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【外语学习】趣味英语之美文分享  Reading of Fun Stuff  35th

一直知道国外有孔子学院，却从来没特意去搜索论语的英文版。偶尔翻到了，放上来，共览。

Analects
The Master said, to learn and at due times to repeat what one has learned, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar, is this not after all delightful1? To remain unsoured even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman?
The Master said, “At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from 2)perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the 3)biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with 4)docile2 ear. At seventy, I could follow the 5)dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.”
The Master said, 6)incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a 7)gourdful4 of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it 8)unendurably depressing, but to Hui’s cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!

论 语
（一） 子曰：“学而时习之，不亦悦乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？”
（二） 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。”
（三） 子曰：“贤哉回也！一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。贤哉回也！”
1、 analects [5An[lekts] n. 论集，文选
2、 perplexity [p[5pleksiti] n. 困惑；窘困
3、 bidding [5bidiN] n. 命令，吩咐
4、 docile [5dEusail] a. 驯顺的，驯良的
5、 dictate3 [5dikteit] n. [常用复]命令，支配
6、 incomparable [in5kCmpErEbl] a. 无比的，无双的
7、 gourdful [5guEdful] n. 一葫芦的量
8、 unendurably [5Qnin5djuErEbli] ad. 难忍受地，不可容忍地

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.　　
Sing, and the hills will answer;　
Sigh, it is lost on the air.　
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,　
But shrink from voicing care.

Rejoice, and men will seek you;　　
Grieve, and they turn and go.　　
They want full measure of all your pleasure,　　
But they do not need your woe.　　
Be glad, and your friends are many;　　
Be sad, and you lose them all.　　
There are none to decline your nectared wine,　　
But alone you must drink life's gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;　　
Fast, and the world goes by.　　
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,　　
But no man can help you die.　　
There is room in the halls of pleasure　　
For a long and lordly train,　　
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.

笑则天下笑，
泣则独自泣。
因悲哀的旧世界须借贷欢笑，
而它自身的麻烦不少。
唱则群山应，
叹则空散尽。
回声反射成欢欣，
倾诉忧虑无回音。

喜则人寻你，
悲则众人离。
他们要度量你的欢快，
但他们不要你的悲哀。
你高兴，朋友会多起来，
你悲伤，他们转身走开。
无人会拒绝你的佳酿，
但你要独自把生活的苦酒品尝。

设宴，高朋满盈，
斋戒，无人问津。
成功和慷慨能助你生，
但是他人救不了你死。
娱乐大厅里有一间房，
长长豪华列车停中央，
但我们都必须鱼贯上，
通过狭长痛苦的走廊。

万圣节快到了，提前祝大家好好休息攒足精力等着双十一~~

♪(^∇^*)jokes♪(^∇^*)
When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it at lightening speed. You shouldn't wait any longer after he has had his head nod. So he was blamed for no manners. Then some warmhearted men taught him, "When you bow to somebody next time, you can count 'January, February, March. until December. Then you can lift your body up. Thus, the ceremony will be perfect.
　　The next day, he met his uncle, he did as the men told him. The bow was so long that it made his uncle feel surprised and escaped away soon . When Jack looked up, he found his uncle gone . So he asked the passer, "Which month did he go away?"
　　杰克给人鞠躬，飞快地一点头，就算完了。大家都怪他不懂礼貌。于是便有好心的人教他说，“下次鞠躬的时候，你就在心里数：正月、二月、……一直数到十二月为止，然后再直起身来。这样，礼节就周全了。”
　　第二天，杰克见到他的叔叔，他便如法炮制。这躬鞠得太久，叔叔吃了一惊，赶紧逃开了。杰克抬头一看，其叔早已不知去向，他便问过路人：“我叔叔几月走的?”
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