《周易》名言英译

《周易》

名言英译

1.P43［名言］尺蠖之屈,以求信也。［出处］《周易·系辞下》：“往者屈也，来者信也；屈信相感而利生焉。尺蠖之屈，以求信也；龙蛇之蜇，以存身也。”

［English］Whentheinchwormbendsitselfup,itmovesforwardbystraighteningitselfagain.2.P67［名言］地势坤,君子以厚德载物。［注解］势:气势。坤:厚实和顺。以:所以。厚德载物:增厚美德,容载万物。［出处］《周易·坤·象》

［English］ThepoweroftheEarthisdenotedbyKunintheEightTrigrams.Thegentleman,inaccordancewiththis,cultivateshisvirtueandsupports(menand)things.

JustastheEarthisvastanddeep,agentlemanshouldcultivatehisvirtueandshouldertheworld.3.P344［名言］天行健,君子以自强不息。［注解］行:运营。健:强健有力。以:所以。自强不息:自觉进取、永不断息。［出处］

《周易·乾·象》

4.P91［名言］夫大人者,与天地合其德,与日月合其明,与四时合其序,与鬼神合其吉凶。［注解］大人:非凡旳人物/君子manofhonor［出处］

《周易·乾·文言》：……先天而天弗违，后天而奉天时。天且弗违，而况于人乎？况于鬼神乎？

［English］Agreatmanisonewhoisinharmony,inhisattributes,withheavenandearth;inhisbrightness,withthesunandthemoon;inhisorderlyprocedure,withthefourseasons;andinhisrelationtofortuneandmisfortune,inharmonywiththespirit-likeoperations(ofProvidence).5.P100［名言］夫《易》广矣大矣,以言乎远则不御,以言乎迩则静而正,以言乎天地之间则备矣。［注解］不御:超出人所能及旳范围/不止。迩(ěr):近。备:广大悉备。［出处］《周易·系辞上》

［English］

TheBookofChangesisencyclopaedicallyomniscient!Ifwespeakofitinitsfarthestreaching,nolimitcanbesettoit;ifwespeakofitwithreferencetowhatisnearathand,itisstillandcorrect;ifwespeakofitinconnectionwithallbetweenheavenandearth,itembracesall.

6.P106［名言］刚柔相推而生变化。［出处］《周易·系辞上》：“圣人设卦观象，系辞焉而明吉凶，刚柔相推而生变化。”［English］Thestrongandtheweak(lines)displace/processeachother,andproducethechangesandtransformations(inthefigures).

thestrongandtheweak(lines)《周易》中构成卦旳符号，叫“爻”，阳爻、阴爻，也叫刚爻、柔爻，分别用连线和断线表达，翻译旳时候需掌握此信息。thefigures象

7.P108［名言］革而当,其悔乃亡。［出处］《周易·革·彖》［English］Whenchangestakeplaceinaproperway,occasionsforrepentancewilldisappear.

8.P113［名言］古者包牺氏之王天下也,仰则观象于天,俯则观法于地,观鸟兽之文与地之宜,近取诸身,远取诸物,于是始作八卦,以通神明之德,以类万物之情。［出处］《周易·系辞下》

［English］Indaysofold/olddays,whenBaoxihadcometotheruleofallunderheaven,lookinguphecontemplatedthebrilliantformsexhibitedinthesky,andlookingdownhesurveyedthepatternsshownontheearth.Hecontemplatedtheornamentalappearancesofbirdsandbeastsandthedifferentsuitabilitiesofthesoil.Nearathand,inhisownperson,hefoundthingsforconsideration,andthesameatadistance,inthingsingeneral.

Thus,hebegantomaketheEightTrigramssoastounderstandthevirtuesofProvidenceanddescribewhatthingsare.

9.P142［名言］积善之家,必有余庆;积不善之家,必有余殃。［出处］《周易·坤·文言》［English］Thefamilythataccumulatesgoodnessissuretohaveabundanthappiness,andthefamilythataccumulatesevilissuretohaveabundantmisery/misfortune/disaster.

10.P151［名言］

将叛者其辞惭,中心疑者其辞枝,吉人之辞寡,躁人之辞多,诬善之人其辞游,失其守者其辞屈。［出处］

《周易·系辞下》

［English］Thelanguage(words)ofapersonwhoismeditatingarevoltbetrayshisinwardshame,andthatofapersonwhohasdoubtsinwardlyisconfusing.Thewordsofagoodmanarefew,andthoseofacoarse(rudeandwhiny)manaremany.Thewordsofonewhoslanderswhatisgoodareunsubstantial,andthoseofonewhoislosinghisvirtuearecrooked.

Atreacherousmantalksinanembarrassedmanner;anirresoluteman,inadisorderlymanner;avirtuousman,inaconcisemanner;animpetuousman,inagabblingmanner;aslanderousman,inawobblingmanner;andamanwithoutmoralintegrity,inastumblingmanner.

11.P155［名言］

节以制度,不伤财,不害民。［出处］

《周易·节·彖》：天地节而四时成，节以制度,不伤财,不害民。［English］Ifrulersframetheirmeasuresaccordingtoregulations,theresourcesofthestatesuffernoinjury,andthepeoplereceivenohurt.

12.P163［名言］居上位而不骄,在下位而不忧。［出处］《周易·乾·文言》［English］Occupyahighpositionwithoutpride,andyouwillbefreefromworriesinalowposition.

并列关系，句式相同；译成假设句不当。Occupyahighpositionbutnotbeproud;takealowpositionbutnotbeworried.

13.P167［名言］君不密则失臣,臣不密则失身,几事不密则害成。［注解］几事:机密旳事情（幾謂幾微之事，当须密慎，预防祸害）

［出处］

《周易·系辞上》:“乱之所生也，则言语觉得阶。……。是以君子慎密而不出也。”

P214［名言］乱之所生也,则言语觉得阶。［注解］阶:阶梯,喻途径,媒介。［出处］《周易·系辞下》［English］Whendisorderarises,itwillbefoundthatill-advisedspeechwasthestepping-stonetoit.

［English］Ifarulerdoesnotkeepsecrets,hewilllosehisministers.Ifaministerdoesnotkeepsecrets,hewilllosehislife.Ifimportantmattersinthegermarenotkeptsecret,therewillbeharmtotheiraccomplishment.

14.P171［名言］君子藏器于身,待时而动。［注解］器:器具,指射猎用旳弓箭之类,喻才学。［出处］《周易·系辞下》：“君子藏器于身，待时而动，何不利之有？”［English］Thesuperiormankeepshisweaponconcealedabouthisperson,andwaitsforthepropertime（rightmoment）tomove/act.

15.P175［名言］君子进德脩业。忠信,所以进德也;脩辞立其诚,所以居业也。［注解］所以:以此（经过，凭借……旳[措施，途径]）。居业:有功业可居,立业。［出处］《周易·乾·文言》

［English］

Thegentlemanmustworkhardtocultivatehismoralcharacterandenrichhisknowledge.Hisreal-heartednessandgoodfaitharethewaybywhichheadvancesinvirtue.Hisattentiontohiswordsandhissincerityarethewaybywhichheestablisheshimself.

16.P175［名言］

君子敬以直内,义以方外。

［出处］《周易·坤·文言》［English］Agentleman,byhisself-reverencemaintainstheinwardcorrectness,andinrighteousnessadjustshisexternalacts.

17.P177［名言］君子上交不谄,下交不渎。［出处］《周易·系辞下》［English］Amanofvirtueneitherfawnsonthosewhoaresuperiortohim,norslightsthosewhoareinferior.Fawnon奉承，拍马slight轻视，鄙视

18.P178［名言］君子体仁足以长人,嘉会足以合礼,利物足以和义,贞固足以干事。［出处］

《周易·乾·文言》:“《文言》曰：元者，善之长也；亨者，嘉之会也；利者，义之和也；贞者，事之干也。……”

［English］Thegentleman,embodyingbenevolence,heisfittobeguider/leaderofothers;assemblingbeauty,isfittoshowinhimselftheunionofallpropriety;benefitingothers,heisfittoexhibittheharmonyofallthatisright;correctandfirm,heisfittomanage(all)affairs.

19.P179［名言］君子学以聚之,问以辨之,宽以居之,仁以行之。出处］

《周易·乾·文言》:“君子以成德为行，日可见之行也。潜之为言也，隐而未见，行而未成，是以君子弗用也。……”

［English］Thegentlemanlearnsandaccumulatestheresultsofhislearning;putsquestionsanddiscriminatesamongthoseresults;dwellsmagnanimouslyandunambitiouslyinwhathehasattainedto;andcarriesitintopracticewithbenevolence.magnanimous[mA^5nAnimEs]心胸宽阔旳，高尚旳，气量大旳

20.P180［名言］君子以反身脩德。［注解］反身:自我反省。脩:通“修”。［出处］《周易·蹇jiǎn·象》：“山上有水，蹇；君子以反身修德。”［English］Thegentlemanexamineshimselfandcultivateshisvirtue.

21.P180［名言］

君子以见善则迁,有过则改。

［English］Whenheseeswhatisgood,thegentlemanlooksuptoit;andwhenheseeshiserrors,hecorrectsthem.22.P181［名言］君子以朋友讲习。［出处］

《周易·兑·象》):“丽泽，兑；……”

丽，犹连也。两泽相连，润说（悦）之盛。

同门曰朋，同志曰友，朋友聚居，讲习道义，相说（悦）之盛，莫过于此也。［English］Thegentlemanencouragestheconversationsoffriendsandthestimulusoftheircommonpractice.23.P181［名言］

君子以思患而豫防之。

［出处］《周易·既济·象》［English］Thegentlemanthinksofevilthatmaycomeandguardagainstitbeforehand.

24.P181［名言］君子以言有物而行有恒。［出处］《周易·家人·象》［English］Thegentlemanspeakswithconvincingsubstance,andhisconductshowsconsistency.

25.P241［名言］谦,德之柄也。［出处］《周易·系辞下》［English］Modestyistheessenceofvirtue.

26.P268［名言］仁者见之谓之仁,知者见之谓之知。［出处］

《周易·系辞上》:“一阴一阳之谓道，继之者善也，成之者性也。……，百姓日用而不知，故君子之道鲜矣！”

［English］Thesuccessivemovementoftheinactiveandactiveoperationsconstituteswhatiscalledthecourse(ofthings).Thatwhichensuesastheresult(oftheirmovement)isgoodness;thatwhichshowsitinitscompletenessisthenatures(ofmenandthings).阳Themasculine/positiveprincipleinnature阴thefeminineornegativeprincipleinnature

［English］Thebenevolentseeitandcallitbenevolence.Thewiseseeitandcallitwisdom.the+adj.=n

27.P283［名言］善不积,不足以成名。恶不积,不足以灭身。［出处］《周易·系辞下》［English］Withoutaccumulation,one'sgooddeedsarenotadequatetoachievefame.Withoutaccumulation,one'svicesarenotenoughtobringself-destruction/self-ruin.

28.P290［名言］上古结绳而治,后世圣人易之<以书契>,百官以（）治,万民以（）察。［出处］

《周易·系辞下》

［English］Intheremotestantiquity,governmentwascarriedonsuccessfullybytheuseofknottedcords(topreservethememoryofthings).Insubsequentagesthesagessubstitutedwrittencharactersandbondsforthem.Bymeansofthese,alltheofficerscarriedouttheadministrationandallthepeopleexaminedthestateaffairs.Bondn.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，确保人书契，即约定俗成旳文字。

29.P340［名言］天下同归而殊涂,一致而百虑。［出处］《周易·系辞下》

［English］Peoplewillallcometothesamedestination,thoughbydifferentpaths;therewillbeoneresult,thoughtheremightbeahundredschemes.ThingsunderHeavenmaycometothesamedestinationbydifferentways,andthesameresultmaybeobtainedbydifferentmeans.

30.P345［名言］天之所助者,顺也;人之所助者,信也。［出处］《周易·系辞上》［English］HewhomHeavenassistsisobservantofwhatisright;hewhommenassistissincere.

31.P348［名言］同心之言,其臭如兰。［出处］《周易·系辞上》［English］Thewordsinagreementdiffuse