10.5 过犹不及Going Too Far and Falling Short-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《论语(精选)Sayings of Confucius》

论语(精选) 过犹不及 子贡{①}问:“师与商{②}也孰贤?”子日:“师 ①子贡:见第4页注释1。 ②师与商:额孙师,字子张 也过,商也不及。”曰:“然则师愈与?”子日 卜商,字子夏;两人都是孔 “过犹不及。”③ (11.16) 门高足。 ③本条语录提出一个重要原 则:过分和不及同样是错 误的。 白话翻译 子贡问道:“师和商两人谁更有贤德?”孔子 说:“师往往过分,商往往不及。”子贡说:“那么 师强一些了?”孔子说:“过分和不及是一样 的。” .192· The Analects of Confucius (Sefections) Going Too Far and Falling Short Zigong ① Zigong: See Note 2 on p.5. ① asked, "Who is more ② Shi or Shang: Zhuansun Shi and Bu Shang were both confucius' virtuous, Shi or Shang②?"Confucius disciples. said, "Shi often goes too far, and Shang ③ This saying puts forward a very important principle: going too far often falls short."“Does that mean Shi is and falling short are equally wrong better?"Confucius said, "Going too far is the same as falling short."③u.16) ·193·