中国传统文化英文版本四书

1、The Four Books,The Four Books,The Four Books and The Five Classics were,the canonical works of the Confucian culture,in the feudal society in ancient China,The,Four Books,refers to,The,Great Learning,The,Doctrine of the Mean,The Analects (of Confucius), or,Confucian,Analects,The Works of Mencius,How

2、 to learn the Four Books,以,求,古,人,微,朱,妙,熹,处,次,读,中,庸,以,观,其,发,越,次,读,孟,子,以,定,其,根,本,次,读,论,语,以,定,其,规,模,先,读,大,学,大学,治学之道,The Great Learning,The Great Learning,is in fact an essay in,The Book of Rites,It is about the cultivation,of one,s moral character and the wisdoms,of governing a country during the,daxue

3、,or great learning or higher education,period of ancient China,The Great Learning,The authorship of the book is not clear. It is,assumed that it is the work of, one of,Confucius,disciples, or that the disciple,got it from Confucius. That is why Zhu Xi,regarded, in a short commentary called,Daxue Zha

4、ngjv,the first part of the book as,the,Canon,and the rest of the book,explaining the canon as,Commentaries,which are further divided into 10 parts,The,Great Learning,在,止,于,至,善,在,亲,民,在,明,明,德,大,学,之,道,传,第,三,章,与,国,人,交,止,于,信,为,人,父,止,于,慈,为,人,子,止,于,孝,为,人,臣,止,于,敬,为,人,君,止,于,仁,大,学,The,Great Learning,致,知,在,格,物

5、,欲,诚,其,意,者,先,致,其,知,欲,正,其,心,者,先,诚,其,意,欲,修,其,身,者,先,正,其,心,欲,齐,其,家,者,先,修,其,身,欲,治,其,国,者,先,齐,其,家,先,治,其,国,古,之,欲,明,明,德,于,天,下,者,The,Great Learning,国,治,而,后,天,下,平,家,齐,而,后,国,治,身,修,而,后,家,齐,心,正,而,后,身,修,意,诚,而,后,心,正,知,至,而,后,意,诚,物,格,而,后,知,至,论语,为人之道,The Analects,The Confucian Analects,or,The Analects,is a,collection

6、of the sayings and teachings of,Confucius and his disciples. It was complied,in the early Warring States Period, over 70,years after the death of Confucius, from the,notes that his disciples made according to,the answers the Master gave to their,questions,Benevolence embodies the ethical system of,C

7、onfucius,The benevolent love others,Benevolence is in fact the moral codes,regarding self-cultivation and interpersonal,relationship. It, in the eyes of Confucius, is the,noblest character and moral state embracing,and commanding all virtues. Benevolence, in,the book of,Analects,by Confucius, includ

8、es,modesty, leniency, faithfulness,resourcefulness, kindness, bravery, wisdom,and honesty with slowness of speech, loyalty,tolerance, studiousness, etc,The Analects,国人不可不知的,5,句论语经典,1,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,卷一,学而第一,国人不可不知的,5,句论语经典,2,司马牛忧曰：“人皆有兄弟，我独亡。,子夏曰：“商闻之矣：死生有命，富贵在天,君子敬而无失，与人恭

9、而有礼。四海之内,皆兄弟也。君子何患乎无兄弟也,卷六,颜渊第十二,国人不可不知的,5,句论语经典,3,仲弓问仁。子曰：“出门如见大宾，使民,如承大祭。己所不欲，勿施于人。在邦无怨,在家无怨。”仲弓曰：“雍虽不敏，请事斯,语矣。,卷六,颜渊第十二,国人不可不知的,5,句论语经典,4,有子曰：“礼之用，和为贵。先王之道斯,为美，小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不,以,礼节之，亦不可行也。,卷一,学而第,一,国人不可不知的,5,句论语经典,5,子贡问政”。子曰：“足兵、足食、民,信之矣,自古皆有死，民无信不立”。（论语颜渊,篇,中庸,处世之道,Doctrine of the mean,By the m

10、ean, Confucius meant that all,things connected with man should strike the,proper, and shouldn,t go beyond or fall,short of it,中庸之道,1,或曰：“以德抱怨何如,论语,宪问篇,子曰：“何以报德,以直报怨，以德报,德,2,子贡问：“师与商也孰贤？”子曰：“师,也过，商也不及。”曰,然则师愈与,子曰：“过犹不及。,论语,先进篇,3,子游曰：“事君数，斯辱矣；朋友数，斯,疏矣。”（论语,里仁篇,The Doctrine of the Mean,The Doctrine of

11、the Mean,is another essay in,The Book of Rites,It is about the Confucian,philosophy of life. According to the Confucian,scholars of the Song Dynasty, while,The Great,Learning,is a gateway to perfect virtue,The,Doctrine of the Mean,teaches the ways of the,world,The Mean,a typical Confucian concept,is composed of two Chinese characters,Zhong,means neither too many nor too few, neither,too much nor too little; and,yong,