女儿经英汉对照.ppt

女儿经(英汉对照) Three-character Lines of Advice and Admonitions for Young Women Women of every household, you should heed the following advice and admonitions: rise early in the morning, and come out of your bedroom. 女儿经，仔细听，早早起，出閨门。 Make tea and prepare the soup for your parents. Do the washing-up often and keep the house clean. 烧茶汤，敬双亲，勤梳洗，爱干净。 Learn to do the needle-work and do not stay lazy. When scolded by your parents, keep quiet. . 学针线，莫懒身。父母骂，莫作声。 Heed the advice of your elder brothers and brother-in-laws. Be careful with the fire and candle (lantern) burning. 哥嫂前，请教训。火烛事，要小心。 Old clothes are to be cherished as new. When making tea or preparing meals, make sure that everything is washed clean. 穿衣裳，旧如新；做茶饭，要洁净。 When talking or laughing, keep the voice low. Do not take gossips seriously. 凡笑话，莫高声；人传话，不要听。 After marriage, show due respect to your parents-in-law and sisters-in-law. If your husband is not well-off, do not blame him. 出嫁后，公姑敬；丈夫穷，莫生嗔。 If your husband and children are of exalted positions, do not feel conceited. Ask them to remain diligent and clean at their official posts. 夫子贵，莫娇矜；出仕日，劝清政。 Be charitable and benevolent in dealing with the general populace. Do not look down upon the poor if you are better-off. 扶百姓，劝宽仁；我家富，莫欺贫。 When you have to borrow anything from others, your words should be full of praise. If you help others in need, they will be grateful to you . 借物件，就奉承；应他急，感我情。 Your good deeds will benefit your children and grand-children. If husband and wife can live in harmony, the family will be prosperous. 积阴德，贻子孙；夫妇和，家道成。 Due respect is to be shown to your sister-in-laws and friendliness to the neighbors. 妯娌们，要孝顺；邻舍人，不可轻。 When relatives come for a visit, tea should be made. If the guest is your senior, you should offer tea in person. 亲戚来，把茶烹；尊长至，要亲敬 。 Fine tea is for the more distinguished guests and common tea for ordinary visitors. If your parents-in-law have some complaints against you, you should not bear any grudges. 粗细茶，要鲜明。公婆言，莫记恨。 If