11.4 怪、力、乱、神Monsters， Force， Rebellion and Gods-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《论语(精选)Sayings of Confucius》

论语(精选) 怪、力、私、神 子不语怪、力^{①}、乱^{②}、神。③} (7.21) ①力:指暴力或强力。孔子主 张仁和礼,反对使用暴力。 ②乱:指叛乱。孔子主张忠君, 反对僵越,更反对叛乱。 ③在孔子那个时代,人们常 白话翻译 谈论怪异、暴力、叛乱、鬼 神,因为当时是乱世,也因 为人们对神、怪没有正确 孔子不谈论怪异、强力、叛乱和鬼神。 的认识。孔子不谈这些,表 示他主张过正常、和平、合 乎礼义的生活。 ·204. The Analects of Confucius (Sefections) Monsters, Force, Rebellion and Gods Confucius ①monster /monsta/ n. 怪物,恶人 talked never about 巨物 force, rebellion monsters ① ② ② force, rebellion: Force refers to or violence. Confucius upheld gods.{③72t) humanity and the rites and was against the use of violence. He urged people to be loval to their prince, and was agains usurpation and rebcllion ③ In Confucius' time, peoplc often talked about ghosts and monsters violence and evil forces, rebellion, and gods, because it was a turbulent period and people lacked correct understanding of gods and spirits. Confucius never talked about these things as he held that life should be normal and peaceful, and guided by the rites and moral principles ·205·