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1、The Confucian Analects 论语论语十二则十二则By Confucius 文字难度 3 自去年央视“百家讲坛”开讲论语以来，全国上下掀起一阵阵轰轰烈烈的“孔子热”、“论语风”。不但开讲者的著作销售火爆，就连与孔子相关的其他读物也受到热烈欢迎。忙碌的中国人仿佛一下子醒悟：原来在当今社会，重温几千年的文化经典，竟然还会有如此丰厚的收获。其实，可能大家不知道，在我国被尊称为“圣人”的孔子在东南亚甚至是全世界一直有着广泛的影响力。不光在我们的邻国日本、韩国和新加坡，就连非洲、美洲、欧洲等地也纷纷设立孔子学院，向当地人民传授中国文化和国学经-典。读孔子，学论语，已渐渐成为一种世界性的文
2、化潮流。作为中国人，一方面我们应该为中华文化得到弘扬而自豪，而另一方面，我们也不得不挑起一份责任：如何将这些文化精华更好地传递给世界人民？ 当我们捧着中学课本，诵读着论语之时，有否想过我们也能用其他语 言向外国人娓娓道来呢？The Master said, “Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant 1)perseverance and application? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant 2)quarters? Is he not a man of comple
3、te virtue, who feels no 3)discomposure though men may take no note of him?” 子曰：学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？The Master said, “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the 4)decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an 5)obe
4、dient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without 6)transgressing what was right.” 子曰：吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲不逾矩。The Master said, “Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is 7)perilous.” 子曰：学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。The M
5、aster said, “They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.” 子曰：知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。The Master said, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, the
6、ir bad qualities and avoid them.”子曰：三人行，必有我师焉，择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。The Master said, “The 8)superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of 9)distress.” 子曰：君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。The Master said, “Learn as if you could not reach your object, and were always fearing also lest you should lose it
7、.” 子曰：学如不及，犹恐失之。The Master standing by a stream, said, “It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!” 子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。The Master said, “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has n
8、ot made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.” 子曰：后生可畏。焉知来者之不如今也？四十、五十而无闻焉，斯亦不足畏也已。The Master said, “The 10)commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.” 子曰：三军可夺帅也，匹夫不可夺志也。The Master
9、 said, “The superior man seeks to perfect the admirable qualities of men, and does not seek to perfect their bad qualities. The mean man does the opposite of this.” 子曰：君子成人之美，不成人之恶。小人反是。Tsze-kung asked, saying, “Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all ones life?” The Master s
10、aid, “Is not 11)RECIPROCITY such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” 子贡问曰：有一言而可以终身行之者乎？ 子曰： 其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施于人。1) perseverance n. 坚定不移2) quarter n. 地区，地域3) discomposure n. 心乱，不安4) decree n. 教令，天命5) obedient adj. 服从的，孝顺的6) transgress v. 违反，侵犯7) perilous adj. 危险的8) superior
11、 adj. 上好的，出众的9) distress n. 悲痛，忧伤 10) commander n. 司令官，指挥官 11) reciprocity n. 对等，相互依存小链接Brief Introduction of Confucius Born in the year 551 B.C., Confucius (a Latinized version of “Kong Fuzi,” meaning “Master Kong”) was a great ideologist and teacher. His name is Qiu and also styled Zhongni. He was
12、 born in the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn period. He died in the year 479 B.C.His ancestry is unknown. According to historical records, Confucius was mostly self-educated as a youth. Later he became a teacher, philosopher and political theorist, but was unable to assume a worthwhile position wh
13、ere he could put his theories into practice. After years of traveling, he returned home to continue teaching until his death at the age of 72. Although during his lifetime he had little influence outside his own band of disciples, Confucianism has been the dominant philosophical system in China for
14、over 2000 years.日积月累高考必备note: n. 笔记，记录 便条 票据，纸币：pay in notes 用钞票付款 音调，音符 符号：a note of exclamation 惊叹号 注目，名声：a singer of note 一位著名歌手v. 注意，留心：The policeman noted some footprints. 警察注意到一些脚印。 记下：I noted down the lecture. 我记下了讲课内容。搭配短语 compare notes 交换意见； leave a note 留条子； make a mental note of 熟记；note d
15、own 记下；take (make) a note 记下；take note of 注意perfect: adj. 完美的，无瑕的：a perfect day for a holiday 度假的最佳日子 熟练的，精确的 完全的： a perfect stranger 完全陌生的人 （语法）完成时的：the present perfect tense 现在完成时 v. 使完美，使精通：He went to France to perfect his French. 为了精通法语，他去了法国。同义词巧辨 perfect指不但各个组成部分 “完整无缺 ”（complete），而且还“尽善尽美 ”。所以，一个东西可以是 complete，但并不一定是 perfect；而一个东西如果是 perfect，则一定是 complete。
