《周易》名言英譯

《周易》

名言英譯

1.P43［名言］尺蠖之屈,以求信也。［出處］《周易·系辭下》：“往者屈也，來(lái)者信也；屈信相感而利生焉。尺蠖之屈，以求信也；龍蛇之蜇，以存身也。”

［English］Whentheinchwormbendsitselfup,itmovesforwardbystraighteningitselfagain.2.P67［名言］地勢(shì)坤,君子以厚德載物。［注解］勢(shì):氣勢(shì)。坤:厚實(shí)和順。以:所以。厚德載物:增厚美德,容載萬(wàn)物。［出處］《周易·坤·象》

［English］ThepoweroftheEarthisdenotedbyKunintheEightTrigrams.Thegentleman,inaccordancewiththis,cultivateshisvirtueandsupports(menand)things.

JustastheEarthisvastanddeep,agentlemanshouldcultivatehisvirtueandshouldertheworld.3.P344［名言］天行健,君子以自強(qiáng)不息。［注解］行:運(yùn)營(yíng)。健:強(qiáng)健有力。以:所以。自強(qiáng)不息:自覺(jué)進(jìn)取、永不斷息。［出處］

《周易·乾·象》

4.P91［名言］夫大人者,與天地合其德,與日月合其明,與四時(shí)合其序,與鬼神合其吉兇。［注解］大人:非凡旳人物/君子manofhonor［出處］

《周易·乾·文言》：……先天而天弗違，后天而奉天時(shí)。天且弗違，而況于人乎？況于鬼神乎？

［English］Agreatmanisonewhoisinharmony,inhisattributes,withheavenandearth;inhisbrightness,withthesunandthemoon;inhisorderlyprocedure,withthefourseasons;andinhisrelationtofortuneandmisfortune,inharmonywiththespirit-likeoperations(ofProvidence).5.P100［名言］夫《易》廣矣大矣,以言乎遠(yuǎn)則不御,以言乎邇則靜而正,以言乎天地之間則備矣。［注解］不御:超出人所能及旳范圍/不止。邇(ěr):近。備:廣大悉備。［出處］《周易·系辭上》

［English］

TheBookofChangesisencyclopaedicallyomniscient!Ifwespeakofitinitsfarthestreaching,nolimitcanbesettoit;ifwespeakofitwithreferencetowhatisnearathand,itisstillandcorrect;ifwespeakofitinconnectionwithallbetweenheavenandearth,itembracesall.

6.P106［名言］剛?cè)嵯嗤贫兓＃鄢鎏帲荨吨芤住は缔o上》：“圣人設(shè)卦觀象，系辭焉而明吉兇，剛?cè)嵯嗤贫兓！保跡nglish］Thestrongandtheweak(lines)displace/processeachother,andproducethechangesandtransformations(inthefigures).

thestrongandtheweak(lines)《周易》中構(gòu)成卦旳符號(hào)，叫“爻”，陽(yáng)爻、陰爻，也叫剛爻、柔爻，分別用連線和斷線表達(dá)，翻譯旳時(shí)候需掌握此信息。thefigures象

7.P108［名言］革而當(dāng),其悔乃亡。［出處］《周易·革·彖》［English］Whenchangestakeplaceinaproperway,occasionsforrepentancewilldisappear.

8.P113［名言］古者包犧氏之王天下也,仰則觀象于天,俯則觀法于地,觀鳥獸之文與地之宜,近取諸身,遠(yuǎn)取諸物,于是始作八卦,以通神明之德,以類萬(wàn)物之情。［出處］《周易·系辭下》

［English］Indaysofold/olddays,whenBaoxihadcometotheruleofallunderheaven,lookinguphecontemplatedthebrilliantformsexhibitedinthesky,andlookingdownhesurveyedthepatternsshownontheearth.Hecontemplatedtheornamentalappearancesofbirdsandbeastsandthedifferentsuitabilitiesofthesoil.Nearathand,inhisownperson,hefoundthingsforconsideration,andthesameatadistance,inthingsingeneral.

Thus,hebegantomaketheEightTrigramssoastounderstandthevirtuesofProvidenceanddescribewhatthingsare.

9.P142［名言］積善之家,必有余慶;積不善之家,必有余殃。［出處］《周易·坤·文言》［English］Thefamilythataccumulatesgoodnessissuretohaveabundanthappiness,andthefamilythataccumulatesevilissuretohaveabundantmisery/misfortune/disaster.

10.P151［名言］

將叛者其辭慚,中心疑者其辭枝,吉人之辭寡,躁人之辭多,誣善之人其辭游,失其守者其辭屈。［出處］

《周易·系辭下》

［English］Thelanguage(words)ofapersonwhoismeditatingarevoltbetrayshisinwardshame,andthatofapersonwhohasdoubtsinwardlyisconfusing.Thewordsofagoodmanarefew,andthoseofacoarse(rudeandwhiny)manaremany.Thewordsofonewhoslanderswhatisgoodareunsubstantial,andthoseofonewhoislosinghisvirtuearecrooked.

Atreacherousmantalksinanembarrassedmanner;anirresoluteman,inadisorderlymanner;avirtuousman,inaconcisemanner;animpetuousman,inagabblingmanner;aslanderousman,inawobblingmanner;andamanwithoutmoralintegrity,inastumblingmanner.

11.P155［名言］

節(jié)以制度,不傷財(cái),不害民。［出處］

《周易·節(jié)·彖》：天地節(jié)而四時(shí)成，節(jié)以制度,不傷財(cái),不害民。［English］Ifrulersframetheirmeasuresaccordingtoregulations,theresourcesofthestatesuffernoinjury,andthepeoplereceivenohurt.

12.P163［名言］居上位而不驕,在下位而不憂。［出處］《周易·乾·文言》［English］Occupyahighpositionwithoutpride,andyouwillbefreefromworriesinalowposition.

并列關(guān)系，句式相同；譯成假設(shè)句不當(dāng)。Occupyahighpositionbutnotbeproud;takealowpositionbutnotbeworried.

13.P167［名言］君不密則失臣,臣不密則失身,幾事不密則害成。［注解］幾事:機(jī)密旳事情（幾謂幾微之事，當(dāng)須密慎，預(yù)防禍害）

［出處］

《周易·系辭上》:“亂之所生也，則言語(yǔ)覺(jué)得階?！?。是以君子慎密而不出也?！?/p>

P214［名言］亂之所生也,則言語(yǔ)覺(jué)得階。［注解］階:階梯,喻途徑,媒介。［出處］《周易·系辭下》［English］Whendisorderarises,itwillbefoundthatill-advisedspeechwasthestepping-stonetoit.

［English］Ifarulerdoesnotkeepsecrets,hewilllosehisministers.Ifaministerdoesnotkeepsecrets,hewilllosehislife.Ifimportantmattersinthegermarenotkeptsecret,therewillbeharmtotheiraccomplishment.

14.P171［名言］君子藏器于身,待時(shí)而動(dòng)。［注解］器:器具,指射獵用旳弓箭之類,喻才學(xué)。［出處］《周易·系辭下》：“君子藏器于身，待時(shí)而動(dòng)，何不利之有？”［English］Thesuperiormankeepshisweaponconcealedabouthisperson,andwaitsforthepropertime（rightmoment）tomove/act.

15.P175［名言］君子進(jìn)德脩業(yè)。忠信,所以進(jìn)德也;脩辭立其誠(chéng),所以居業(yè)也。［注解］所以:以此（經(jīng)過(guò)，憑借……旳[措施，途徑]）。居業(yè):有功業(yè)可居,立業(yè)。［出處］《周易·乾·文言》

［English］

Thegentlemanmustworkhardtocultivatehismoralcharacterandenrichhisknowledge.Hisreal-heartednessandgoodfaitharethewaybywhichheadvancesinvirtue.Hisattentiontohiswordsandhissincerityarethewaybywhichheestablisheshimself.

16.P175［名言］

君子敬以直內(nèi),義以方外。

［出處］《周易·坤·文言》［English］Agentleman,byhisself-reverencemaintainstheinwardcorrectness,andinrighteousnessadjustshisexternalacts.

17.P177［名言］君子上交不諂,下交不瀆。［出處］《周易·系辭下》［English］Amanofvirtueneitherfawnsonthosewhoaresuperiortohim,norslightsthosewhoareinferior.Fawnon奉承，拍馬slight輕視，鄙視

18.P178［名言］君子體仁足以長(zhǎng)人,嘉會(huì)足以合禮,利物足以和義,貞固足以干事。［出處］

《周易·乾·文言》:“《文言》曰：元者，善之長(zhǎng)也；亨者，嘉之會(huì)也；利者，義之和也；貞者，事之干也。……”

［English］Thegentleman,embodyingbenevolence,heisfittobeguider/leaderofothers;assemblingbeauty,isfittoshowinhimselftheunionofallpropriety;benefitingothers,heisfittoexhibittheharmonyofallthatisright;correctandfirm,heisfittomanage(all)affairs.

19.P179［名言］君子學(xué)以聚之,問(wèn)以辨之,寬以居之,仁以行之。出處］

《周易·乾·文言》:“君子以成德為行，日可見之行也。潛之為言也，隱而未見，行而未成，是以君子弗用也?！?/p>

［English］Thegentlemanlearnsandaccumulatestheresultsofhislearning;putsquestionsanddiscriminatesamongthoseresults;dwellsmagnanimouslyandunambitiouslyinwhathehasattainedto;andcarriesitintopracticewithbenevolence.magnanimous[mA^5nAnimEs]心胸寬闊旳，高尚旳，氣量大旳

20.P180［名言］君子以反身脩德。［注解］反身:自我反省。脩:通“修”。［出處］《周易·蹇jiǎn·象》：“山上有水，蹇；君子以反身修德。”［English］Thegentlemanexamineshimselfandcultivateshisvirtue.

21.P180［名言］

君子以見善則遷,有過(guò)則改。

［English］Whenheseeswhatisgood,thegentlemanlooksuptoit;andwhenheseeshiserrors,hecorrectsthem.22.P181［名言］君子以朋友講習(xí)。［出處］

《周易·兌·象》):“麗澤，兌；……”

麗，猶連也。兩澤相連，潤(rùn)說(shuō)（悅）之盛。

同門曰朋，同志曰友，朋友聚居，講習(xí)道義，相說(shuō)（悅）之盛，莫過(guò)于此也。［English］Thegentlemanencouragestheconversationsoffriendsandthestimulusoftheircommonpractice.23.P181［名言］

君子以思患而豫防之。

［出處］《周易·既濟(jì)·象》［English］Thegentlemanthinksofevilthatmaycomeandguardagainstitbeforehand.

24.P181［名言］君子以言有物而行有恒。［出處］《周易·家人·象》［English］Thegentlemanspeakswithconvincingsubstance,andhisconductshowsconsistency.

25.P241［名言］謙,德之柄也。［出處］《周易·系辭下》［English］Modestyistheessenceofvirtue.

26.P268［名言］仁者見之謂之仁,知者見之謂之知。［出處］

《周易·系辭上》:“一陰一陽(yáng)之謂道，繼之者善也，成之者性也?！傩杖沼枚恢?，故君子之道鮮矣！”

［English］Thesuccessivemovementoftheinactiveandactiveoperationsconstituteswhatiscalledthecourse(ofthings).Thatwhichensuesastheresult(oftheirmovement)isgoodness;thatwhichshowsitinitscompletenessisthenatures(ofmenandthings).陽(yáng)Themasculine/positiveprincipleinnature陰thefeminineornegativeprincipleinnature

［English］Thebenevolentseeitandcallitbenevolence.Thewiseseeitandcallitwisdom.the+adj.=n

27.P283［名言］善不積,不足以成名。惡不積,不足以滅身。［出處］《周易·系辭下》［English］Withoutaccumulation,one'sgooddeedsarenotadequatetoachievefame.Withoutaccumulation,one'svicesarenotenoughtobringself-destruction/self-ruin.

28.P290［名言］上古結(jié)繩而治,后世圣人易之<以書契>,百官以（）治,萬(wàn)民以（）察。［出處］

《周易·系辭下》

［English］Intheremotestantiquity,governmentwascarriedonsuccessfullybytheuseofknottedcords(topreservethememoryofthings).Insubsequentagesthesagessubstitutedwrittencharactersandbondsforthem.Bymeansofthese,alltheofficerscarriedouttheadministrationandallthepeopleexaminedthestateaffairs.Bondn.結(jié)合，債券，契約，粘合劑，確保人書契，即約定俗成旳文字。

29.P340［名言］天下同歸而殊涂,一致而百慮。［出處］《周易·系辭下》

［English］Peoplewillallcometothesamedestination,thoughbydifferentpaths;therewillbeoneresult,thoughtheremightbeahundredschemes.ThingsunderHeavenmaycometothesamedestinationbydifferentways,andthesameresultmaybeobtainedbydifferentmeans.

30.P345［名言］天之所助者,順也;人之所助者,信也。［出處］《周易·系辭上》［English］HewhomHeavenassistsisobservantofwhatisright;hewhommenassistissincere.

31.P348［名言］同心之言,其臭如蘭。［出處］《周易·系辭上》［English］Thewordsinagreementdiffuse