Famous Words from"The Four Books" “四书”名句选飨

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1、子曰：学而时习之，不亦说乎;有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。

# M& T; p0 s& q: |& D     The Master said:"Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?Is it not pleasant to have friends coming from distant quarters?"

2、吾日三省吾身，为人谋而不忠乎，与朋友交，而不信乎，传不习乎。
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3、子曰，敏而好学，不耻下问。
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     The Master said:"He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning,and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors."

4、子曰：岁寒，然后知松柏之后雕也。

     The Master said:"When the year becomes cold,then we know how the pine and the cypress are the last to lost their leaves."

connie

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mercurybird

还是中国话有味儿,一译完就觉得索然.做个中国人真好.