道德经(中英文对照版).docxVIP

道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。 无名天地之始，有名万物之母。故常无欲以观其妙； 常有欲以观其徼（jiào）。 此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄，玄之又玄，众妙之门。 If you can talk about it,it aint Tao.If it has a name,its just another thing.Tao doesnt have a name.Names are for ordinary things.Stop wanting stuff; it keeps you from seeing whats real.When you want stuff, all you see are things.Those two sentences mean the same thing.Figure them out, and youve got it made.天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已。皆知善之为善，斯不善已。故有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相倾，音声相和，前后相随。是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教；万物作焉而不辞，生而不有，为而不恃， 功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。 If something looks beautiful to you, something else must be ugly.If something seems good, something else must seem bad.You cant havesomething without nothing.If no job is difficult, then no job is easy.Some things are up high because other things are down low.You know youre listening to music because it doesnt sound like noise.All that came first, so this must be next.The Masters get the job done without moving a muscleand get their point across without saying a word.When things around them fall apart, they stay cool.They dont own much, but they use whatevers at hand.They do the work without expecting any favors.When theyre done, they move on to the next job.Thats why their work is so damn good.　　第三章 不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见（xiàn）可欲，使民心不乱。 是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹， 弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知无欲。 使夫智者不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。 If you toss compliments around freely,people will waste your time trying to impress you.If you give things too much value,youre going to get ripped off.If you try to please people,youll just make them pissed.The Master leadsby clearing the crap out of peoples headsand opening their hearts.He lowers their aspirationsand makes them suck in their guts.He shows you how to forget what you know and what you want,so nobody can push you around.If you think youve got the answers, hell mess with your head.Stop doing stuff all the time, and watch what happens.　　第四章 道冲而用之或不盈，渊兮似万物之宗；挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘，湛（chén，通假字“沉”）兮似或存。吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。 How much Tao is there?More than youll ever need.Use