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第一讲：三字经的前三部分第一部分性和习开篇人之初性本善性相近习相远Menattheirbirth,arenaturallygood.Theirnaturesaremuchthesame;theirhabitsbecomewidelydifferent.苟不教性乃迁教之道贵以专Iffollishlythereisnoteaching,thenaturewilldeteriorate.Therightwayinteaching,istoattachtheutmostimportanceinthoroughness.第二部分（家教与师教的结合）昔孟母择邻处子不学断机杼Ofold,themotherofMenciuschoseaneighbourhoodandwhenherchildwouldnotlearn,shebroketheshuttlefromtheloom.窦燕山有义方教五子名俱扬TouoftheSwallowHillshadtherightmethodHetaughfiveson,eachofwhomraisedthefamilyreputation.养不教父之过教不严师之惰Tofeedwithoutteaching,isthefather'sfault.Toteachwithoutseverity,istheteacher'slaziness.子不学非所宜幼不学老何为Ifthechilddoesnotlearn,thisisnotasitshouldbe.Ifhedoesnotlearnwhileyoung,whatwillhebewhenold?玉不琢不成器人不学不知义Ifjadeisnotpolished,itcannotbecomeathingofuse.Ifamandoesnotlearn,hecannotknowhisdutytowardshisneighbour.为人子方少时亲师友习礼仪Hewhoisthesonofaman,whenheisyoung,shouldattachhimselftohisteachersandfriends;andpractiseceremonialusages.第三部分（首孝悌，次见闻的顺序不能乱）香九龄能温席孝于亲所当执Hsiang,atnineyearsofage,couldwarm(hisparent's)bed.Filialpietytowardsparents,isthattowhichweshouldholdfast.融四岁能让梨弟于长宜先知Jung,atfouryearsofage,'Y')couldyieldthe(bigger)pears.Tobehaveasayoungerbrothertowardselders,isoneofthefirstthingstoknow.首孝弟次见闻知某数识某文Beginwithfilialpietyandfraternallove,andthenseeandhear.Learntocount,andlearntoread.初学者必备的中国文化基础知识一而十十而百百而千千而万unitsandtens,thentensandhundreds,hundredsandthousands,thousandsandthentensofthousands.三才者天地人三光者日月星Thethreeforces,areheaven,earthandman.Thethreeluminaries,arethesun,themoonandthestars.三纲者君臣义父子亲夫妇顺Thethreebonds,aretheobligationbetweensovereignandsubject,thelovebetweenfatherandchild,theharmonybetweenhusbandandwife.曰春夏曰秋冬此四时运不穷Wespeakofspringandsummer,wespeakofautumnandwinter,Thesefourseasons,revolvewithoutceasing.曰南北曰西东此四方应乎中WespeakofNorthandSouth,wespeakofEastandWest,Thesefourpoints,respondtotherequirementsofthecentre.曰水火木金土此五行本乎数Wespeakofwater,fire,wood,goldandearth.Thesefiveelements,havetheirorigininnumber.曰仁义礼智信此五常不容紊Wespeakofcharity（benevolence）,ofrighteousnessofpropriety,ofwisdom,andoftruth.Thesefivevirtuesadmitofnocompromise.稻粱菽麦黍稷此六谷人所食Rice,spike,millet,pulsewheat,glutinousmilletandcommonmillet,Thesesixgrains,arethosewhichmeneat.马牛羊鸡犬豕此六畜人所饲Thehorse,theox,thesheep,thefowl,thedog,thepig.Thesesixanimals，arethosewhichmenkeep.曰喜怒曰哀惧爱恶欲七情具Wespeakofjoy,ofanger,wespeakofpity,offear,oflove,ofhateandofdesire.Thesearethesevenpassions.匏土革木石金?@与丝竹乃八音Thegound,earthenware,skinwood,stonel,silkandbamboo,yieldtheeightmusicalsounds.高曾祖父而身身而子子而孙Greatgreatgrandfather,greatgrandfather,grandfather,fatherandself,selfandson,sonandgrandson,自子孙至玄曾乃九族人之伦fromsonandgrandson,ontogreatgrandsonandgreatgreatgrandson.Thesearethenineagnates,constitutingthekinshipsofman.父子恩夫妇从兄则友弟则恭Affectionbetweenfatherandchild,harmonybetweenhusbandandwife,friendlinessonthepartofelderbrothers,respectfulnessonthepartofyoungerbrothers,长幼序友与朋君则敬臣则忠procedence(??)betweeneldersandyoungers,(probably:precedence)asbetweenfriendandfriend.Respectonthepartofthesovereign,loyaltyonthepartofthesubject.此十义人所同Thesetenobligations,arecommontoallmen.第四部分，介绍了代表中国传统文化的重要典籍四书、五经和诸子百家的思想，以及读书求学必须遵守的次第。凡训蒙须讲究详训诂名句读Intheeducationoftheyoung,thereshouldbeexplanationandelucidation,carefulteachingoftheinterpretationsofcommentators,anddueattentiontoparagraphsandsentences.为学者必有初小学终至四书Thosewhoarelearners,musthaveabeginning.The'littlelearning'finished, theyproceedtothefourbooks.论语者二十篇群弟子记善言ThereistheLunYu(discourseorAnalects),intwentysections.Inthis,thevariousdisciples,haverecordedthewisesayingsofConfucius.孟子者七篇止讲道德说仁义TheworksofMenciushavecomprisedinsevensection.Theseexplainthewayandexemplificationsthereof,andexpoundclarityanddutytowardsone'sneighbour.作中庸子思笔中不偏庸不易TheChungYung(thedoctrineofthemean),bythepenofTzu-su;Chung(themiddle)beingthatwhichdoesnotleantowardsanyside,Yung(thecourse)beingthatwhichcannotbechanged.作大学乃曾子自修齐至平治Hewhowrotethe'GreatLearning'wasthephilosopherTseng.Beginningwithcultivationoftheindividualandorderingofthefamily,Itgoesontogovernmentofone'sownStateand（orderingofthefamily.？）孝经通四书熟如六经始可读Whenthe'ClassicofFilialPiety'ismastered,andthe'Fourbooks'areknownbyheart.Thenextstepistothe'Sixclassics',whichmaynowbestudied.诗书易礼春秋号六经当讲求TheBooksofPoetry,ofHistoryandofChanges.The'RitesofChouDynasty,thebookofTites,andthe'SpringandAutumAnnals'arethesixclassicswhichshouldbecarefullyexplainedandanalysed有连山有归藏有周易三易详ThereistheLienShanSystem,thereistheKueiTsangAndthereisthesystemofChangesoftheChouDynasty,sucharethe3systemswhichelucidatethechanges.有典谟有训诰有誓命书之奥TherearetheRegulationsandtheCounsels,TheInstruction,TheAnnoucements,TheOaths,TheCharges,ThesearetheprofunditiesoftheBookofHistory.我周公作周礼着六官存治体OurDukeofChou,drewuptheRitualoftheChouDynasty,inwhichhesetforththedutiesofthesixclassesofofficials;andthusgaveasettledformtothegovernment.大小戴注礼记述圣言礼乐备TheElderandtheYoungerTai,wrotecommentariesontheBookofRites.Theypublishtheholywords,andCeremoniesandMusicweresetinorder.曰国风曰雅颂号四诗当讽咏WespeakoftheKuoFeng,wespeakoftheYaandtheSung.ThesearethefoursectionsoftheBookofpoetry,whichshouldbehummedoverandover.诗既亡春秋作寓褒贬