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《三字经》英译 本文由赵彦春教授授权爱思英语发布，转载请注明出处和作者 人之初，性本善。性相近，习相远。 　Man the breed,Of good seed.The same nature,But varied nurture.?苟不教，性乃迁。教之道，贵以专。With no education,Thered be aberration.To teach well,You deeply dwell. 昔孟母，择邻处，子不学，断机杼。 　　Then Mencius motherChose her neighbor.Mencius carelessly learned;Shuttles she overturned.?窦燕山，有义方，教五子，名俱扬。 　　Dough, as hight,Managed so right.His five sons,Became famous ones.?养不教，父之过。教不严，师之惰。 　　Whats a father?A good teacher.Whats a teacher?A strict preacher.?子不学，非所宜。幼不学，老何为？An unschooled childWill grow wild.A poor-learning youth,Will turn uncouth.?玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。 　　A crude jadeIsnt finely made;Not learning right,Onell virtues slight.?为人子，方少时，亲师友，习礼仪。 　　Son of man,Mature you can,None you slight,Learn the rite.?香九龄，能温席。孝于亲，所当执。 　　Xiang, at nine,Warmed bedding fine.A filial son,Good to everyone.?融四岁，能让梨。弟于长，宜先知。 　　Rong, at four,Gave pears galore.Bear in mind:Always be kind.?首孝悌，次见闻，知某数，识某文。 　　Stress piety moreThan your lore.Learn some numeracy,Know some literacy.??一而十，十而百，百而千，千而万。 　　One to ten,A hundred then,One thousand more,Ten thousand afore.?三才者，天地人。三光者，日月星。 　　Three vitals, worth:Man, heaven, earth;Three lights, boon:Sun, stars, moon.?三纲者，君臣义，父子亲，夫妇顺。 　　Three tenets always:Subject Lord obeys.Son Father reveres;Man Wife endears.?曰春夏，曰秋冬，此四时，运不穷。 　　Spring and summer,Autumn and winter.These four seasonsTurn with reasons.?曰南北，曰西东，此四方，应乎中。 　　South, north say,West, east, hey.These four waysUpon center gaze.?曰水火，木金土，此五行，本乎数。 　　Water, fire, behold,Earth, wood, gold.These five materialsAccord to numerals.?十干者，甲至癸。十二支，子至亥 。 　　The ten trunksAre great chunks.The twelve wingsAre good things.?曰黄道，日所躔。曰赤道，当中权。 　　The Ecliptic line,The Zodiac sign,And the EquatorCircling the center.?赤道下，温暖极。我中华，在东北。 　Nowhere is hotterThan the equator.China, the greatestLies in Northeast.?寒燠均，霜露改。右高原，