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论语(精选)
乙欲立而立人
子贡^{①曰:“如有博施于民而能济众,何
①子贡:端木赐,字子贡,是
孔子的重要门徒之一,他
如?可谓仁乎?”子日:“何事于仁?必也圣
口才好,是位外交家。
②尧、舜;古代传说中的圣
乎!尧、舜^{②其犹病诸!夫仁者,已欲立而立人。
君。
己欲达而达人^{③}。能近取譬^{④},可谓仁之方也
③己欲达而达人:另一种解
已。”
释是:自己想理解,也帮助
(6.20
别人理解。
④能近取警:从自己的愿望
出发,推已及人。
白话翻译
子贡说:“假若有人能对民众广泛地施与
和帮助,怎么样呢?可以说是实行仁道了吧?”
孔子说:“这哪里是仁道呢?必定是圣德了!
尧、舜恐怕都做不到啊!仁人自己想立足于世
也帮助别人立足于世,自己想做事成功,也帮
助别人做事成功。从自己的意愿出发,推己及
人,可以说是实行仁的方法。”
.004.
The Anafects of Confucius (Selections)
Helping#
Others to Be
Established^{}
Zigong②} asked, "What would you
① establish /is'taeblif/ e. 使固定,使
立足于
say about a person who gives extensive③
② Zigong: Duanmu d, whose
courtesy name was Zigong, was
relief{④ to the common people and help
one of Confucius' main disciples
He was an eloquent diplomat and
many men? Can he be called a humane{}
was very close to the master
person?" Confucius answered, "He is
③ extensive /iks'tensiv/ a. 广阔的
广泛的
more than a humane person-he must be
④ relief /ri'li:f/ n. (指税.压迫等的
a sage{! Even Yao and Shun^{}may not
减轻,解除/痛苦,烦恼等)
humane /hjut'mein/a 仁慈/爱
have done so much. A humane person is
的.慈悲的.人道的
one who helps others to be established
sage /seidy/ n. 智者,贤人,圣人
Yao and Shun: two legendary
when he wishes to be established himself
rulers in primitive times regarded
and helps others to be successful^{②} when
as sages by Confucius.
③ helps others to be successful
he wishes to be successful himself. To
another reading of the original
start from one's own desires{ can be
sentence is to help others to
understand things when one
said to be a way of practising humanity."
wishes to understand things
oneself.
(630)
To start from one's own desires
This implies thinking that others
may have similar desires
desire /di'zaian.愿望.要求
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