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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。Chos
2、ethebestneighborhoodforherson;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,
3、Teachinaslackandlazyway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,Whenon
4、eisyoung,方少时。Heshouldmakethebestofhistime,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。Hecouldofferh
5、isbrothersthebiggerpears.弟于长,Evenifoneisquiteyoung,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,Ahundredtimeste
6、nisathousand,千而万。Andathousandtimestenistenthousand.三才者,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,oflovebetween
7、fatherandson,夫妇顺。Andofharmonybetweenhusbandandwife.曰春夏,ThereareSpringandSummer,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,Therea