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《《大学》英文翻译《THE GREAT LEARNING》》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、THEGREATLEARNINGWhattheGreatLearningteaches,istoillustrateillustriousvirtue;torenovatethepeople;andtorestinthehighestexcellence. Thepointwheretorestbeingknown,theobjectofpursuitisthendetermined;and,thatbeingdetermined,acalmunperturbednessmaybeattainedto.Tothatcalmnessthere
2、willsucceedatranquilrepose.Inthatreposetheremaybecarefuldeliberation,andthatdeliberationwillbefollowedbytheattainmentofthedesiredend. Thingshavetheirrootandtheirbranches.Affairshavetheirendandtheirbeginning.ToknowwhatisfirstandwhatislastwillleadneartowhatistaughtintheGreat
3、Learning. Theancientswhowishedtoillustrateillustriousvirtuethroughoutthekingdom,firstorderedwelltheirownstates.Wishingtoorderwelltheirstates,theyfirstregulatedtheirfamilies.Wishingtoregulatetheirfamilies,theyfirstcultivatedtheirpersons.Wishingtocultivatetheirpersons,theyfi
4、rstrectifiedtheirhearts.Wishingtorectifytheirhearts,theyfirstsoughttobesincereintheirthoughts.Wishingtobesincereintheirthoughts,theyfirstextendedtotheutmosttheirknowledge.Suchextensionofknowledgelayintheinvestigationofthings. Thingsbeinginvestigated,knowledgebecamecomplete
5、.Theirknowledgebeingcomplete,theirthoughtsweresincere.Theirthoughtsbeingsincere,theirheartswerethenrectified.Theirheartsbeingrectified,theirpersonswerecultivated.Theirpersonsbeingcultivated,theirfamilieswereregulated.Theirfamiliesbeingregulated,theirstateswererightlygovern
6、ed.Theirstatesbeingrightlygoverned,thewholekingdomwasmadetranquilandhappy. FromtheSonofHeavendowntothemassofthepeople,allmustconsiderthecultivationofthepersontherootofeverythingbesides. Itcannotbe,whentherootisneglected,thatwhatshouldspringfromitwillbewellordered.Itneverha
7、sbeenthecasethatwhatwasofgreatimportancehasbeenslightlycaredfor,and,atthesametime,thatwhatwasofslightimportancehasbeengreatlycaredfor. COMMENTARYOFTHEPHILOSOPHERZENG IntheAnnouncementtoKang,itissaid,"Hewasabletomakehisvirtueillustrious." IntheTaiJia,itissaid,"Hecontemplate
8、dandstudiedtheillustriousdecreesofHeaven." IntheCanonoftheemperor(Yao),itissaid,"Hewasabl
