俚语翻译

但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful

moonlight, even though miles apart.

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more

on every festive day.

大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

The

endless

river

eastward

flows;

with

its

huge

waves

are

gone

all

those

gallant

heroes of bygone years.

二人同心，其利断金。

If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.

富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。

It

is

a

true

great

man

whom

no

money

and

rank

can

confuse,

no

poverty

and

hardship

can shake, and no power and force can suffocate.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

A bosom friend afar brings distance near.

合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。

A huge tree that fills one

’

s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied

tower

rises

from

a

heap

of

earth;

a

thousand

li

journey

starts

with

the

first

step.

祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。

Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where

misfortune underlies.

见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。

On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without

virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects.

江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。

This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage.

举头望明月，低头思故乡。

Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia

comes around.

俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men.

君子成人之美，不成人之恶。

The

gentleman

helps

others

to

achieve

their

moral

perfection

but

not

their

evil

conduct.

君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。

A

righteous

man

never

feels

ashamed

to

face

his

shadow

when

standing

alone

and

to face his soul when sleeping alone.

君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

the friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate;

the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.

老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。

Expend

the

respect

of

the

aged

in

one

’

s

family

to

that

of

other

families;

expend

the love of the young ones in one’s family to that of other families.

礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。

Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to

receive, or vice versa.

两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

If

love between

both

sides

can

last

for

aye,

why

need

they

stay

together

night

and day?

路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and

low I’ll search with my

will unbending.

民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。

The

people

are

the

most

important

element

in

a

state;

next

are

the

gods

of

land

and grain; least is the ruler himself.

千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。

A long dike will collapse because of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will

be burned down by a spark from a chimney’s chink.

锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。

Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve

without stop, even metal and stone can be engraved.

人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。

People

have

sorrow

and

joy;

they

part

and

meet

again.

The moon

dims

or

shines;

it waxes or wanes. Nothing is perfect, not even in the olden days.

人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。

Learning and culture are to a person what polished and grinding are to jade.

三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。

Among

any

three

people

walking,

I

will

find

something

to

learn

for

sure.

Their

good qualities are to be followed, and their shortcomings are to be avoided.

士不可以不弘 毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后己，不亦远乎？

An

educated

gentleman

cannot

but

be

resolute

and

broad-minded,

for

he

has

taken

up

a

heavy

responsibility

and

a

long

course.

Is

it

not

a

heavy

responsibility,

which

is to practice benevolence? Is it not a long course, which will end only with his

death?

士之为人，当理不避其难，临患忘利，遗生行义，视死如归。

A moral intellectual is one who escapes no danger in face of truth, discards

personal interests in front of disaster, practices righteousness at the expense

of life, and looks upon death as going home.

逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。

The

passage

of

time

is

just

like

the

flow

of

water,

which

goes

on

day

and

night.