弟子规英文对照版

《弟子规》英文对照版弟子规STANDARDSFORSTUDENTS清李毓秀撰《弟子规》，清代康熙时山西绛州人李毓秀所作李毓秀，字子潜，主要活动是教书根据传统对童蒙的要求，也结合他自己的教书实践，写成了《弟子规》全书以《论语・学而》中的“弟子入则孝，出则弟，谨而信，泛爱众，而亲仁行有余力，则以学文”开篇，对儿童言语行动提出要求，教以应该怎样待人处世，通常的核心思想是孝悌仁爱v总叙〉PrefaceOutline弟子规圣人训首孝悌次谨信ThesestandardsforstudentsareguidelineshandeddowntousbyAncientStages.Firstobeyandcareforyourparentsandthenpracticetruebrotherhood.泛爱众而亲仁有余力则学文Learntobecarefulandhonestandcherishalllivingbeings.Drawneartogood-heartedpeopleandstudywheneveryoucan.解首先，在日常生活中要做到孝敬父母，友爱兄弟姐妹，其次一切言行中，要谨慎，要讲信用；和大众交往时要平等仁和，要时常亲近有仁德的人，向他学习以上这些事是学习的根本，非做不可如果做了还有余暇，更应努力地学习礼、乐、射、御、书、术等六艺，各种经典，以及其他有益的学问解凡是开口允诺之前，要先考虑自己能不能做得到，如果没有把握做到就不必讲不可欺骗蒙混，失信是绝对不可以的话说多不如少惟其是勿佞巧Totalkjustalittleisbetterthantochatternon-stopalldaylong.Sticktothefactsandspeakbriefly;dontusecunningorfloweiywords.解讲话不可太多，言多必失要讲得恰当，要实事求是，不可花言巧语刻薄语秽污词市井气切戒之HarshwordsandvulgarexpressionscheaptalkandwordsthatarecruelJargonslangandswearing;Alltalksuchasthisweavoid.解尖酸刻薄的话，下流的脏话，阿谀奉承之类小市民习气都要彻底革除见未真勿轻言知未的勿轻传Ifyouhaventseensomethingquiteclearlydontpretendthatyouknow.Ifyouremotsurewhatactuallyhappeneddontspreadthestoryaround.解所见未真切时，不得轻易说出，所知未确实时，也不能轻易传扬出去事非宜勿轻诺苟轻诺进退错Whenyouknowthatamatteriswrongdontcarelesslytakepart.Tfyoujustgoalongwiththecrowdthenyouarecertaintomakeamistake.解不适宜的事不能轻易允诺别人，假如你不经考虑便允诺别人，会使你进退两难凡道字重且舒勿急疾勿模糊Whenyouspeaksaythewordsclearlydistinctlyandsmoothlytheyflow.Ifyoutalktoofastnoonewillheedyou.Thesameifyoumumbletooslowly.解在讲话的时候，咬字要清楚，态度要自然，不可以讲得太快太紧张，也不可以讲得含糊不清彼说长此说短不关己莫闲管Someliketotalkaboutgoodpointsothersenjoyfindingfaults.Ifsomethingisnoneofyourbusinesssimplypaynoattentionatall.解说东家长、西家短的话，与自己无关的不要去管他见人恶即内省有则改无加警Whenyounoticeapersonsbadhabitslookforthefaultinyourself.Correctitatonceifyoufinditandworkharderstillifyoudont.解看见别人的恶习，要即刻自我检讨，如果发现自己也有这个毛病，就要即刻改掉，如果没有，要时刻警惕，不能染上这种恶习惟德学惟才艺不如人当自励Ifyourvirtueandlearningandtalentsdontmeasureuptoyourfriends\Thenspuryourselfontotryharder.Acceptnothinglessthanyourbest.解如果自己品德、学问、才能、技艺不如别人，应当努力争取尽力赶上若衣服若饮食不如人勿生戚IfyourclothesareseldominfashionandyourhomeisquitesimpleandplainWhileyourfriendshavethenewestandfinestdontworryandnevercomplain.解如果自己的衣服、饮食不如别人的，不要难过Ifhearingyourfaultsmakesyouangryifyoulikeitwhenpraisecomesyourway;Harmfulfriendswilldrawnearyouandwholesomefriendswillstayaway.解听见别人说自己的过失就发怒，而听见别人恭维自己就欢喜，这样就会招来坏朋友，而好人就离你而去闻誉恐闻过欣直谅士渐相亲IfcomplimentsmakeyouuneasyandhearingyourfaultsmakesyougladForgivingandstraightforwardfriendswillgraduallycometoyourside.解听见恭维话就感到不安，听见别人指责自己过错便欣然接受，这样良师益友渐渐地就和你亲近了无心非名为错有心非名为恶Whenanerrorisnotmadeonpurposewecallitasimplemistake.Buteviliswhatweconsiderwrongthatispurposefullyone.解如果是无意中做了坏事，这叫做错如果是存心做坏事，这就叫作恶过能改归於无倘掩饰增一辜Ifyoucanreformyouroffensesyourfaultsbythemselvesdisappear.Buttryingtocoverthemovermakeoffensesmoresevere.解如果犯了过错，能够改过，就跟没有犯过错误一样如果犯了错误而掩饰之，那就罪加一等了第五章泛爱众OnCherishingAHLivingBeingsForallcreaturesthroughouttheworldweshouldcherishkindredregard.Theskycoversallofusequally.Theearthsupportsallhumankind.解不论是什么人，我们都要关怀爱护，因为我们都共同生活在这天地之间行高者名自高人所重非貌高Peoplewhoseconductisfinearesuretohavegoodreputations.Goodconductiswhatwerespect;Finelookscannotbringpeoplehonor.解一个品德高尚的人，名声自然高远人们所重视的，并不是一个人的相貌才大者望自大人所服非言大Peoplewithoutstandingtalentsrightfullyearntheirprestige.Achievementsarewhatweadmire;braggartsdontgainourrespect.解才学丰富的人，他的名声自然会大人们所佩服的是有真才实学的人，并非大言不惭的人己有能勿自私人有能勿轻管Dontuseforselfishadvantageyourownspecialtalentsandskills.Theabilitiesothersmayhaveshouldneverbeenviedorscorned.解自己有才能，就应当做些对公众有益的事，不可自私自利别人有才能，不可心生嫉妒，轻易诽谤勿谄富勿骄贫勿厌故勿喜新Itsnotrighttoflattertherichoractarroganttowardsthepoo匚Oldthingsneednotberejectednewthingsarenotalwaysgood.解不可曲意奉承富有的人，不可傲慢对待贫困的人不要喜新厌旧人不闲勿事搅人不安勿话搅Whenyouseethatapersonisbusyleavehimalonetillhesfree.Ifyouseethatapersonsupsetdontannoyhimwithidlechatter.解在别人忙的时候，不要去打扰他在别人情绪不安的时候，不要去找他谈话打扰他人有短切莫揭人有私切莫说Althoughyoumayknowsomeonesfaultstheresnoneedtospreadthemabout.Thepersonalbusinessofothersshouldnotbethesubjectoftalk.解不要揭他人的短处，对别人的秘密也不要宣扬出去道人善即是善人知之愈思勉Nowpraisingthevirtuesofothersisitselfavirtuousdeed.Whenpeoplehearofthosegoodpointstheywillwanttoemulatethem.解称赞人做好事就是做了一件好事，因为别人知道了，他会因受到勉励，更加努力扬人短即是恶疾之甚祸且作Talkingofothersshortcomingsinitselfisakarmicoffense.Whenslandergoesfarbeyondreasondisasterwillsurelyresult.解宣扬别人的短处是一种罪恶，如果宣扬得过份激烈或夸张，会惹出祸患善相劝德皆建过不规道两亏Wedevelopourvirtuetogetherbyurgingeachothertowardsgoodness.Ifwedontregulateourbadhabitsthenweallwillhavestrayedfromthepath.解劝人行善，对双方皆有好处如果知道别人有了过错不去劝阻，对自己和别人都没有好处凡取与贵分晓与宜多取宜少Astothingsthatyougiveandyougettheirvaluewilldiffer*:youshouldbeclear.Makesuretheamountthatyougiveismorethanwhatyoureceive.解凡所得到的和所赠予的，都要交待清楚你自己付出的应当多些取得的应当少些将加人先问己己不欲即速已Dontsimplypassontoothersajobyouyourselfwouldntdo.FirstaskWouldIbewillingifnotletthematterstopthere.解让别人做一件事，首先要问问自己是不是愿意做假如自己不愿意做，你赶快不要让别人做恩欲报怨欲忘报怨短报恩长Kindnessmustbereturnedletenmityjustfadeaway.Grudgesarebetterforgottenwhilekindnessincreaseseachday.解对别人的恩惠要报答，对别人的怨恨要尽快忘记；对别人的怨恨越短越好；对别人报恩要越长越好待婢仆身贵端虽贵端慈而宽Letthevirtueofyourrightconductsetthestandardsforyouremployees.Withyourcharacterproperandjustletyourheartbeforgivingandkind.解对待家里的佣人，先要自身品行端正品行端正固然重要，对人还要仁慈宽厚势服人心不然理服人方无言Ifyoutrytoruleothersbyforceyouwillneverwinovertheirhearts.Ifyouleadthemwithvirtueandreasontheywillneverhavecausetocomplain.解用势力压服人，别人口服心不服以理服人才会使人心服口服第六章亲仁OnDrawingNearToGood-HeartedPeople同是人类不齐流俗众仁者稀WeliveontheearthalltogetherbutwepeoplearenotallthesameTherearemanywhofollowthecrowd;yetfewwhoaretrulyhumane.解同样是人，但类别不一样，普通的俗人最多，品德高尚，仁慈宽厚的人却很少果仁者人多畏言不讳色不媚Yetthosewhoaretrulyhumaneintimidateaveragesouls.Becausetheyredirectandoutspokenandbecausetheywontflatterandplease.解真正仁慈的人，大家都会敬畏他，因为他直言不讳，也不阿谀奉承能亲仁无限好德日进过日少Todrawneartosuchwholesomepeople.Willbringonimmeasurablegood.Ourvirtuesincreasedaybydayourfaultsbitbybitdisappear.解能亲近仁慈的人，会得到无限的好处，因为他的道德会日日增进他的过失会一天天减少不亲仁无限害小人进百事坏TofailtodrawneargoodadvisorswillbringimmeasurableharmUnworthypeoplewillprosperandallsortsofbaddeedswillbedone.解不亲近仁慈的人，会得到无限的害处，因为他会受到小人的影响，什么事皆会因此而败第七章学文OnStudyingWheneverYouCan不力行但学文长浮华成何人Beingascholarhasvalueifwecultivatewhatwehavelearned.Whenknowledgeisgainedtonopurposethenwhatcanwehopetobecome解如果所学的不实践力行，而只是在文字上做文章，结果会变成华而不实的人，这种人是不会成才的但力行不学文任己见昧理真ButthosewhoexclusivelyworkandknownothingofreasonandtruthWillrelyontheirownnarrowvision;theirjudgmentwillbeuninformed.解如果只是实践力行，不读书不求真理，任凭自己的见解，会作出许多不符合道理的事来读书法有三到心眼口信皆要Thewaytosuccessinyourstudiesistofocusattentiononthree:Trusttoyoureyesmouthandmind.Believetheseareallthatyouneed.解读书的方法要做三到，心到，眼到，口到心眼口都要信实地用到，才能产生读书的功能方读此勿慕彼此未终彼勿起Studyonebookatatimedontletconcentrationdiverge.Stickwiththistopictillfinishedonlythenchooseanothertolearn.解刚开始读书时，不要想到别的书还没读，一本书还未读完，不要再读另一本书宽为限紧用功工夫到滞塞通Budgetyourtimeforoneprojectandthenworkashardasyoucan.Whenyoureffortscomeuptothemarkquitenaturallyyoullunderstand.解在开始读一本书的时候，不妨把预定时间安排得长些，加紧用功下够了工夫，不懂的自然会懂心有疑随札记就人问求确义Whenaquestioncomesupinyourreadingmakenotesofitwhileyourecall.Thefirstchanceyougetaskanexperttosettleitonceandforall.解读书时，若有疑问，应随时作成笔记，有待请教别人，求其确切的意义房室清墙壁净几案洁笔砚正Keepyourroomtidyandneatwiththewallsunclutteredandclean.Yourdeskshouldbekeptingoodorder:withpapersandpenswellarranged.解房间要收拾得清净，墙壁要保持干净，书桌要擦清洁，笔砚要放端正墨磨偏心不端字不敬心先病Ifyourtoolsarescatteredanddullitscertainyourthoughtsarethesame.Whenamindslostitsrightconcentrationpoorwritingrevealsitsstate.解如果把墨磨偏，表示你心不在焉；字写得不工整，说明你心神散乱列典籍有定处读看毕还原处第一章孝OnBeingFilialAtHome父母呼应勿缓父母命行勿懒Whenmotherandfatherarecallinganswerthemrightaway.Whentheygiveyouinstructionsobeythemwithouthesitation.解父母呼唤的时候，要立刻答应；父母要你做事的时候，要马上去做，不要偷懒父母教须敬听父母责须顺承Whenyourparentsneedtoinstructyourespectfullydoasyouretold.Wheneveryourparentsmustscoldyouacknowledgeyourerrorsandfaults.解父母教导的时候，要恭敬地听；父母责备的时候，要心悦诚服地接收冬则温夏则清晨则省昏则定Inthewintermakesuretheyarewarminthesummermakesuretheyarecool.Eachmorningcheerfullygreetthematnightseetheirrestissecure.解照料父母要冬暖夏凉早上要给父母请安，晚上要照料父母安眠出必告返必面居有常业无变Beforegoingouttellyourparents.Letthemknowwhenyoucomein.Settlepeacefullyinyourhomeandfinishwhatyoubegin.解每次出去回来，都要禀告父母居住应有定所，选定了职业，立定的志向要努力去完成，不可见异思迁Eachofthebooksthatyoureadshouldhaveitsownplaceontherack.Afteryouvefinishedyourstudy.Carefullyputthebooksback.解排放书籍要有固定的地方，读完要放回原处虽有急卷束齐有缺坏就补之Althoughyoumaybeinahurrycloseupyourbooksproperly.Ifyoudamagethecoverorpagesrepairthebookbeforeyouleave.解就是有急事，也要把书整理好，书有破损的地方，要应时修补好非圣书屏不视蔽聪明坏心志TeachingsthatdontcomefromsagesarewordsthatwedontneedtoreadThesebookscoveroverourwisdomandundermineourresolve.解非圣贤之书避而不看，因为邪僻的书，会蒙蔽人的正确思想，会损坏人的意志勿自暴勿自弃圣与贤可驯致Dontletyourinstinctscontrolyouorwastetimeinidlepursuits.WorkhardandbecomeworthySages.Weallcanharvestthesefruits!解一个人不可以自暴自弃，如果立定志向，努力进取，一定可以成为圣人贤人事虽小勿擅为苟擅为子道亏Nomatterhowsmalltheaffairdontjustdoasyouplease.Ifyouactjustasyoupleasethenyouvenotbeenadutifulchild.解不要因为是小事就不禀告父母而自作主张去做，那就不合为人子女的道理了物虽小勿私藏苟私藏亲心伤Whengoodthingsthoughsmallcomeyourway.Giveyourfamilytheirrightfulsharefirst.Ifyouhoardupthebestforyourselfkinfolksfeelingsaresuretobehurt.解东西虽小，也不要私自隐藏，如果父母知道你隐藏一些东西，一定会很伤心亲所好力为具亲所恶谨为去Whateveryourparentsenjoydoallyoucantoprovide.Whateveryourparentsdislikeyoushouldearnestlycastaside.解凡是父母所喜欢的，一定要尽力地做到凡是父母所不喜欢的东西，要尽力丢掉身有伤贻亲忧德有伤贻亲羞Wheneveryouinjureyourbodyyourparentsfeelgriefandalarm.Wheneveryoudamageyourvirtueyourfamily^goodnamecomestoharm.解如果我们的身体有所不适，会使父母为我们担忧，如果品德上有了缺失，会使父母没有面子亲爱我孝何难亲憎我孝方贤Whenparentshavelovingregard.ObeyingthemisnothardParentswhoarehatefulandcrueltesttheworthofonefilialheart.解父母爱我，我孝敬父母，这并不是一件难事如果父母不爱我，我又能孝敬父母，这才是真正的大孝亲有过谏使更怡吾色柔吾声Whenyourparentsdosomethingwrongexhortthemtochangeforthebetter.Onyourfaceakindexpressioninyourvoiceagentletone.解如果父母有了过失，我们要劝他改过在劝的时候一定要和颜悦色，声调柔和谏不入悦复谏号泣随挞无怨IftheycannotacceptyouradvicekindlytellthemagainOrusetearstomovethemwithfeelings.Ifpunishedyounevercomplain.解如果父母不接受子女的规劝，要反复再劝，甚至哭泣恳求，如果因此而遭父母的鞭打，也不要怨恨父母亲有疾药先尝昼夜侍不离床Whenparentsareillcallthedoctorbesuretheprescriptionisright.Waitonthemdayafterdayattheirbedsidebydayandbynight.解当父母大病的时候，父母所吃的药要先尝，要昼夜照料在父母的身边丧三年常悲咽居处变酒肉绝Forthreeyearsaftertheirpassingrememberthemalwaysinsorrow.Dontgotopartiesandshowsanddontcatmeatordrinkliquor.解父母去世，要居丧三年在居丧期间常哀思养育之恩，居处力求简朴，不可饮酒作乐丧尽礼祭尽诚事死者如事生Seetothefuneralarrangementshonoryourfamilyties.Serveyourdepartedancestorsasyouhonoryourkinwhilealive.解举行丧礼，要按照礼法；祭奠时要表现得诚恳对待去世的父母要象对待在世的父母一样尽孝道第二章悌OnPracticingTrueBrotherhood兄道友弟道恭兄弟睦孝在中WhenallthebrothersarefriendlyandsistersshowrespecttheharmonyblessingthesechildrenisasignoftheFilialWay.解作兄长的要爱护弟弟，做弟弟的要尊敬兄长兄弟和睦，这也是对父母的一种孝道财物轻怨何生言语忍忿自泯IfwealthisnotviewedasessentialhowcouldresentmentariseWhenwordsarebothgentleandpatientbadfeelingwillsoondisappear.解把财物看得轻淡些，兄弟之间就不会相互怨恨，处处忍让、和言爱语便不会引起忿怒或饮食或坐走长者先幼者后WhenpeopleareeatinganddrinkingorwhenitistimetositdownLetthosewhoareoldergofirst;theyoungonesshouldfollowbehind解或吃，或坐，或走，都要让长者在先，幼者应在后面.长呼人即代叫人不在己先到Ifanelderislookingforsomeoneyouruntheerrandinstead.Ifthepersonyouseekcantbefoundreturnandoffertohelpinhisplace.解长者呼人时，即要代为呼叫；若所叫的人不在，自己要先代为听命称尊长勿呼名对尊长勿现能Inspeakingtothosewhoareolderusetherighttermofrespect.Whenfacingyourteachersandeldersdontshowoffortrytolooksmart.解称呼尊长，不可以直呼其名在尊长面前，要谦逊，不可以表示自己很能干长者立幼勿坐长者坐命乃坐Whenanolderpersonisstandingchildrenshouldnottakeaseat.Butwaittilltheelderisseatedandthensitwhenyouaretold.解长者站着，幼者不可以坐，待长者坐下后，招呼幼者坐下，幼者才可以坐下进必趋退必迟问起对视勿移Beswiftwhenitstimetomoveforward;golastwhenitstimetoreturn.Standuptoanswerwhenquestionedyourgazeheldsteadyandcalm.解要见尊长的时候，动作要敏捷告退时，动作要缓慢尊长问话要站起来回答，不可左顾右盼第三章谨OnBeingCareful朝起早夜眠迟老易至惜此时Inthemorningitsbesttoriseearlyatnightyoushouldgotobedlate.Cherishthetimethatisleftyoudontexpectthatolderagewillwait.解清晨要尽早起床，晚上要迟些才睡；人生的岁月有限，所以每一个人都要珍惜此时此刻衣贵洁不贵华上循分下称家Whatmatterswithclothesistheyrecleannotwhethertheyrestylishorfine.Wearwhatissuitableforyouaccordswithyourstatusandmeans.解衣服贵于整洁，不在于华丽穿衣服要依照自己的身份，还要和自己的家境状况相称对饮食勿拣择食适可勿过则Dontgetattachedtogoodflavorsorpickoutthebestfoodsanddrink.Eatjustenoughtogetfullandnevertakemorethanyouneed.解对食物，不要挑食，不要偏食，适可而止，不可吃得太饱年方少勿饮酒饮酒醉最为丑Whateveryourageorpositiondontdrinkliquorortakeharmfuldrugs.Drunksaredisgracefulandugly;drugsbringyoumiseryandshame.解年青人不可饮酒，一旦喝醉酒，会丑态百出Yourwalkshouldbeeasyandgracefulstandwithyourbacktallandstraight.Saluteotherpeoplesincerelymakefullbowswithrespect.解走路的时候步态从容，站立要身子端正，作揖要把身子躬下去，礼拜时要恭敬缓揭帘勿有声宽转弯勿触棱Whenyouopenadoorbestbecarefuldoitgentlywithouttoomuchnoise.Gowidewhenyoureturningacornerdonttriponthelegsofthechairs.解掀开门帘时要轻，不得出声转弯要宽，不要触到棱角事勿忙忙多错勿畏难勿轻略Avoiddoingthingsinahurryhasteleadstomanymistakes.Neitherfearthedifficultjobsnorskipoversimplerchores.解做事情不可太匆忙，匆忙最容易出差错也不要怕困难即使是小事，也不轻易忽略斗闹场绝毋近邪僻事绝勿问Nevergonearrowdyplaceorwhereyouseefightgoingon.Gossipaboutthingsimproperisbetternottopasson.解凡是打架闹事的场所，绝对要远离；对于不正经的事，绝对不要好奇了解将入门问谁存将上堂声必扬Beforeyoustepthroughadoorwayaskfirstifthere9ssomeoneinside.Thenwhenyouentertheroomraiseyourvoicetoshowyouvearrived.解拜访朋友，入门前要先问某某人在不在，或进入客厅时要高声呼:“有人在吗？”人问谁对以名吾与我不分明Ifsomeoneshouldaskwhoyouareneverrespondt4Itisme.”Answerbygivingyournameoryouvenotmakeaclearreply.解当有人问“是谁？”的时候，你应当报出自己的名字，不能说“是我“，使对方不明白用人物须明求倘不问即为偷Besurethatyoufirstgetpcnnissionbeforeusingpeoplespossessions.Ifyouuseitbutdontasktheownerthenstealingiswhatyouhavedone.解要用别人的东西，必须事先向别人说假如你不事前得到别人的允许，随便拿来，这就是偷窃了借人物及时还人借物有勿悭Ifyouborrowanitemfromsomeonemakesureyoureturnitintime.Whenpeopleaskyouforsomethingloanittothemwheneveryoucan.解借了别人的东西，要及时归还；别人来借东西，如果有，不可吝啬不借第四章信OnBeingHonest凡出言信为先诈与妄奚可焉Honestyismostimportantinchoosingthewordsthatwespeak.Whenwasiteverpermittedtosaythingsdishonestandfalse。