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1、三字经Three-CharacterCanon宋王应麟著WrittenbyWangYinglin人之初，Atthebeginningoflife,性本善。Manisgoodinnature.性相近，Humannatureisalike,习相远。Habitsmakethemdifferent.苟不教，Forlackofeducation,性乃迁。Thenatureisinalteration.教之道，Andthenurtureoftheyoung,贵以专。Betterbemaintainedforlong.昔孟母，OnceMencius’smother择邻处。Chosethebestn

2、eighborhoodforherson;子不学，Whenhersonplayedtruant,断机杼。Shecutthethreadsontheloom.窦燕山，AnothercaseisDouYanshan,有义方。Whowaswiseinfamilyeducation.教五子，Heraisedhisfivesons,名俱扬。Andallofthemwereblessedwithfame.养不教，Rearchildrenwithoutinstructingthem,父之过。Andthefathershouldbeblamed;教不严，Teachinaslackandlazyway

3、师之惰。Andtheteachershouldbecriticized.子不学，Ifapupilplaystruant,非所宜。Itprovestobeimproper.幼不学，Ifachildfailstolearn,老何为？Whatcouldhebewhengettingold?玉不琢，Withoutbeingcarvedandpolished,不成器。Ajadecan’tbeaworkofart.人不学，Ifonedoesnotlearn,不知义。He’llnotknowhumanvirtues.为人子，Whenoneisyoung,方少时。Heshouldmakethebes

4、tofhistime,亲师友，Associatingwiththegoodandthewise,习礼仪。Andlearningtostandonceremony.香九龄，WhenHuangXiangwasnineyearsold,能温席。Hecouldwarmthematforhisfather.孝于亲，Whoeverhaslovefortheirparents所当执。Shouldbeaskindassuch.融四岁，WhenKongRongwasfouryearsold,能让梨。Hecouldofferhisbrothersthebiggerpears.弟于长，Evenifonei

5、squiteyoung,宜先知。Oneshouldloveone’sbrothers.首孝悌，Oneshouldbearfamiliallovefromtheoutset,次见闻。Beforehestartstolearn,知某数，Includingcountingandcomputing,识某文。Aswellasreadingandwriting.一而十，Onetimestenisten,十而百，Tentimestenisahundred,百而千，Ahundredtimestenisathousand,千而万。Andathousandtimestenistenthousand.三才

6、者，There’rethreeessentialelementstoknow,天地人。Theyareheaven,earthandman.三光者，Therearethreekindsoflight;日月星。They’refromthesun,themoonandthestars.三纲者，Therearethreeethicaldisciplines:君臣义；Thatofloyaltybetweenthekingandhismen,父子亲，oflovebetweenfatherandson,夫妇顺。Andofharmonybetweenhusbandandwife.曰春夏，Therea

7、reSpringandSummer,曰秋冬。AndAutumnandWinter:此四时，Theyarethefourseasons,运不穷。Alternatingalltheyearround.曰南北，Therearenorthandsouth,曰西东。Andeastandwest.此四方，Theyarethefourdirections,应乎中。Laidoutbycentralposition.曰水火，Therearewaterandfire,土木金。