60句中国古代诗词经典语录与英译文.docx

1、60句中国古代诗词经典语录与英译文1 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。 董仲舒元光之年举贤良对策 Bettergo back and make a net than long for the fish by merely staring into the water. （尹邦彦 译） 2 利天下者，天下启之；害天下者，天下闭之。六韬发启 Ifyou benefit the people of the world, you will attain their support. If you harmthe people of the world, you will face their oppositi

2、on. （聂送来 译） 3 君子之事上也，进思尽忠，退思补过。孝经事君章 Inserving his sovereign the man of the talent and virtue considers how todischarge his duty faithfully while in office; when he retires, he considershow to make up for his own errors. （刘瑞祥、林之鹤 译） 4 夫争天下者，必先争人。明大数者，得人；审小计者，失人。管子霸言 Whoevercompetes for the authority

3、 over the world should compete for the support of thepeople. The most sensible persons will win over the people. The sharp-wittedbut petty-minded ones will lose the support of the people. （翟江月 译） 5 人欲见其所不见，视人所不窥；欲得其所不得，修人所不为。列子仲尼 Ifyou want to see what you cannot see, you should watch with care what

4、 isneglected by others; if you want to get what is beyond your reach, you must dowhat others are unwilling to do. （梁晓鹏 译） 6 物无非彼，物无非是。自彼则不见，自知则知之。庄子齐物论 Everythingin the world has its that side; everything in the world has itsthis side. What is ignored from that side maybeperceived from this side. （汪

5、榕培 译） 7 尺有所短，寸有所长；物有所不足，智有所不明。屈原卜居 Afoot may be too short for something long; For something weak an inch is strong.Everything hasits weak points; Sometimes a wise man disappoints. （许渊冲 译）8 有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。施耐庵：水浒传 Iffated, men come together though a thousand li apart; if not, they miss eachother thou

6、gh theymeet face to face. （Sidney Shapiro 译） 9 扫除心上垢，洗净耳边尘。不受苦中苦，难为人上人。吴承恩西游记 Wipethe dust off your mind, /Wash out the dirt from your ear. /Without the mostterrible suffering /You cannot be a great man. （W. J. F. Jenner 译） 10 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼。孟子梁惠王上 Respectingmy own elders, and extending this re

7、spect to the elders of others; caring formy own children, and extending this care to the children of others. （选自 Comparative Literature and China） 11 博学之、审问之、慎思之、明辨之、笃行之。礼记中庸 Learnextensively, inquire carefully, think deeply, differentiate clearly, andpractice faithfully. （选自丁往道 Glimpseof Chinese Cu

8、lture） 12 丈夫有泪不轻弹，只因未到伤心处。李开先：宝剑记 A mandoes not easily shed tears until his heart is broken. （选自 SelectedWorks of Mao Tsetung, vol. 5）13 满招损 谦受益。尚书大禹谟 Complacency spells losses, while modesty brings benefits. 新时代汉英大词典 14 立身之道，与文章异：立身先需谨重，文章且需放荡。萧纲：梁简文帝集诫当阳公大心书 The wayto establish oneself is differen

9、t from the way to write. While the latter needsfree thinking,the former requires prudence. （陈启达 译） 15 君子必贵其言。贵其言则尊其身，尊其身则重其道。徐干：中论贵言 Thegentleman must value his words. If he values his words, then he brings honor tohis person; ifhe brings honor to his person, then his way will be prized. （JohnMakeha

10、m 译） 16 世上伤心无限事，最难死别与生离。文康：儿女英雄传 The worldis full of heartrending occasions. Parting from dear ones or the beloved deadis the most difficult thing of all. （费致德 译） 17 人惟求旧，器非求旧，惟新。尚书盘庚上 Inappointing officials, one seeks men from old families; in daily living, oneprefers utensils that are new. （杜瑞清 译）

11、 18 橘生淮南则为橘，生于淮北则为枳，叶徒相似，其实味不同。晏子春秋内篇杂下 Orangesgrown south of the Huai River are true oranges; once transplanted to the northof the river, they become trifoliate oranges. Although they resemble in theshape of leaves, yet they differ widely in taste. （谢百魁 译） 19 满招损，谦受益。尚书大禹谟 Complacencyspells, while

12、modesty brings benefits. （新时代汉英大词典） 20 天作孽，犹可违；自作孽，不可活。尚书太甲 Whentrouble befalls you from Heaven, there is still hope of avoidance; but when youask for it, there is no hope of escape. （赵甄陶等 译 Mencius）21 苟日新，日日新，又日新。大学盤铭章 If youcan one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day, Yea, let there be da

13、ilyrenovation. （JamesLegge 译） 22 情必近于痴而始真，才必兼乎趣而始化。涨潮幽梦影 Love isnot true love without a form of madness. A literary artist must have zest inlife to enter into natures spirit. （林语堂 译） 23 胜人者有力，自胜者强。老子第三十三章 He whoconquers others can be called physically strong, /He who conquers himself ismighty. （任继愈

14、译） 24 安危相易，祸福相生。庄子则阳 Safetyand danger alternate with each other; good fortune and misfortune interchangewith each other. （汪榕培 译） 25 创业难，守成难，知难不难。吴敬梓：儒林外史 To buildup an estate is hard, to maintain it is also hard; but if you know this theycease to be difficult. （杨宪益、戴乃迭 译） 26 中学为体，西学为用。张之洞：劝学篇设学 Chin

15、eselearning should be followed as the essence; western learning as the practicalapplication. （尹邦彦 译） 27 知之必好之，好之必求之，求之必得之。程颢、程颐：河南程氏粹言论学篇 Like itif you want to know something. Seek it if you like it. Get it if you aresearching for it. （中国古代名言词典） 28 口惠而实不至，怨灾及其身。礼记表记 Dissatisfactionand calamity will

16、come to him whose lip-service is not followed by thecorresponding deeds. Makingpromises and not performing them may bring about misfortunes. （中国古代名言词典） 29 宽而栗，柔而立，愿而恭，乱而敬，扰而毅，直而温，简而廉，刚而塞，强而义。尚书皋陶谟 Belarge-minded and meticulous, gentle and independent, honest and sincere, giftedand earnest, docile an

17、d resolute, upright and mild, simple and straightforward,vigorous and severe, valorous sand righteous.（中国古代名言词典） 30 成人不自在，自在不成人。罗大经：鹤林玉露 To matureyou cant do as you please; If you do as you please, youll never mature. （J.Mulligan 译）30 人生得一知己足矣，斯世当以同怀视之。何溱：集兰亭禊贴的字 A bosomfriend is enough to me and I

18、will hold the same attitude to the world. （佚名 译） 31 成人不自在，自在不成人。罗大经：鹤林玉露 To matureyou cant do as you please; If you do as you please, youll never mature. （J.Mulligan 译） 32 大丈夫以信义为重。罗贯中：三国演义 A manworthy of the name gives the greatest weight to good faith and honor. （C. H.Brewitt-Taylor 译） 33 毋多言，多言必败

19、；毋多事，多事多患。文康：儿女英雄传 Guardagainst speaking too much. Speaking too much would court disaster. Guardagainst doing unnecessary deeds. Unnecessary deeds cause defeat. （费致德 译） 34 自作不和，尔惟和哉！尚书多方 You havecaused discord among yourselves, and you should strive to be harmonious! （中国古代名言词典） 35 为学当先立志，修身当先知耻。傅山：霜

20、红龛集 To set agoal is the prerequisite of learning, and knowing what shame is theprerequisite of self-cultivation. （中国古代名言词典） 36 时有满虚，事有利害，物有生死。韩非子观行 Timewaxes and wanes; things help and harm; creatures live and die. （潘文国 译） 37 树欲静而风不止；子欲养而亲不待。韩婴：韩诗外传 The treemay prefer to be quiet, but the wind will

21、not subside; the son wishes to befilial to his parents, but they are no more. （尹邦彦 译） 38 毛羽不丰满者，不可以高飞；文章不成者，不可以诛罚；道德不厚者，不可以使民；政教不顺者，不可以烦大臣。战国策秦策一 Not yetfull-fledged, a bird cannot fly high in the sky; not yet renowned for culturalbrilliance, a ruler cannot give out right criticisms; not yet well-cu

22、ltivatedmorally, he cannot drive his people into action; not having made government andeducation function properly, he should not vex his ministers. （中国古代名言词典） 39 兵在精而不在多，将在谋而不在勇。冯梦龙：古今小说 Just astroops are highly valued not in numbers, but in their quality, so generals arevalued not for their braver

23、y, but for their tactics. （ABC汉英谚语词典） 40 读书无疑者，须教有疑；有疑者，却要无疑。朱熹：朱子语录 If astudent cannot raise any questions in his reading, the teacher should teach himto find questions. If a student raises many questions, however, the teachershould help him find the answers. （中国古代名言词典）41 穷则变，变则通，通则久。周易系辞下 When iti

24、s exhausted, it mutates; by mutation it achieves continuity; by continuity itendures long. （傅惠生 译） 42 流水不腐，户枢不蝼（蠹）。吕氏春秋尽数 Runningwater is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten. （SelectedWorks of Mao Tsetung, Vol. 3） 43 克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。论语颜渊 To subdueones selfish desires and return to

25、 propriety is perfect virtue. If a man canfor one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven willascribe perfect virtue to him. （中国古代名言词典） 44 穷当益坚，老当益壮。范晔：后汉书马援传 When indire straits, a man should stand fast, and even more so when he is old. （中国古代名言词典） 45 三人行，必有我师焉：择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。论

26、语述而 When Iwalk together with two others, they can surely serve as my teachers. Ill findout their merits so as to follow them and their demerits so as to avoid them. （王福林 译） 46 天道远，人道迩，非所及也，何以知之？左传昭公十八年 The Wayof Heaven is far, far away, but the way of man is quite near. They have nothingto do with e

27、ach other. How can we know the relations between them? （胡志挥 译） 47 有能则举之，无能则下之。墨子尚贤上 Promotethose who are talented and dismiss those who are worthless. （中国古代名言词典） 48 温故而知新，可以为师矣。论语为政 A man whoreviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others. （李志林、潘丽丽 编译） 49 祸在于好利，害在于亲小人。尉缭子十二陵 M

28、isfortunelies in coveting profits. Harm lies in drawing the mean persons near. （潘嘉玢 译） 50 骐骥一跃，不能十步；驽马十驾，功在不舍。荀子劝学 Thefastest horse cannot reach ten steps at one leap, yet an ordinary horse cangallop a great distance by continuous trotting. （中国古代名言词典）51 来世不可待，往世不可追也。天下有道，圣人成焉；天下无道，圣人生焉。方今之时，仅免刑焉。庄子人

29、间世 Thefuture cannot be waited for; the past cannot be sought again. When good orderprevails in the world, the sage seeks for accomplishment. When disorderprevails, he may preserve only his own life. At the present time, the best oncecan do is to escape from punishment. （李志林、潘丽丽 编译） 52 君子不镜于水而镜于人。镜于水

30、，见面之容；镜于人，则知吉与凶。墨子非攻中 Thegentlemen do not see their reflections in water but in men. When we use wateras the mirror, we can only see our faces; when we use men as the mirror, we canlearn about good luck and bad luck. （汪榕培、王宏 译） 53 欲致鱼者先通水，欲致鸟者先树木。刘安等：淮南子说山 Leadwater in first if you want to have fish, and plant trees first if you want toattract birds. （中国古代名言词典）