双语阅读意怠免患和鲁国少儒

1、中国寓言故事:意怠免患和鲁国少儒(一)According to legend, there was a kind of birds called "dais" (swallow) on the East China Sea.传说,东海上有一种叫做“意怠的鸟.The Yidais were slow in reaction.意怠反响比较迟钝.They could not fly very high and seemed clumsy and incapable.不能高飞,似乎笨拙无能.But when they moved about, they always moved i

2、n groups, depended on one another for survival, and flew and landed together.但是,它们行动的时候,总是成群结队,相依为命,一起飞翔,一起 降落.When they advanced, no one dared to advance rashly.它们前进的时候,没有一只敢擅自冒进.When they retreated, no one dared to fall behind at will.后退的时候,没有一只敢随便落伍.When they fed, no one dared to scramble to be t

3、he first.吃食的时候,也没有一只敢抢先.All their activities were orderly.一切活动,都很有秩序.When they went into action,they always acted uniformly without any disorder.意怠行动起来总是这样一致而不散乱.They depended upon the collective efforts to avoid any harm from the outside world.它们就是靠着集体的力量来预防外界对自己的伤害One day, Zhuang Zi went to pay hi

4、s respects to Ai Gong, King of the State of Lu.一天,庄子去拜见鲁哀公.Ai Gong said:哀公说:"There are many Confucian scholars in our country, but very few study yourTaoist doctrines."“我们鲁国有很多儒生,但是学习你道家学说的人却很少Zhuang Zi retorted: "The actual situation is not like what you said.庄子反驳说：“情况不是您说的那样,In fact

5、, there are very few Confucian scholars in the State of Lu.事实上儒生在鲁国很少.Hearing this, Ai Gong replied by asking a question:哀公听了,反问说："How can you say there are very few Confucian scholars in the State of Lu, when all the people in the state wear the clothes of Confucian scholars?"“鲁国上上下下,都穿着儒

6、生的衣服,怎么能说儒生少呢Zhuang Zi said: "I hear that Confucian scholars who wear round-shaped hats understand the weather and climate;庄子说：“我听说,头戴圆形帽的儒生,能够知晓天时；those who wear square-shaped shoes understand geography;脚穿方形鞋的儒生,能够通晓地理；those who wear colourful jade can make prompt decisions in dealing with mat

7、ters.佩彩色美玉的儒生,理事决策,能够当机立断.But people who really have the particular kind of knowledge do not necessarily wear the very kind of clothes, 不过,真正有这种学问的人,不一定穿这种服装；whereas those who wear the very kind of clothes do not necessarily have the particular kind of knowledge.而穿这种服装的人,不一定懂得这种学问.If you think what

8、I said is wrong, you can issue an order to the whole country: ' 您如果认为我说得不对,可以通令全国：Anyone who does not understand Confucian doctrines but wears Confucian clothes will be sentenced to death without exception.,'但凡不懂儒学而穿儒服的人,一律判处死罪.Try and see what the result would be."3 / 4试一试,看看结果会怎样 Ai G

9、ong did issue such an order.哀公真的公布了这样一道命令.Five days later, to his surprise, no one in the country dared to wear Confucian clothes any longer.五天以后,全国居然没有敢穿儒服的人了.Only one man wearing Confucian clothes stood outside the palace gate.只有一个男子汉,身穿儒服,站在宫廷门外.Ai Gong immediately summoned him and inquired of him about state affairs.哀公立即召见他,并用国家大事考问他.As expected, this man answered the questions readily and fluently, clearly and logically.这人答复起来,果然应对自如,头头是道.Zhuang Zi said:庄子说："The State of Lu is the native place of Confucianis