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1、【佛慧双语弘道馆】--《中庸》汉英对照(JamesLegge译本)500BCTHEDOCTRINEOFTHEMEANConfuciustranslatedbyJamesLegge[1893]天命之谓性,WhatHeavenhasconferrediscalledTheNature;率性之谓道,anaccordancewiththisnatureiscalledThePathofduty;修道之谓教。theregulationofthispathiscalledInstruction.道也者,不可须臾离也,可离非道也。是故君子戒慎乎其所不睹,恐惧乎其所不闻。莫见乎隐,莫显乎
2、微,故君子慎其独也。喜怒哀乐之未发,谓之中;发而皆中节,谓之和。中也者,天下之大本也;和也者,天下之达道也。致中和。天地位焉,万物育焉Thepathmaynotbeleftforaninstant.Ifitcouldbeleft,itwouldnotbethepath.Onthisaccount,thesuperiormandoesnotwaittillheseesthings,tobecautious,nortillhehearsthings,tobeapprehensive.Thereisnothingmorevisiblethanwhatissecret,andno
3、thingmoremanifestthanwhatisminute.Thereforethesuperiormaniswatchfuloverhimself,whenheisalone.Whiletherearenostirringsofpleasure,anger,sorrow,orjoy,themindmaybesaidtobeinthestateofEquilibrium.Whenthosefeelingshavebeenstirred,andtheyactintheirduedegree,thereensueswhatmaybecalledthestateofHa
4、rmony.ThisEquilibriumisthegreatrootfromwhichgrowallthehumanactingsintheworld,andthisHarmonyistheuniversalpathwhichtheyallshouldpursue.Letthestatesofequilibriumandharmonyexistinperfection,andahappyorderwillprevailthroughoutheavenandearth,andallthingswillbenourishedandflourish.2.仲尼曰,「君子中庸;
5、小人反中庸。」「君子之中庸也,君子而時中。小人之中庸也,小人而無忌憚也。Chung-nisaid,"ThesuperiormanembodiesthecourseoftheMean;themeanmanactscontrarytothecourseoftheMean."Thesuperiorman'sembodyingthecourseoftheMeanisbecauseheisasuperiorman,andsoalwaysmaintainstheMean.Themeanman'sactingcontrarytothecourseoftheMeanisbecausehe
6、isameanman,andhasnocaution."子曰:“中庸其至矣乎!民鲜能久矣!”TheMastersaid,"PerfectisthevirtuewhichisaccordingtotheMean!Rarehavetheylongbeenamongthepeople,whocouldpracticeit!子曰:“道之不行也,我知之矣:知者过之,愚者不及也。道之不明也,我知之矣:贤者过之,不肖者不及也。人莫不饮食也,鲜能知味也。”TheMastersaid,"IknowhowitisthatthepathoftheMeanisnotwalkedin:-Thekn
7、owinggobeyondit,andthestupiddonotcomeuptoit.IknowhowitisthatthepathoftheMeanisnotunderstood:-Themenoftalentsandvirtuegobeyondit,andtheworthlessdonotcomeuptoit."Thereisnobodybuteatsanddrinks.Buttheyarefewwhocandistinguishflavors."子曰:“道其不行矣夫!”TheMastersaid,"Alas!Howis
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