.'"6.子曰：“吾十有五而志於學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。”Confucius'sownaccountofhisgradualprogressandattainments.TheMastersaid,"Atfifteen,Ihadmymindbentonlearning."Atthirty,Istoodfirm."Atforty,Ihadnodoubts."Atfifty,IknewthedecreesofHeaven."Atsixty,myearwasanobedientorganforthereceptionoftruth."Atseventy,Icouldfollowwhatmyheartdesired,withouttransgressing(违背，越界)whatwasright."7.子曰：“溫故而知新，可以爲師矣。”Tobeabletoteachothersonemustfromhisoldstoresbecontinuallydevelopingthingsnew.TheMastersaid,"Ifamankeepscherishinghisoldknowledge,soascontinuallytobeacquiringnew,hemaybeateacherofothers." 8.　子曰：“君子不器。”ThegeneralaptitudeoftheChün-tsze.TheMastersaid,"Theaccomplishedscholarisnotautensil." 9子貢問君子。子曰：“先行其言而後從之。”Howwiththesuperiormanwordsfollowactions.Tsze-kungaskedwhatconstitutedthesuperiorman.TheMastersaid,"Heactsbeforehespeaks,andafterwardsspeaksaccordingtohisactions."10.子曰：“學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆。”Inlearning,readingandthoughtmustbecombined.TheMastersaid,"Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous."11.子曰：“由，誨女知之乎！知之爲知之，不知爲不知，是知也。”Thereshouldbenopretenseintheprofessionofknowledge,orthedenialofignorance.TheMastersaid,"Yû,shallIteachyouwhatknowledgeis?Whenyouknowathing,toholdthatyouknowit;andwhenyoudonotknowathing,toallowthatyoudonotknowit;--thisisknowledge."12.子曰：“非其鬼而祭之，諂也。見義不爲，無勇也。”Neitherinsacrificenorinanyotherpracticemayamandoanythingbutwhatisright..TheMastersaid,"Foramantosacrificetoaspiritwhichdoesnotbelongtohimisflattery.2."Toseewhatisrightandnottodoitiswantofcourage."13.孔子謂季氏：“八佾舞於庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？”Confucius'sindignationattheusurpationofroyalrites.ConfuciussaidoftheheadoftheChîfamily,whohadeightrowsofpantomimesinhisarea,"Ifhecanbeartodothis,whatmayhenotbeartodo?"14.定公問：“君使臣，臣事君，如之何？”　　孔子對曰：“君使臣以禮，臣事君以忠。”Theguidingprinciplesintherelationofprinceandminister.ThedukeTingaskedhowaprinceshouldemployhisministers,andhowministersshouldservetheirprince.Confuciusreplied,"Aprinceshouldemployhisministeraccordingtoaccordingtotherulesofpropriety;ministersshouldservetheirprincewithfaithfulness." 15.子曰：“朝聞道，夕死可矣！”Theimportanceofknowingtherightway.TheMastersaid,"Ifamaninthemorningheartherightway,hemaydieintheeveningwithoutregret."16.子曰：“見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。”Thelessonstobelearnedfromobservingmenofdifferentcharacters.TheMastersaid,"Whenweseemenofworth,weshouldthinkofequalingthem;whenweseemenofacontrarycharacter,weshouldturninwardsandexamineourselves."17.子曰：“父母在，不遠遊；遊必有方。”Asonnotoughttogotoadistancewherehewillnotbeabletopaythedueservicestohisparents.TheMastersaid,"Whilehisparentsarealive,thesonmaynotgoabroadtoadistance.Ifhedoesgoabroad,hemusthaveafixedplacetowhichhegoes."18.　子曰：“君子欲訥於言而敏於行。”RuleoftheChün-tszeabouthiswordsandactions.TheMastersaid,"Thesuperiormanwishestobeslowinhisspeechandearnestinhisconduct."19.　子貢曰：“我不欲人之加諸我也，吾亦欲無加諸人。”　　子曰：“賜也，非爾所及也。”Thedifficultyofattainingtothenotwishingtodotoothersaswewishthemnottodotous.Tsze-kungsaid,"WhatIdonotwishmentodotome,Ialsowishnottodotomen."TheMastersaid,"Ts'ze,youhavenotattainedtothat."20.　子貢問曰：“孔文子何以謂之‘文’也？”　　子曰：“敏而好學，不恥下問，是以謂之‘文’也。”Anexampleoftheprincipleonwhichhonoraryposthumoustitleswereconferred.Tsze-kungasked,saying,"OnwhatgrounddidKung-wangetthattitleofWAN?"TheMastersaid,"Hewasofanactivenatureandyetfondoflearning,andhewasnotashamedtoaskandlearnofhisinferiors!--OnthesegroundshehasbeenstyledWAN."21.子曰：“質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。”Theequalblendingofsolidexcellenceandornamentalaccomplishmentsinacompletecharacter.TheMastersaid,"Wherethesolidqualitiesareinexcessofaccomplishments,wehaverusticity;wheretheaccomplishmentsareinexcessofthesolidqualities,wehavethemannersofaclerk.Whentheaccomplishmentsandsolidqualitiesareequallyblended,wethenhavethemanofvirtue."22.　子曰：“知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。”Differentstagesofattainment.TheMastersaid,"Theywhoknowthetrutharenotequaltothosewholoveit,andtheywholoveitarenotequaltothosewhodelightinit."23.　子曰：“知者樂水，仁者樂山。知者動，仁者靜。知者樂，仁者壽。”Contrastsofthewiseandthevirtuous.TheMastersaid,"Thewisefindpleasureinwater;thevirtuousfindpleasureinhills.Thewiseareactive;thevirtuousaretranquil.Thewisearejoyful;thevirtuousarelong-lived."24.子曰：“默而識之，學而不厭，誨人不倦，何有於我哉？”Confucius'shumbleestimateofhimself.TheMastersaid,"Thesilenttreasuringupofknowledge;learningwithoutsatiety;andinstructingotherswithoutbeingwearied:--whichoneofthesethingsbelongstome?"25.　子曰：“不憤不啟，不悱不發。舉一隅不以三隅反，則不復也。”Confuciusrequiredarealdesireandabilityinhisdisciples.TheMastersaid,"Idonotopenupthetruthtoonewhoisnoteagertogetknowledge,norhelpoutanyonewhoisnotanxioustoexplainhimself.WhenIhavepresentedonecornerofasubjecttoanyone,andhecannotfromitlearntheotherthree,Idonotrepeatmylesson."26.　子曰：“我非生而知之者。好古，敏以求之者也。”Confucius'sknowledgenotconnate,buttheresultofhisstudyofantiquity.TheMastersaid,"Iamnotonewhowasborninthepossessionofknowledge;Iamonewhoisfondofantiquity,andearnestinseekingitthere."27.子曰：“三人行，必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。”Howamanmayfindinstructorsforhimself.TheMastersaid,"WhenIwalkalongwithtwoothers,theymayservemeasmyteachers.Iwillselecttheirgoodqualitiesandfollowthem,theirbadqualitiesandavoidthem."28.子曰：“君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。”ContrastintheirfeelingsbetweentheChün-tszeandthemeanman.TheMastersaid,"Thesuperiormanissatisfiedandcomposed;themeanmanisalwaysfullofdistress."曾子曰：“士不可以不弘毅，任重而道遠。仁以爲己任，不亦重乎？死而後已，不亦遠乎？”Thenecessitytotheofficerofcompassandvigorofmind.1.ThephilosopherTsangsaid,"Theofficermaynotbewithoutbreadthofmindandvigorousendurance.Hisburdenisheavyandhiscourseislong.2."Perfectvirtueistheburdenwhichheconsidersitishistosustain;--isitnotheavy?Onlywithdeathdoeshiscoursestop;--isitnotlong?29.子曰：“不在其位，不謀其政。”Everymanshouldmindhisownbusiness.TheMastersaid,"Hewhoisnotinanyparticularofficehasnothingtodowithplansfortheadministrationofitsduties." 30.子在川上曰：“逝者如斯夫！不舍晝夜。”HowConfuciuswasaffectedbyarunningstream.TheMasterstandingbyastream,said,"Itpassesonjustlikethis,notceasingdayornight!"31.子曰：“後生可畏，焉知來者之不如今也？四十五十而無聞焉，斯亦不足畏也已！”Howandwhyayouthshouldberegardedwithrespect.TheMastersaid,"Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.Howdoweknowthathisfuturewillnotbeequaltoourpresent?Ifhereachtheageoffortyorfifty,andhasnotmadehimselfheardof,thenindeedhewillnotbeworthbeingregardedwithrespect."32.子曰：“三軍可奪帥也，匹夫不可奪志也。”Thewillunsubduable.TheMastersaid,"Thecommanderoftheforcesofalargestatemaybecarriedoff,butthewillofevenacommonmancannotbetakenfromhim."33.子曰：“歲寒，然後知松柏之後彫也。”Menareknownintimesofadversity.TheMastersaid,"Whentheyearbecomescold,thenweknowhowthepineandthecypressarethelasttolosetheirleaves."34.顏淵問仁。　　子曰：“克己復禮爲仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。爲仁由己，而由人乎哉？”　　顏淵曰：“請問其目？”　　子曰：“非禮勿視，非禮勿聽，非禮勿言，非禮勿動。”　　顏淵曰：“回雖不敏，請事斯語矣！”Howtoattaintoperfectvirtue:--aconversationwithYenYüan.1.YenYüanaskedaboutperfectvirtue.TheMastersaid,"Tosubdueone'sselfandreturntopropriety,isperfectvirtue.Ifamancanforonedaysubduehimselfandreturntopropriety,allunderheavenwillascribeperfectvirtuetohim.Isthepracticeofperfectvirtuefromamanhimself,orisitfromothers?"2.YenYüansaid,"Ibegtoaskthestepsofthatprocess."TheMasterreplied,"Looknotatwhatiscontrarytopropriety;listennottowhatiscontrarytopropriety;speaknotwhatiscontrarytopropriety;makenomovementwhichiscontrarytopropriety."YenYüanthensaid,"ThoughIamdeficientinintelligenceandvigor,Iwillmakeitmybusinesstopracticethislesson."35.死生有命，富貴在天。"'Deathandlifehavetheirdeterminedappointment;richesandhonorsdependuponHeaven.'36.子曰：“君子成人之美，不成人之惡。小人反是。”Oppositeinfluenceuponothersofthesuperiormanandthemeanman.TheMastersaid,"Thesuperiormanseekstoperfecttheadmirablequalitiesofmen,anddoesnotseektoperfecttheirbadqualities.Themeanmandoestheoppositeofthis."37.子曰：“不患人之不己知，患其不能也。”Concernshouldbeaboutourpersonalattainment,andnotabouttheestimationofothers.TheMastersaid,"Iwillnotbeconcernedatmen'snotknowingme;Iwillbeconcernedatmyownwantofability."38.或曰：“以德報怨，何如？”　　子曰：“何以報德？以直報怨，以德報德。”Goodisnottobereturnedforevil;eviltobemetsimplywithjustice.1.Someonesaid,"Whatdoyousayconcerningtheprinciplethatinjuryshouldberecompensedwithkindness?"2.TheMastersaid,"Withwhatthenwillyourecompensekindness?"3."Recompenseinjurywithjustice,andrecompensekindnesswithkindness."39.子曰：“人無遠慮，必有近憂。”Thenecessityofforethoughtandprecaution.TheMastersaid,"Ifamantakenothoughtaboutwhatisdistant,hewillfindsorrownearathand."40.子貢問曰：“有一言而可以終身行之者乎？”　　子曰：“其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施於人。”Thegreatprincipleofreciprocityistheruleoflife.Tsze-kungasked,saying,"Isthereonewordwhichmayserveasaruleofpracticeforallone'slife?"TheMastersaid,"IsnotRECIPROCITYsuchaword?Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdotoothers."41.　子曰：“過而不改，是謂過矣！”Theculpabilityofnotreformingknownfaults.TheMastersaid,"Tohavefaultsandnottoreformthem,--this,indeed,shouldbepronouncedhavingfaults."42.子曰：“當仁，不讓於師。”Virtuepersonalandobligatoryoneveryman.TheMastersaid,"Leteverymanconsidervirtueaswhatdevolvesonhimself.Hemaynotyieldtheperformanceofiteventohisteacher."43.子曰：“有教無類。”Thecomprehensivenessofteaching.TheMastersaid,"Inteachingthereshouldbenodistinctionofclasses."44.　子曰：“道不同，不相爲謀。”Agreementinprinciplenecessarytoconcordinplans.TheMastersaid,"Thosewhosecoursesaredifferentcannotlayplansforoneanother."45.　子曰：“性相近也，習相遠也。”Thedifferencesinthecharactersofmenarechieflyowingtohabit.TheMastersaid,"Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewideapart.46.子曰：“唯女子與小人爲難養也！近之則不孫，遠之則怨。”Thedifficultyhowtotreatconcubinesandservants.TheMastersaid,"Ofallpeople,girlsandservantsarethemostdifficulttobehaveto.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththem,theylosetheirhumility.Ifyoumaintainareservetowardsthem,theyarediscontented."47.子夏曰：“博學而篤志，切問而近思，仁在其中矣。”Howlearningshouldbepursuedtoleadtovirtue:--byTsze-hsiâ.Tsze-hsiâsaid,"Therearelearningextensively,andhavingafirmandsincereaim;inquiringwithearnestness,andreflectingwithself-application:--virtueisinsuchacourse."48.子夏曰：“仕而優則學，學而優則仕。”Theofficerandthestudentshouldattendeachtohisproperworkinthefirstinstance:--byTsze-hsiâ.Tsze-hsiâsaid,"Theofficer,havingdischargedallhisduties,shoulddevotehisleisuretolearning.Thestudent,havingcompletedhislearning,shouldapplyhimselftobeanofficer."