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【论语(精选)》
管
仲
子贡日:“管仲①非仁者与?桓公杀公子
①管仲:管仲(?一公元前
645)原为齐国公子纠的助
纠,不能死,又相之。”子日:“管仲相桓公,霸
手。在争夺齐国统治权的
诸侯,一匡天下,民到于今受其赐。微②管仲,
斗争中,公子纠为齐桓公
所杀。桓公得知管仲有才
吾其被③发左衽矣。岂若匹夫匹妇之为谅④也,
干后,任命他为相。管仲实
自经⑤于沟渎而莫之知也?”(4m
行改革,使齐国强盛起来,
称霸诸侯。
②微:假如没有。
③被:同“披”。披着头发,衣
襟开在左边是当时某些不
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开化的部落的习惯。
④谅:固执地讲信用。
⑤自经:自缢。
子贡说:“管仲不是一个仁者吧?桓公杀了
⑥沟浃:沟渠。
公子纠,他不但不以死示忠,还做了桓公的宰
相。”孔子说:“管仲为桓公相,称霸诸侯,使天下
事得到规范和纠正,人民到如今还享受着他的
好处。要是没有管仲,我今天也会是披着头发,
衣襟开在左边了。难道他要像平庸之辈那样守
小节,自杀在山沟里,而不被人知道吗?”
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The Analects of Confucius (Selections)
Guan
Thong
Zigong:See Note 2 on p.5.
Zigong①said,“Was Guan Zhong a
②duke /dju:k/n.公爵
③prince/prins/n亲王
humane man?After Duke Huan killed
④Guan Zhong:A famous
Prince③Jiu,Guan Zhong④did not die
statesman (?-645 BC)in the
Spring and Autumn Period.He
with the prince,but chose to be the
was an assistant to Prince Jiu of
duke's prime minister."Confucius said,
the state of Qi.In a power
struggle Prince Jiu was killed by
"As the duke's prime minister,Guan
Duke Huan,who,knowing
Guan Zhong was a capable man,
Zhong helped the duke to lead all the
made Guan his prime minister.
states and put the whole country to
Guan carried out reforms and
turned Qi into the strongest of all
order.The common people benefit5 from
the states.
his contributions even today.But for
⑤benefit/benifit/.获益
⑥but fora.倘没有,要不是
Guan Zhong I would wear my hair long
wear my hair long and open my
and open my robe on the left side.
robe on the left side:Those were
customs of certain uncivilized
Should he have adhered®to petty⑨
tribes at that time.
loyalty to Prince Jiu as a common man
⑧adhere /ad'hia/.附-,粘-:坚持
⑨petty /'peti/a琐碎的,小规模的,
would have done and killed himself in a
小气的
gully without being known by anyone?"
loyalty /ialti/n.忠诚,忠心
①gy/'gAi/n.小峡谷,山沟
(1417)
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