三字经英文翻译

三字经Three-CharacterCanon宋王应麟著WrittenbyWangYinglin人之初，Atthebeginningoflife,性本善。Manisgoodinnature.性相近，Humannatureisalike,习相远。Habitsmakethemdifferent.苟不教，Forlackofeducation,性乃迁。Thenatureisinalteration.教之道，Andthenurtureoftheyoung,贵以专。Betterbemaintainedforlong.昔孟母，OnceMencius’smother择邻处。Chosethebestneighborhoodforherson;子不学，Whenhersonplayedtruant,断机杼。Shecutthethreadsontheloom.窦燕山，AnothercaseisDouYanshan,有义方。Whowaswiseinfamilyeducation.教五子，Heraisedhisfivesons,名俱扬。Andallofthemwereblessedwithfame.养不教，Rearchildrenwithoutinstructingthem,父之过。Andthefathershouldbeblamed;教不严，Teachinaslackandlazyway师之惰。Andtheteachershouldbecriticized.子不学，Ifapupilplaystruant,非所宜。Itprovestobeimproper.幼不学，Ifachildfailstolearn,老何为？Whatcouldhebewhengettingold?玉不琢，Withoutbeingcarvedandpolished,不成器。Ajadecan’tbeaworkofart.人不学，Ifonedoesnotlearn,不知义。He’llnotknowhumanvirtues.为人子，Whenoneisyoung,方少时。Heshouldmakethebestofhistime,亲师友，Associatingwiththegoodandthewise,习礼仪。Andlearningtostandonceremony.香九龄，WhenHuangXiangwasnineyearsold,能温席。Hecouldwarmthematforhisfather.孝于亲，Whoeverhaslovefortheirparents所当执。Shouldbeaskindassuch.融四岁，WhenKongRongwasfouryearsold,能让梨。Hecouldofferhisbrothersthebiggerpears.弟于长，Evenifoneisquiteyoung,宜先知。Oneshouldloveone’sbrothers.首孝悌，Oneshouldbearfamiliallovefromtheoutset,次见闻。Beforehestartstolearn,知某数，Includingcountingandcomputing,识某文。Aswellasreadingandwriting.一而十，Onetimestenisten,十而百，Tentimestenisahundred,百而千，Ahundredtimestenisathousand,千而万。Andathousandtimestenistenthousand.三才者，There’rethreeessentialelementstoknow,天地人。Theyareheaven,earthandman.三光者，Therearethreekindsoflight;日月星。They’refromthesun,themoonandthestars.三纲者，Therearethreeethicaldisciplines:君臣义；Thatofloyaltybetweenthekingandhismen,父子亲，oflovebetweenfatherandson,夫妇顺。Andofharmonybetweenhusbandandwife.曰春夏，ThereareSpringandSummer,曰秋冬。AndAutumnandWinter:此四时，Theyarethefourseasons,运不穷。Alternatingalltheyearround.曰南北，Therearenorthandsouth,曰西东。Andeastandwest.此四方，Theyarethefourdirections,应乎中。Laidoutbycentralposition.曰水火，Therearewaterandfire,土木金。Andwood,metal,andearth:此五行，Theyarefiveelements,本乎数。Relatedtothenumerals.曰仁义，Therearebenevolence,righteousness,礼智信。Andcourtesy,intelligenceandloyalty.此五常，Theyarethefivehumannorms,不容紊。Whichareregulatedincertainterms.稻粱菽，Therearerice,sorghumandbean,麦黍稷。Andwheat,milletandcorn:此六谷，Theyaresixkindsofgrain人所食。Foronetoserveasfood.马牛羊，Therearethehorse,theoxandthesheep,鸡犬豕。Andthefoul,thedog,andthepig:此六畜，Theyaresixkindsoflivestock,人所饲。Raisedinherdsbythefarmers.曰喜怒，Therearejoyandanger,曰哀惧；Andsorrowandfear,爱恶欲，Andlove,hateanddesire:七情具。Theyaresevenhumanfeelingsaltogether.匏土革，Therearegourd,pottery,leather,木石金；Andwood,stone,andmetal,丝与竹，Togetherwithstringandbamboo,乃八音。Allthesecanbemadeintomusicalinstruments.高曾祖，Fromhisgreat-great-grandfather,父而身；Tohisgreat-grandfather,身而子，Tohisgrandfatherandfather,子而孙；Tohimselfandhisson,自子孙，Tohisgrandsonandgreat-grandson,至玄曾。Andtohisgreat-great-grandson:乃九族，Whoeverisbornintotheworld人之伦。Willfacethenine-layerrelation.父子恩，Thereshouldbeaffectionbetweenfatherandson,夫妇从；Aswellaslovebetweenhusbandandwife.兄则友，Brothersshouldbekindtoeachother:弟则恭；Theelder’samiable,andtheyoungerrespectful.长幼序，Aharmonyshouldbemaintained友与朋；Amongfamiliesaswellasfriends.君则敬，Eventhekingshouldbecordial,臣则忠。Towhomthesubjectscanbeloyal.此十义，ThesearecalledtheTenDoctrines人所同。Thateveryoneintheworldshouldfollow.凡训蒙，Toenlightentheschoolchildren,须讲究。Goodmethodsmustbetaken.详训诂，Themeaningmustbecorrectlygrasped,明句读。Andthesyntaxclearinmind.为学者，Apupilmuststarthislearning必有初。Fromtheverybeginning.小学终，Afterhehaslearnedthebasics,至四书。He’dlearntheFourBooksnext.论语者，ThefirstbookisConfucius’Analects,二十篇。Composedoftwentychapters，群弟子，Whichwererecordedbyhisdisciples记善言。Andputtogetheraslivingdoctrines.孟子者，ThesecondbookiscalledMencius,七篇止。Consistingofsevensections,讲道德，Inwhichishighlightedmoralities,说仁义。Aswellasbenevolenceandrighteousness.作中庸，ThethirdbookistheDoctrineoftheMean,子思笔。WrittenbyZiSi,Confucius’grandson,中不偏，Whoposesallmidway,庸不易。Inwhichthecommontruthexists.作大学，ZengZiwrotetheGreatlearning,乃曾子。Fromwhichonecanachieveagreatdeal.自修齐，Hedemonstratedawaytoself-improvement至平治。Fromtheindividuallifetothesocialaffairs.孝经通，Whenone’smasteredtheFilialScripture,四书熟。Togetherwiththefourbooks.如六经，TheSixConfucianScriptures始可读。Canbeforhimanewstart.诗书易，TheSongs,theHistory,andtheChanges,礼春秋。AndtheAnnalsandtheRituals：号六经，ArecalledtheSixConfucianScriptures,当讲求。Whichareneededtobestudiedthoroughly.有连山，TherewasLianshanintheXiaDynasty,有归藏；WhichwascalledGuizangintheShang,有周易，AndZhouyiintheZhou,三易详。AllrefertotheBookofChanges.有典谟，Withtherecordsoftheearlysages’deeds,有训诰；Andwiththeregulationsandlaws,有誓命，Aswellasthedecreesandrules书之奥。TheBookofHistoryishardtoread.我周公，AsageiscalledtheDukeofZhou,作周礼。Whodraftedtheritualsforthecountry.著六官，Heappointedsixministers,存治体。Bywhomthenationwasgoverned.大小戴，Daiandhisnephewweretwoscholars,著礼记。WhoannotatedtheBookofRituals.述圣言，Bydiggingfromthesage’swords,礼乐备。TheBookofMusiccamefromtheRitual.曰国风，WiththeNationalMorals,曰雅颂。AndtheGraceandthePaeans,号四诗，TheBookofSongsisdividedintofoursect