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《《大学》英文翻译《THE GREAT LEARNING》.doc》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、THEGREATLEARNINGWhattheGreatLearningteaches,istoillustrateillustriousvirtue;torenovatethepeople;andtorestinthehighestexcellence. Thepointwheretorestbeingknown,theobjectofpursuitisthendetermined;and,thatbeingdetermined,acalmunperturbednessmaybeattainedto.Tothatcalmnesstherewillsuccee
2、datranquilrepose.Inthatreposetheremaybecarefuldeliberation,andthatdeliberationwillbefollowedbytheattainmentofthedesiredend. Thingshavetheirrootandtheirbranches.Affairshavetheirendandtheirbeginning.ToknowwhatisfirstandwhatislastwillleadneartowhatistaughtintheGreatLearning. Theancient
3、swhowishedtoillustrateillustriousvirtuethroughoutthekingdom,firstorderedwelltheirownstates.Wishingtoorderwelltheirstates,theyfirstregulatedtheirfamilies.Wishingtoregulatetheirfamilies,theyfirstcultivatedtheirpersons.Wishingtocultivatetheirpersons,theyfirstrectifiedtheirhearts.Wishin
4、gtorectifytheirhearts,theyfirstsoughttobesincereintheirthoughts.Wishingtobesincereintheirthoughts,theyfirstextendedtotheutmosttheirknowledge.Suchextensionofknowledgelayintheinvestigationofthings. Thingsbeinginvestigated,knowledgebecamecomplete.Theirknowledgebeingcomplete,theirthough
5、tsweresincere.Theirthoughtsbeingsincere,theirheartswerethenrectified.Theirheartsbeingrectified,theirpersonswerecultivated.Theirpersonsbeingcultivated,theirfamilieswereregulated.Theirfamiliesbeingregulated,theirstateswererightlygoverned.Theirstatesbeingrightlygoverned,thewholekingdom
6、wasmadetranquilandhappy. FromtheSonofHeavendowntothemassofthepeople,allmustconsiderthecultivationofthepersontherootofeverythingbesides. Itcannotbe,whentherootisneglected,thatwhatshouldspringfromitwillbewellordered.Itneverhasbeenthecasethatwhatwasofgreatimportancehasbeenslightlycared
7、for,and,atthesametime,thatwhatwasofslightimportancehasbeengreatlycaredfor. COMMENTARYOFTHEPHILOSOPHERZENG IntheAnnouncementtoKang,itissaid,"Hewasabletomakehisvirtueillustrious." IntheTaiJia,itissaid,"HecontemplatedandstudiedtheillustriousdecreesofHeaven." IntheCanonoftheemperor(Yao)
8、,itissaid,"Hewasabl
