雙語閱讀意怠免患和魯國少儒

1、中國寓言故事:意怠免患和魯國少儒(一)According to legend, there was a kind of birds called "dais" (swallow) on the East China Sea.傳說,東海上有一種叫做“意怠的鳥.The Yidais were slow in reaction.意怠反響比較遲鈍.They could not fly very high and seemed clumsy and incapable.不能高飛,似乎笨拙無能.But when they moved about, they always moved i

2、n groups, depended on one another for survival, and flew and landed together.但是,它們行動的時候,總是成群結(jié)隊,相依為命,一起飛翔,一起 降落.When they advanced, no one dared to advance rashly.它們前進(jìn)的時候,沒有一只敢擅自冒進(jìn).When they retreated, no one dared to fall behind at will.后退的時候,沒有一只敢隨便落伍.When they fed, no one dared to scramble to be t

3、he first.吃食的時候,也沒有一只敢搶先.All their activities were orderly.一切活動,都很有秩序.When they went into action,they always acted uniformly without any disorder.意怠行動起來總是這樣一致而不散亂.They depended upon the collective efforts to avoid any harm from the outside world.它們就是靠著集體的力量來預(yù)防外界對自己的傷害One day, Zhuang Zi went to pay hi

4、s respects to Ai Gong, King of the State of Lu.一天,莊子去拜見魯哀公.Ai Gong said:哀公說:"There are many Confucian scholars in our country, but very few study yourTaoist doctrines."“我們魯國有很多儒生,但是學(xué)習(xí)你道家學(xué)說的人卻很少Zhuang Zi retorted: "The actual situation is not like what you said.莊子反駁說：“情況不是您說的那樣,In fact

5、, there are very few Confucian scholars in the State of Lu.事實上儒生在魯國很少.Hearing this, Ai Gong replied by asking a question:哀公聽了,反問說："How can you say there are very few Confucian scholars in the State of Lu, when all the people in the state wear the clothes of Confucian scholars?"“魯國上上下下,都穿著儒

6、生的衣服,怎么能說儒生少呢Zhuang Zi said: "I hear that Confucian scholars who wear round-shaped hats understand the weather and climate;莊子說：“我聽說,頭戴圓形帽的儒生,能夠知曉天時；those who wear square-shaped shoes understand geography;腳穿方形鞋的儒生,能夠通曉地理；those who wear colourful jade can make prompt decisions in dealing with mat

7、ters.佩彩色美玉的儒生,理事決策,能夠當(dāng)機立斷.But people who really have the particular kind of knowledge do not necessarily wear the very kind of clothes, 不過,真正有這種學(xué)問的人,不一定穿這種服裝；whereas those who wear the very kind of clothes do not necessarily have the particular kind of knowledge.而穿這種服裝的人,不一定懂得這種學(xué)問.If you think what

8、I said is wrong, you can issue an order to the whole country: ' 您如果認(rèn)為我說得不對,可以通令全國：Anyone who does not understand Confucian doctrines but wears Confucian clothes will be sentenced to death without exception.,'但凡不懂儒學(xué)而穿儒服的人,一律判處死罪.Try and see what the result would be."3 / 4試一試,看看結(jié)果會怎樣 Ai G

9、ong did issue such an order.哀公真的公布了這樣一道命令.Five days later, to his surprise, no one in the country dared to wear Confucian clothes any longer.五天以后,全國居然沒有敢穿儒服的人了.Only one man wearing Confucian clothes stood outside the palace gate.只有一個男子漢,身穿儒服,站在宮廷門外.Ai Gong immediately summoned him and inquired of him about state affairs.哀公立即召見他,并用國家大事考問他.As expected, this man answered the questions readily and fluently, clearly and logically.這人答復(fù)起來,果然應(yīng)對自如,頭頭是道.Zhuang Zi said:莊子說："The State of Lu is the native place of Confucianis