孔子名言英译10则
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孔子名言英译10则
见义不为，无勇也。
（《论语•为政》）
a. If one remains indifferent to the call of a just cause, he is a coward.
b. If one takes no action at the call of a just cause, he is a coward.
义：合乎正义的事情 righteousness; a just cause
为：做 to act; to take action; to do
2
君子耻其言而过其行。
（《论语•宪问》）
A man of honor believes it is a disgrace to say more and do less.
耻：以……为耻 to take sth. as a disgrace
3
不迁怒，不贰过。
（《论语•雍也》）
Never take your anger out on anyone else, and never make the same mistake a second time.
迁：转移 to take out on
贰：重复；犯同样的错误 to make the same mistake a second time
4
君子欲讷于言而敏于行。
（《论语•里仁》）
An honorable man weighs his words before he speaks, but he is quick in action.
讷：出言迟缓；谨慎 to weigh one's words before he speaks
敏：敏捷 quick
5
众恶之，必察焉；众好之，必察焉。
（《论语•卫灵公》）
When a person is disliked by everyone, you must find out why; when a person is liked by everyone, you must find out why.
恶：憎恶 to dislike
好：喜欢 to like
6
人无远虑，必有近忧。
（《论语•卫灵公》）
If one does not take a long view of things, he will be plagued by imminent worries.
7
居之无倦，行之以忠。
（《论语•颜渊》）
Do not slack off on your duties and execute orders to the letter.
居之：担任职务 to take official duties
行之：执行命令 to carry out orders
8
三人行，必有我师焉。
（《论语•述而》）
a. When I am in the company of two others, I can always find something to learn from them.
b. In the company of two others, I can always find one worthy of being my teacher.
9
温故而知新，可以为师矣。
（《论语·为政》）
If one can attain new understanding by reviewing old knowledge, he can qualify as a teacher.
温故：复习旧知识 to review old knowledge
知新：有心体会 to attain new understanding; to add new dimension to understanding
10
子在川上曰：“逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。”
（《论语•子罕》）
The Master, standing by the river, said, “Time passes by like this, flowing away day and night.”
以上内容摘自《中国古代经典名句英译》，由刘士聪、谷启楠编译。
《中国古代经典名句英译》是一个名言警句集锦，多选自中国古代哲学和文学著作，以及哲人和文人关于政治、人生、治学等方面的言论。学习汉语的外国友人若希望达到更好的水准，需要读一些古汉语，进而学习中国古代文化。学习翻译的人，涉猎一些古汉语的翻译也很有必要。
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