1. Help translate classical Chinese: Life is young
When you are young, your mind is focused, but when you grow up, your thoughts are scattered. This should be taught early, so as not to lose the opportunity.
When I was seven years old, I recited "Lingguang Palace Fu". To this day, I review it once every ten years and I still haven't forgotten it. After the age of twenty, the scriptures you recite will become unfamiliar if you put them aside for a month. However, people will be frustrated and lose their ambitions and drop out of school in their prime. They should learn it later and should not give up on their own.
Confucius once said: "You can learn the Book of Changes at the age of fifty without making any big mistakes." Cao Cao and Yuan Yi became more attentive as they grew older; this is because they studied from childhood to old age without getting tired of it.
Zeng Shen did not learn until he was seventeen years old and became famous all over the world; Zhu Yun did not learn the "Book of Changes" and "The Analects of Confucius" until he was forty years old, and Huangfu Mi did not learn "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" until he was twenty years old, and both finally became masters of Confucianism. They were confused in their early years and awakened in their later years. In this world, people who have not learned anything in their 20s or 30s feel that it is too late. It is also foolish to follow conservative principles and miss learning.
Learning it when you are young is like the rays of the sun that has just risen; learning it when you are old is like walking at night holding a candle. It is better than closing your eyes and not seeing anything.
2. Translation of Yan’s family motto in classical Chinese: Life at a young age
When people are young, their attention is concentrated, but when they grow up, it is easy to scatter. Therefore, education should be given early, so as not to miss it. Good opportunity.
When I was seven years old, I recited the "Lingguang Palace Fu". Today, I have not paid attention to it for ten years but I still will not forget it: after the age of 20, the scriptures I have recited will be discarded if I don't pay attention to them for one month. However, some people live in difficult circumstances and do not have the opportunity to study in their prime. They should continue to study later and not give up.
Confucius said that if I study "Yi" at the age of fifty, I will be free from major mistakes. Wei Wu and Yuan Yi, the older they get, the more profound they are about learning. They all learned in their youth and did not tire of it even in old age.
Zengzi did not start learning until he was 70 years old, but he became famous all over the world. Xunzi began to study at the age of 50 and continued to travel, and was still a great Confucian. Gongsun Hong did not start studying the Spring and Autumn Annals until he was in his 40s, and became the prime minister by virtue of it. Zhu Yun did not start studying Zhou Yi and the Analects of Confucius until he was 40, and Huangfu Mi was not taught until he was 20. The Classic of Filial Piety and The Analects of Confucius: They all became bachelors, and they all indulged themselves early in the morning and went to bed at night (those who forget about food and sleep, go to bed early and get up late).
People say it’s too late if they don’t study before getting married, and then they start to be lazy. It’s really stupid. Those who study in childhood are like the newborn sun, and those who study in old age are like walking at night with candles lit. They are better than those who can't see anything with their eyes closed. 3. Life is young, spiritual patent is translated in full
Scholars in ancient times were for themselves, to make up for deficiencies; today’s scholars are for human beings, but they can speak.
In ancient times, scholars were people who practiced Taoism to benefit the world; today’s scholars are self-cultivation and seek to make progress. Scholars still plant trees, play with their flowers in the spring, and harvest their fruits in the autumn; lectures and articles are the flowers of spring, and self-cultivation and conduct are the fruits of autumn.
When you are young in life, your spirit is unique. After you have grown up, your thoughts are scattered. It is necessary to teach early and don't miss the opportunity. When I was seven years old, I recited "Lingguang Palace Fu". To this day, I have not forgotten it every ten years. After twenty years, the scriptures I recited will become desolate after being discarded for a month.
However, people have setbacks and lose their prime years, just like studying late, so they should not give up. Confucius said: "You can learn Yi at fifty without making any big mistakes."
Wei Wu and Yuan Yi are both old and diligent. Zengzi was a scholar at seventy and became famous all over the world; Xunqing, at fifty, began to study abroad and was still a master of Confucianism; Gongsun Hong was in his forties before he studied in the Spring and Autumn Period and became the prime minister; Zhu Yun was also forty and began to study Yi and the Analects of Confucius. When Huangfu Mi was twenty years old, he began to accept the Classic of Filial Piety and the Analects of Confucius: they all eventually became great Confucians. This is because they were confused early and died late.
People in the world are said to be late and old when they get married without learning. They follow the wall and face the wall, which is also called stupid ears. A scholar when young is like the light of the rising sun, and a scholar when old is like walking at night holding a candle, just like a wise man who closes his eyes and sees nothing.
He who has no vision.
The rise and fall of learning depends on the importance of the times.
The virtuous and handsome men of the Han Dynasty all used a single scripture to spread the teachings of saints. The customs have come and gone, and there is nothing left to do but to recite the teacher's words and help with worldly affairs.
Therefore, the children of scholar-bureaucrats all value being knowledgeable and unwilling to specialize in Confucianism. The emperors and grandsons of the Liang Dynasty and below, who were in their first year, must first enter school to see their ambitions. After they were born, they studied literature and history, and there were few graduates.
Those with this crown include He Yin, Liu Gu, Mingshan Bin, Zhou She, Zhu Yi, Zhou Hongzheng, He Chen, He Ge, Xiao Zizheng, Liu Sui, etc., who are also proficient in literature and history. Talk about it. Luoyang also heard about Cui Hao, Zhang Wei, and Liu Fang, and Xing Zicai was also seen under Ye. Although these four Confucians were good at Confucian classics, they were also famous for their talents and expertise.
Such sages are of the highest rank. They lead many idle people in the field. Their pronunciation is vulgar, their manners are clumsy, their appearance is fixed, they are incapable of doing anything. If you ask a question, they will be rewarded by hundreds of people, and they will be blamed for their criticism. Return, or have no important meetings. There is a proverb in Yexia: "When a doctor buys a donkey, he gets three coupons, but there is no word donkey on them."
It is irritating for you to take this as your teacher. Confucius said: Learning is also a source of wealth. "
The useless things you are working on now may not be your career. The book of the husband is a sage, so it is designed to teach, but it is enough to practice the scriptures clearly, understand the meanings, and always make words and deeds worthwhile, and it is enough for a human being; why bother" "Zhong Ni Ju" even needs two pieces of paper to explain the meaning, and Yan sleeps in the lecture hall, where is it? Is it more beneficial to win with this? Time is a pity, like passing water.
You should read the secrets to benefit your achievements. ; Must be able to be both beautiful and beautiful. Translation: People who studied in ancient times did it to enrich themselves and make up for their own shortcomings. People who study now do it to please others and show off to others; people who studied in ancient times did it for others and to promote their own ideas. It advocates that people who study now do it for their own needs and cultivate their body and mind in order to become an official.
People who study are like planting fruit trees, whose flowers can be enjoyed in spring and picked in autumn. Fruit. Explanation of comment articles is like appreciating spring flowers; cultivating the body and mind is like picking autumn fruits.
When a person is young, his mind is focused and sharp, and when he grows up, his mind is sharp. It is easy to scatter, so we must educate our children early and not miss this opportunity. When I was seven years old, I recited "Lingguang Palace Fu". To this day, I review it every ten years and still haven't forgotten it.
2 After the age of ten, the scriptures memorized will become useless if left there for a month. However, people will always be in trouble. They lose the opportunity to study in their prime, so they should seize the time to study in their old age and not give up.
Confucius said: “If you study the Book of Changes at the age of fifty, you will avoid making big mistakes. "Emperors Wu Wu of Wei and Yuan Yi studied more intently when they were old. These are examples of those who studied diligently from childhood to old age.
Zengzi did not start learning until he was seventeen years old, and finally became famous all over the world; Xunzi five He did not start studying in Qi until he was ten years old and still became a great scholar; Gongsun Hong did not start reading "Spring and Autumn" until he was in his forties, and later became the prime minister; Zhu Yun only started to study "Yi Jing" and "The Analects of Confucius" at the age of forty. , Huangfu Mi began to study "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" when he was twenty years old, and they eventually became great scholars. These are all examples of people who were addicted in their early years and woke up in their later years.
Most people have not yet awakened. It is too late to start learning. If you continue to study like this day by day, it will be like standing facing a wall and unable to see anything, which is stupid enough. People who learn from childhood are like the light of the sun; those who start learning only when they are old. People are like walking at night with torches, but they are still wiser than those who close their eyes and see nothing.
Whether the culture of learning is strong depends on whether the society pays attention to the practicality of knowledge. Talented people can use a kind of scripture to promote the way of saints, understand astronomy and human affairs, and many people have obtained the official position of minister.
Since the popularity of free talk in the last days, scholars have become popular. Sticking to chapters and sentences, they can only memorize their teachers' remarks and use them in current affairs, but hardly any of them are useful. Therefore, the children of scholar-bureaucrats pay attention to reading more and refuse to stick to chapters and sentences.
Children of nobles in the Liang Dynasty must first enter Chinese studies when they are young, and observe their ambitions and admiration. After embarking on the official career, they work as civil servants, and few complete their studies. Those who have been officials for generations and engaged in Confucianism include He Yin, Liu Xian, Mingshan Bin, Zhou She, Zhu Yi, Zhou Hongzheng, He Chen, He Ge, Xiao Zizheng, Liu Guo and others. They are all proficient in literature and history, not just in history. Explain scriptures.
I also heard that there were Sai Hao, Zhang Wei, and Liu Fang in Luoyang, and I met Xing Zicai in Yexia. These four Confucian scholars were not only fond of classics, but also famous for their literary talents and erudition. Like this A wise man can naturally be of the highest quality. In addition, most of them are from the countryside. Their language is vulgar and their behavior is vulgar. They are also arbitrary and conservative. They have no ability. They have to answer hundreds of sentences to ask a question. When I bought a donkey, I wrote three contracts without the word "donkey" in it." If you were asked to take this kind of person as your teacher, you would be pissed to death.
Confucius once said: "Study hard, and your salary will be in it." Nowadays, some people only try their best on useless things, which may not be considered their true career! The books of saints are used to educate people. As long as you can read the scriptures well and understand the meaning of the words in the annotations roughly, so that they can often help your words and deeds, that is enough for you to live in the world; why bother with "Zhongniju" "Three."