《论语》记录了孔子一生的精辟言论及见解,发人深省。我们上学时都曾经熟读并且背诵过一些《论语》中的句子。今天我们来看看翻译成英文版的孔子语录是什么样子的。
温故而知新,可以为师矣。
If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.
唯女子与小人,为难养也。近之则不孙,远之则怨。
Of all people, girls and servants are the most difficult to behave to. If you are familiar with them, they lose their humility. If you maintain a reserve towards them, they are discontented.
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。
At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.
不患人之不己知,患不知人也。
I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.
工欲善其事,必先利其器。
A craftsman who wishes to do his work well must first sharpen his tools.