【外語學習】趣味英語之美文分享  Reading of Fun Stuff  35th

一直知道國外有孔子學院，卻從來沒特意去搜索論語的英文版。偶爾翻到了，放上來，共覽。

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!

論 語
（一） 子曰：“學而時習之，不亦悅乎？有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？”
（二） 子曰：“吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不逾矩�！�
（三） 子曰：“賢哉回也！一簞食，一瓢飲，在陋巷，人不堪其憂，回也不改其樂。賢哉回也！”
1、 analects [5An[lekts] n. 論集，文選
2、 perplexity [p[5pleksiti] n. 困惑；窘困
3、 bidding [5bidiN] n. 命令，吩咐
4、 docile [5dEusail] a. 馴順的，馴良的
5、 dictate3 [5dikteit] n. [常用復]命令，支配
6、 incomparable [in5kCmpErEbl] a. 無比的，無雙的
7、 gourdful [5guEdful] n. 一葫蘆的量
8、 unendurably [5Qnin5djuErEbli] ad. 難忍受地，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.

笑則天下笑，
泣則獨自泣。
因悲哀的舊世界須借貸歡笑，
而它自身的麻煩不少。
唱則群山應，
嘆則空散盡。
回聲反射成歡欣，
傾訴憂慮無回音。

喜則人尋你，
悲則眾人離。
他們要度量你的歡快，
但他們不要你的悲哀。
你高興，朋友會多起來，
你悲傷，他們轉身走開。
無人會拒絕你的佳釀，
但你要獨自把生活的苦酒品嘗。

設宴，高朋滿盈，
齋戒，無人問津。
成功和慷慨能助你生，
但是他人救不了你死。
娛樂大廳里有一間房，
長長豪華列車停中央，
但我們都必須魚貫上，
通過狹長痛苦的走廊。

萬圣節(jié)快到了，提前祝大家好好休息攢足精力等著雙十一~~

♪(^∇^*)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?"
　　杰克給人鞠躬，飛快地一點頭，就算完了。大家都怪他不懂禮貌。于是便有好心的人教他說，“下次鞠躬的時候，你就在心里數(shù)：正月、二月、……一直數(shù)到十二月為止，然后再直起身來。這樣，禮節(jié)就周全了�！�
　　第二天，杰克見到他的叔叔，他便如法炮制。這躬鞠得太久，叔叔吃了一驚，趕緊逃開了。杰克抬頭一看，其叔早已不知去向，他便問過路人：“我叔叔幾月走的?”
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