朱子家训翻译欣赏

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朱子家训是我国古时的家庭礼教文化精华，使人通人事，明事理，而张香桐院士的译<br>文无论从用词，达意，音韵等方面都堪称翻译的典范，现摘抄数篇供大家欣赏。<br>        （1）一粥一饭，当思来之不易。<br>                 半丝半缕，恒念物力维艰。<br>                 The growing of rice and of grain<br>                        Think on whenever you dine;<br>                 Remember how silk is obtained<br>                        Which keeps you warm and looks fine.<br><br>        （2）宜未雨而绸缪，勿临渴而掘井。<br>                 In periods of drought<br>                        Wise birds mend their nest<br>                 So when the clouds burst<br>                        They snugly may rest;<br>                 Never be the fool <br>                        Who starts to dig a well in the ground<br>                 When he wants a drink of water<br>                        And water can’t be found.<br><br>        （3）与肩挑贸易毋占便宜，<br>                 与贫苦亲邻须加温恤。<br>                 Bargain you not with the traveler who vends;<br>                 Share of your wealth with your neighbors and friends. <br><br>        （4）居家戒争讼，讼则终凶；<br>                 处世戒多言，言多必失。<br>                 Don’t take into court your family disputes,<br>                 Unpleasant endings emerge from lawsuits;<br>                 To comport yourself well in society,<br>                 Restrain loose tongue’s impropriety.<br><br>        （5）勿恃权势而凌孤寡；<br>                 勿贪口腹而恣杀性。<br>                 Use not your bow and arrow<br>                 To bully orphan and widow.<br>                 Do not dumb animals slaughter at will<br>                 Your appetite greedy to over fulfill.<br><br>        （6）乖僻自是，悔悟必多；<br>                 颓惰自甘，家园终替。<br>                 Egocentric people grow<br>                        Much regret and sorrow;<br>                 Lazy, slothful people sow<br>                        Poverty tomorrow.<br>        （7）施惠勿念；受恩莫忘。<br>                 In proclaiming your virtues go slow;<br>                 And be mindful of mercy you own.<br><br>        （8）凡事当留余地，<br>                 得意不宜再往。<br>                 Leave room for retreat<br>                         When trying new feat.<br>                 You will try, try in vain<br>                        To repeat windfall gain.<br><br>        （9）人有喜庆，不可生忌妒心；<br>                 人有祸患，不可生欣幸心。<br>                 Don’t envy other’s success;<br>                 Don’t gloat o’er other’s distress.<br>                 (注：o’er即over，为了译文的音律而采用缩略的形式)<br><br>        （10）善欲人见，不是真善；<br>                  恶恐人知，便是大恶。<br>                  To brag of the good you have done<br>                  Will never impress anyone.<br>                  Personal scandals you try hard to hide<br>                  Will soon be known far and wide.<br>

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