西方经典思想课后翻译

1、第一单元：1.Thou shouldst eat to live ; not live to eat. 你应该为了活而吃;而不是为了吃而活2. The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. 唯一的善，是知识；唯一的恶，是无知。3. .The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.分手的时刻已经到来，我们将各走各的路我将死了，你将活着。那一种比较

2、好呢？只有神知道。4. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.真正的知识在于知道自己的无知。5. If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.如果一个人以他的财富为骄傲，那么要看他如何运用财富，才知道他是否应该被称赞。6. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to sa

3、y something.智者说话,是因为他们有话要说;愚昧人,因为他们想说7. Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing. -Plato好的生活和精美的公正都是一件事。柏拉图8.The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. Plato. 好人对于公众事务冷漠的代价就是，被邪恶的人奴役。9.We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato10. It i

4、s the mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought withou accepting it. 能够在不接受一种思想的情况下去思考它，这是一个受过教育的人的标志。11.What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle朋友是什么?两个躯体,却拥有着相同的灵魂。. 12 We make war that we may live in peace. 战争才能带来和平亚里斯多德(13.I count him braver who overcomes

5、 his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. -Aristotle我认为克服自己欲望的人比征服敌人的人更为勇敢14.Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybodys power and

6、is not easy. -Aristotle，生气谁都会，但什么时候对什么人生气，生气到什么程度，这是很难学会的。15.If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. -Epicurus想要获得快乐，不是增加财富，而是降低欲望。第二单元：1. Menwillinglybelievewhattheywish. 人往往一厢情愿.2. I would rather be first in a little lberian village than second in Rom

7、e. 我宁愿在伊比利亚的一个小村庄中第一也不愿在罗马第二。3. I came, I saw, I conquered. 我来了，我看见了，我征服了。4. Gratitudeisnotonlythegreatestofvirtues,buttheparentofallothers.感恩不仅是最好的美德,还是其它品德的根5. A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation. 心灵，倘若未受教育，诚如未经耕作的田野，无论其多么肥沃，终不能结

8、果。西塞罗6. Thewiseareinstructedbyreason;ordinaryminds,byexperience;thestupid,bynecessity; andbrutes,byinstinct.聪明人循理智办事，平常人照经验办事，蠢人按需要办事，畜生凭本能办事7. what is allowed us is disagreeable,what is denied us causes us intense desire .8. When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to

9、 be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. universe. 当你在清晨醒来，想想活着是一种多么珍贵的特权呀你还能呼吸，还能思考，还能享受，还能去爱。奥里利乌斯9. He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with theuniverse.Aurelius能与自己和解的人，便是这宇宙中和谐的一份子。奥里利乌斯10. It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because w

10、e do not dare that things are difficult. seneca并不是因为事情难我们才不敢做，而是因为我们不敢做事情才难。塞内加11. if you wish to be loved ,love. seneca如果你想被爱，那就去爱。塞内加12. :Luckiswhathappenswhen preparation meets opportunity. 幸运只会在做好准备,并遇上合适机遇的时候才会发生。13. Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and b

11、y the rulers as useful. 对于宗教，普通大众以为它是真的，聪明人知道它是假的，而统治者则把它当作有用的工具14. Enjoypresentpleasuresin such a way as not to injure future ones. 享受每天的快乐,但不应以此毁掉未来的幸福。塞内卡15. Life is like a play :Its not the length ,but the excellence of the acting that matters. 生命如同一个剧本:重要的不是长度而是演出精彩与否.16. they can because they

12、think they can他们能够成功是因为他们认为他们可以第三单元：1. Prove all things hold fast that which is good. 验证每样事,好的就坚持2. blessed is the man that endureth temptation :for when he is tired he shall receive the crown of life3. there is no fear in love for perfect love casteth out fear爱里没有惧怕。爱既完全,就把惧怕除去。4. let not the sun g

13、o down upon your wrath . 生气却不要犯罪,不可含怒到明天。?5. let us love ,not in word or speech, but in truth and action . 我们相爱,不要只在言语和舌头上,总要在行为和诚实上。6. Do to others what you would have them do to you .己所不欲，勿施于人7. they that sow in tears shall reap joy. 泪水汪汪播种,得意洋洋收获8. Youwillknowthetruth, andthetruthwillmakeyoufree你

14、们必晓得真理，真理必叫你们得以自由。9. thewiseweightheirwordson a scale with gold10. Yearethelightoftheworld.Acitythatissetonanhillcannotbehid. 你们是世上的光。城造在山上,是不能隐藏的。11. “Hethatwalkethwithwisemen shall bewise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 与智慧人同行的,必得智慧。和愚昧人作伴的,必受亏损。12. the tree is known and recognized a

15、nd judged by its fruit13. Whoevertrustsinhisricheswill fall , but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf 倚仗自己财物的,必跌倒;义人必发旺如青叶。14. the man who sets a trap for others will get caughtin it himself世上的陷阱起初都是给别人设的,后来却往往是陷了自己?15. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth: a stranger, and no

16、t thine own lips让另一个人赞美你,而不是你自己的嘴:一个陌生人,而不是你自己的嘴唇16. whatdoesitprofitamanifhegainsthewholeworldand loses or forfeits himself?人若赚得全世界,却丧了自己,赔上自己,有什麽益处呢?第四单元:1. Threethingsarenecessaryforthesalvationofman:toknowwhatheoughttobelieve;toknowwhatheoughttodesire;andtoknowwhatheoughttodo.-St.ThomasAquinas有三

17、点是自我救赎所必需的：知道自己应该信什么；知道自己应该要什么；知道自己应该做什么。”圣托马斯阿奎那2. the disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God. 3. Thetheologianconsiderssin mainly as an offence against God;themoral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. Thomas Aquinas 4. Every judgement of conscience, b

18、e it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins.5. Loveisabindingforce, bywhichanotherisjoinedtomeand cherished by myself.-Thomas Aquinas爱是一种约束力,另一个是加入了自己对我珍惜?6. I know all except mysel

19、f7. Theworstmomentfortheatheistis when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank -Dante Alighieri无神论者最糟糕的时刻莫过于,当他要感恩时却不知道该谢谁8. In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost- Dante Alighieri我走过我们人生的一半旅程，却又步入一片幽暗的森林，这是因为我迷失了正确的路径9. hel

20、istenswell whotakesnotes. - Dante Alighieri10. Consideryourorigin; youwerenotbornto live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge- Dante Alighieri人不能像走兽那样活着,应该追求知识和美德 11. A great flame follows a little spark- Dante Alighieri12. Avarice, envy, pride, Threefatalsparks have set the hearts of all

21、 On fire.- Dante Alighieri骄傲、嫉妒、贪婪是三个火星,它们使人心爆炸第五单元：1. You do ill if you praise , but worse if you censure ,what you do not understand 对那些你不理解的事情,去赞许确实很难,但是肯定比去谴责强 .2. whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory3. since love and fear can hardly exist together ,if we must ch

22、oose between them ,it is far safer to be feared then loved. 敬爱与畏惧一向难以共存,如果非要我们选择,被畏惧比被敬爱更安全4. one must be a fox in order to recognize traps ,and a lion frighten off wolves. 一个人必须像一头狐狸一样认识陷阱,像一头狮子来吓跑狼5. the fox has many tricks.the hedgehog has but one . but that is the best of all 6. Even on the high

23、est throne in the world we are still sitting on our ass. 即使世上最高的宝座,我们也是只坐在自己的屁股上7. He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak大声嚷嚷和命令别人来表明自己说明他的理由是脆弱的-8. Man is certainly stark mad .he cannot make a worm and yet he will be making gods by dozens . 人可算极度疯狂;他造不出一只

24、跳蚤,然而他却能造出一堆神。9. Love all , trust a few .do wrong to none . 爱所有人- 相信一部分人,不对不起任何人10. we are advertised by our loving friends11. My words fly up ,my thoughts remain below /words without thoughts never to heaven go没有思想的文字是上不了天界的。12. Brevity is the soul of wit言以简为贵第六单元1. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools我们要么学习像兄弟一样一起生活,要么学习像傻瓜一样一起死掉。2. Music is a discipline ,and a mistress of order and good manners :she makes the people milder and gentler ,more moral and more reasonable 3. It is pleasing to God whenever you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of you