中国古代谚语的双语互译

时间:2021-07-28 11:27:46 作者: 字数:3311字

  天生万物,唯人为贵

  Man is the most valuable among all the things that heaven fosters.

  民为重,社稷次之,君为轻

  People are the most important element in the state,next are the government and grain,least is the ruler himself.

  二人同心,其利断金

  And as a saying from The Book of Changes goes,"If two people are of the same mind,their sharpness can cut through metal.

  一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士,天下之善士斯友天下之善士

  In so many different ways,we are upholding the teachings of Mencius,who said:"A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community;a good citizen of the world will befriend the other citizens of the world."

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  无为其所不为,无欲其所不欲,如此而已矣。

  Don't do what should not be done;don't desire what should not be desired.That is all.

  学而不厌,侮人不倦。

  Never be contented with your study;never be impatient with your teaching.

  学如逆水行舟,不进则退。

  Learning is like rowing upstream:not to advance is to drop back.

  欲穷千里目,更上一层楼。

  We widen our views three hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs./Exhausting my eyes to a thousand li further,I am ascending one more story of the tower.