中国古典名句英译集锦

2009-07-10 10:35

1、但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.

2、独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day.

3、大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years.

4、二人同心，其利断金。

If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.

5、富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。

It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate.

6、海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

A bosom friend afar brings distance near.

7、合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。

A huge tree that fills one’s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step.

8、祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。

Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies.

9、见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。

On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects.

10、江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。

This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage.

11、举头望明月，低头思故乡。

Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around.

12、俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men

13、君子成人之美，不成人之恶。

The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.

14、君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。

A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone.

15、君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.

16、老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。

Expend the respect of the aged in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in one’s family to that of other families.

17、礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。

Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa.

18、两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

If love between both sides can last for aye, why need they stay together night and day?

19、路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.

20、民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。

The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself.

21、千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。

A long dike will collapse because of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will be burned down by a spark from a chimney’s chink.

22、锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。

Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop, even metal and stone can be engraved.

23、人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。

People have sorrow and joy; they part and meet again. The moon dims or shines; it waxes or wanes. Nothing is perfect, not even in the olden days.

24、人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。

Learning and culture are to a person what polished and grinding are to jade.

 

第二篇：英语翻译“孔子名言语录”24句

英语翻译“孔子名言语录”24句（中英对照）

性相近也，习相远也。

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

过而不改，是谓过矣。

Not to mend the fault one has made is to err indeed.

己所不欲，勿施于人。

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

言必信，行必果。

Keep what you say and carry out what you do.

君子以文会友，以友辅仁。

The superior man on grounds of culture meets with his friends, and by their friendship helps his virtue.

三军可夺师也，匹夫不可夺志也。

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

后生可畏，焉知来者之不如今也？

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?

人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？

Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?

父在，观其志。父没，观其行。三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。

While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.

不患人之不己知，患不知人也。

I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.

诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰：思无邪。

In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence-- "Having no depraved thoughts."

关睢乐而不淫，哀而不伤。

The Kwan Tsu is expressive of enjoyment without being licentious, and of grief without being hurtfully excessive.

父母在，不远游，游必有方。

While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes.