内容正文:
【论语(请选)》
和为贵
有子①曰:“礼之用,和为贵。先王②之道,
①有子:有若,字子有,人们
尊称为有子,是孔子的重
斯为美,小大由之。有所不行,知和而和,不以
要学生。
礼节之,亦不可行也。”.2
②先王:指尧、舜、禹、汤、文
王、武王等圣贤君主。
白话超译6
有子说:“礼的实行,以达到人们和谐相
处为可贵。过去圣王治国之道的好处就在这
里,无论大事小事都以和谐为准。但是也有行
不通的地方,只知道要和谐,不用礼来调节,
是行不通的。”
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The Analects of Confucius (Selections)
The Rites and Harmony
Youzi:one of the most learned of
Youzi said,"The most valuable use
Confucius'disciples.His name
was You Ruo and was respectfully
of the rites is to achieve harmony.In
called Youzi,which means
Scholar You.
harmony lies the most beautiful of the
the former sage-kings:They refer
ways of the former sage-kings
to Yao,Shun,Yu(legendary
rulers),Tang (founder of the
Whether they dealt with important or
Shang Dynasty),Wen and Wu
(founders of the Zhou Dynasty).
unimportant things,they started from
Confucius called them sages.
harmony.But there may be places where
③pursue /p3'sjur/.追求
④regulate /regjuleit/..谓节
this principle does not work:pursuing
⑤feasible/'fi:zabl/a.可能的,可行
harmony because one knows of it without
的
regulating it with the rites is not
feasible⑤."z
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