《道德经》中英文对照版

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1、《道德经》中英文对照版第一章道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。此两者，同出而异名，同谓之玄。玄之又玄，众妙之门。Chapter1TheWaythatcanbetoldofisnotanUnvaryingWay;Thenamesthatcanbenamedarenotunvaryingnames.ItwasfromtheNamelessthatHeavenandEarthsprang;Thenamedisbutthemotherthatrears

2、thetenthousandcreatures,eachafteritskind.Truly,'OnlyhethatridshimselfforeverofdesirecanseetheSecretEssences';HethathasneverridhimselfofdesirecanseeonlytheOutcomes.Thesetwothingsissuedfromthesamemould,butneverthelessaredifferentinname.This'samemould'wecanbutc

3、alltheMystery,Orratherthe'DarkerthananyMystery',TheDoorwaywhenceissuedallSecretEssences.第二章天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已；皆知善之为善，斯不善已。故有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相倾，音声相和，前后相随。是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教，万物作焉而不辞，生而不有，为而不恃，功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。Chapter2ItisbecauseeveryoneunderHeavenrecognizesbeautyasbeaut

4、y,thattheideaofuglinessexists.Andequallyifeveryonerecognizedvirtueasvirtue,thiswouldmerelycreatefreshconceptionsofwickedness.Fortruly'BeingandNot-beinggrowoutofoneanother;Difficultandeasycompleteoneanother.Longandshorttestoneanother;Highandlowdetermineoneano

5、ther.Pitchandmodegiveharmonytooneanother.Frontandbackgivesequencetooneanother'.Therefore[1]theSagereliesonactionlessactivity,Carriesonwordlessteaching,Butthemyriadcreaturesareworkeduponbyhim;hedoesnotdisownthem.Herearsthem,butdoesnotlayclaimtothem,Controlsth

6、em,butdoesnotleanuponthem,Achieveshisaim,butdoesnotcallattention[2]towhathedoes;AndfortheveryreasonthathedoesnotcallattentiontowhathedoesHeisnotejectedfromfruitionofwhathehasdone.[1]Because'action'canonlymakeonethinghighattheexpenseofmakingsomethingelselow,e

7、tc.[2]Literally,'doesnotplace(i.e.classify)himselfasavictor'.cf.MenciusⅡ,Ⅰ;第三章不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民心不乱。是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹；弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知无欲，使夫智不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。Chapter3Ifwestoplookingfor'personsofsuperiormorality'(hsien)toputinpower,therewillbenomorejealousie

8、samongthepeople.Ifweceasetosetstorebyproductsthatarehardtoget,therewillbenomorethieves.Ifthepeopleneverseesuchthingsasexcitedesire,theirheartswillremainplacidandundisturbed.ThereforetheSagerules