1.1 子曰：“学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？”The Master said: "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? "Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? "Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?"孔子说：“学习知识并按一定的时间去温习它，不也是很高兴的吗？有同学从远方来，不也是很快乐的吗？不被别人了解而不抱怨，不也是很有君子风度的吗？”
【注释】 (1)子：古人对男子的尊称。《论语》中“子曰”的”子”都是对孔子的称呼，义同“先生”。(2)时习：按时温习。(3)说（yuè）：同“悦”。(4)朋：古时同门为朋，同志为友。同门就是同一师门，也就是同学的意思。(5)愠（yùn）：怒。
1.2 有子曰：“其为人也孝弟，而好犯上者，鲜矣；不好犯上，而好作乱者，未之有也。君子务本，本立而道生。孝弟也者，其为仁之本与！”The philosopher Yu said, "They are few who, being filial and fraternal, are fond of offending against their superiors. There have been none, who, not liking to offend against their superiors, have been fond of stirring up confusion. "The superior man bends his attention to what is radical. That being established, all practical courses naturally grow up. Filial piety and fraternal submission,-are they not the root of all benevolent actions?"有子说：“孝顺父母，尊敬兄长却喜欢冒犯上司的人，是很少的；不喜欢冒犯上司却喜欢造反的人，更是从来没有过。君子致力于根本，根本确立了，道德原则就会形成。孝顺父母，尊敬兄长，这就是实行仁道的根本吧！
【注释】 （1）有子：孔子的学生，姓有，名若。（2）鲜（xiǎn）：少。（3）与：同“钦”，语气词。
The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."孔子说：“花言巧语，一副讨好人的脸色，这样的人是很少有仁德的。”
【注释】 （1）令色：令，好、善；色，脸色。
1.4 曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身——为人谋而不忠乎？于朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？”The philosopher Tsang said, "I daily examine myself on three points:-whether, in transacting business for others, I may have been not faithful;-whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have been not sincere;-whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher."曾子说：“我每天多次反省自己，为别人办事是不是尽心竭力了呢？同朋友交往是不是做到诚实可信了呢？老师传授给我的学业是不是复习了呢？”
【注释】曾子：孔子的学生，名参，字子舆。三省：多次自我反剩“三”表示多次，不是实指三次。传：指老师传授的学业。
1.5 子曰：“道千乘之国，敬事而信，节用而爱人，使民以时。”The Master said, "To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons."孔子说：“治理一个拥有一千辆兵车的国家，就要严谨认真地办理国家大事而又恪守信用，诚实无欺，节约财政开支而又爱护官吏臣僚，役使百姓要不误农时”。
【注释】 (1)道：一本作“导”，作动词用。这里是治理的意思。(2)千乘之国：乘，音ｓｈèｎｇ，意为辆。这里指古代军队的基层单位。每乘拥有四匹马拉的兵车一辆，车上甲士3人，车下步卒72人，后勤人员25人，共计100人。千乘之国，指拥有1000辆战车的国家，即诸侯国。春秋时代，战争频仍，所以国家的强弱都用车辆的数目来计算。在孔子时代，千乘之国已经不是大国。(3)敬事：敬字一般用于表示个人的态度，尤其是对待所从事的事务要谨慎专一、兢兢业业。(4)爱人：古代“人”的含义有广义与狭义的区别。广义的“人”，指一切人群；狭义的“人”，仅指士大夫以上各个阶层的人。此处的“人”与“民”相对而言，可见其用法为狭义。(5)使民以时：时指农时。古代百姓以农业为主，这是说要役使百姓按照农时耕作与收获。
1.6 子曰：“弟子，入则孝，出则弟，谨而信，凡爱众，而亲仁。行有余力，则以学文。”The Master said, "A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies."孔子说：'同学们在父母面前要孝顺父母，与兄弟相处要尊敬兄长；出门在外，要顺从师长；说话要谨慎而讲信用；要广泛地去爱众人，亲近那些有仁德的人。做到了这些之后，还有余力的话，就再去学习文化知识。'
【注释】 弟子：指学生或年纪幼小的人。入则孝，出则弟：'入'指'入父宫'，即到父母的房间里去；'出'指'出己宫'，即走出自己的房间与兄弟相处。亲仁：亲近有仁德的人。1.7 子夏曰：“贤贤易色；事父母，能竭其力；事君，能致其身；于朋友交，言而有信。虽曰未学，吾必谓之学矣。”Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere:-although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has. 子夏说：“一个人能够看重贤德而不以女色为重；侍奉父母，能够竭尽全力；服侍君主，能够献出自己的生命；同朋友交往，说话诚实恪守信用。这样的人，尽管他自己说没有学习过，我一定说他已经学习过了。”
【注释】 子夏：孔子的学生，姓卜，名商，字子夏。贤贤易色：第一个'贤'字作动词。用尊重贤人来代替（易）爱好美色，也就是新生贤人超过爱美丽的女人。致：献。1.8 子曰：“君子不重，则不威；学则不固。主忠信。无友不如己者。过，则勿惮改。”The Master said, "If the scholar be not grave, he will not call forth any veneration, and his learning will not be solid. "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. "Have no friends not equal to yourself. "When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."孔子说：'君子不庄重就没有威严，学习也不能巩固。要坚持忠诚和信用，不要和不如自己的人交朋友。有了过错要不怕改正。'
The philosopher Tsang said, "Let there be a careful attention to perform the funeral rites to parents, and let them be followed when long gone with the ceremonies of sacrifice;-then the virtue of the people will resume its proper excellence."曾子说：'谨慎地办理父母的丧事，虔诚地追念祭祀祖先，这样做就可以使老百姓的道德风俗归于淳朴厚道了。'
1.10 子禽问於子贡曰：“夫子至於是邦也，必闻其政，求之与？抑与之与？子贡曰：“夫子温、良、恭、俭、让以得之。夫子之求之也，其诸异乎人之求之与？”Tsze-ch'in asked Tsze-kung saying, "When our master comes to any country, he does not fail to learn all about its government. Does he ask his information? or is it given to him?"Tsze-kung said, "Our master is benign, upright, courteous, temperate, and complaisant and thus he gets his information. The master's mode of asking information,-is it not different from that of other men?"子禽问子贡说：'老师每到一个国家，都必定得知那个国家的政治情况。是他求来的呢？还是别人主动告诉他的呢？'子贡说：'老师是靠温和、善良、恭敬、俭朴、谦让而获得的。老师这种获得的方法，大概和别人获得的方法是不相同的吧？'
【注释】 子禽：姓陈，名亢，字子禽。 子贡：孔子的学生，姓端木，名赐，字子贡。 夫子：古代对人的敬称。孔子曾做过鲁国的司寇，所以他的学生称他为夫子。后来也因此而沿袭称老师为夫子。其诸：表示推测的语气，相当于'大概'、'或者'之类的意思。
1.11 子曰：“父在，观其志；父没，观其行；三年无改於父之道，可谓孝矣。”The Master said, "While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial."孔子说：'当他父亲在世的时候，（因为他无权独立行动），要观察他的志向；当他父亲死去以后，观察他的行为。如果他长期不改变父亲的原则，这样的人可以说是尽到孝了。'
【注释】 其：他的，这里指儿子，不是指父亲。 没：死去，与'在'相对。 三年：泛指多年
1.12 有子曰：“礼之用，和为贵。先王之道，斯为美；小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不以礼节之，亦不可行也。”The philosopher Yu said, "In practicing the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them."Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."有子说：'礼的施行，以和谐为贵。以前圣王的治理之道，好就好在这里，不管小事大事都遵循这一原则。但有行不通的地方，这是因为只知一味地为求和谐而求和谐，不用礼仪来加以节制，那也是不行的。'
1.13 有子曰：“信近於义，言可复也。恭近於礼，远耻辱也。因不失其亲，亦可宗也。”The philosopher Yu said, "When agreements are made according to what is right, what is spoken can be made good. When respect is shown according to what is proper, one keeps far from shame and disgrace. When the parties upon whom a man leans are proper persons to be intimate with, he can make them his guides and masters."有子说：“讲信用要符合于义，（符合于义的）话才能实行；恭敬要符合于礼，这样才能远离耻辱；所依靠的都是可靠的人，也就值得尊敬了。”
【注释】 (1)近：接近、符合的意思。(2)义：义是儒家的伦理范畴。是指思想和行为符合一定的标准。这个标准就是“礼”。(3)复：实践的意思。朱熹《集注》云：复，践言也。” (4)远：音ｙｕàｎ，动词，使动用法，使之远离的意思，此外亦可以译为避免。(5)因：依靠、凭藉。一说因应写作姻，但从上下文看似有不妥之处。(6)宗：主、可靠，一般解释为“尊敬”似有不妥之处。1.14 子曰：“君子食无求饱，居无求安，敏於事而慎於言，就有道而正焉，可谓好学也已。”The Master said, "He who aims to be a man of complete virtue in his food does not seek to gratify his appetite, nor in his dwelling place does he seek the appliances of ease; he is earnest in what he is doing, and careful in his speech; he frequents the company of men of principle that he may be rectified:-such a person may be said indeed to love to learn."孔子说：'君子饮食不贪求饱足，居住不贪求舒适，做事勤敏而说话谨慎，接近德才兼备的人而改正自己，这样就可以说是好学的了。'
【注释】 就有道：接近德才兼备的人。正：改正，修正。1.15 子贡曰：“贫而无谄，富而无骄，何如？”子曰：“可也；未若贫而乐，富而好礼者也。”子贡曰：“诗云：‘如切如磋，如琢如磨’，其斯之谓与？”子曰：“赐也，始可与言诗已矣，告诸往而知来者。”Tsze-kung said, "What do you pronounce concerning the poor man who yet does not flatter, and the rich man who is not proud?" The Master replied, "They will do; but they are not equal to him, who, though poor, is yet cheerful, and to him, who, though rich, loves the rules of propriety."Tsze-kung replied, "It is said in the Book of Poetry, 'As you cut and then file, as you carve and then polish.'-The meaning is the same, I apprehend, as that which you have just expressed."The Master said, "With one like Ts'ze, I can begin to talk about the odes. I told him one point, and he knew its proper sequence."子贡说：'贫穷而不去巴结人，富有而不骄傲奢侈，这种人怎么样？'孔子说：'这也算可以了。但是还不如虽贫穷却乐于道，虽富裕而又好礼之人。'子贡说：“《诗经》上说，‘要像对待骨、角、象牙、玉石一样，切磋它，琢磨它’，精益求精，就是讲的这个意思吧？”孔子说：'赐呀，现在可以和你谈论《诗经》了，因为你能从我已经讲过的话中领会到我还没有说到的意思，举一反三了。'
【注释】 谄（chǎn）：巴结，奉承。如切如磋，如琢如磨：见《诗经·卫风·淇澳》。这两句诗有两种解释：一种认为切、磋、琢、磨分别指加工兽骨、象牙、玉、石头为器物的工艺，引申意义则指学者做学问和修养自己离开了切磋琢磨就不能成器。另一种解释则认为切、磋是指加工牙骨的工艺，切开了还得磋（锉平）；琢、磨是指加工玉石的工艺，琢（雕刻）了还得磨（磨光滑）。引申意义则指学者做学问和修养自己要精益求精。从本节上下文的意义来看，宜作精益求精的理解。其：大概，想必，表示推测的语气。赐：子贡的名。诸：之。The Master said, "I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men."孔子说：“不忧虑别人不了解自己，只忧虑自己不了解别人。”
【注释】 患：忧虑，怨恨。 不己知：“不知己”的倒装。