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但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

Wewisheachotheralonglifesoastosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhough

milesapart.

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

AlonelystrangerinastrangelandIamcast,Imissmyfamilyallthemoreoneveryfestiveday.

大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

Theendlessrivereastwardflows;withitshugewavesaregoneallthogallantheroesofbygone

years.

二人同心，其利断金。

Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.

富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。

Itisatruegreatmanwhomnomoneyandrankcanconfu,nopovertyandhardshipcanshake,

andnopowerandforcecansuffocate.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Abosomfriendafarbringsdistancenear.

合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。

Ahugetreethatfillsone’sarmsgrowsfromatinyedling;anine-storiedtowerrisfromaheap

ofearth;athousandlijourneystartswiththefirststep.

祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。

Misfortune,thatiswherehappinessdepends;happiness,thatiswheremisfortuneunderlies.

见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。

Oneingamanofvirtue,trytobecomehiqual;oneingamanwithoutvirtue,examine

yourlfnottohavethesamedefects.

江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。

Thislandsorichinbeautyhasmadecountlessheroesbowinhomage.

举头望明月，低头思故乡。

Raisingmyhead,Iethemoonsobright;withdrawingmyeyes,mynostalgiacomesaround.

俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

Allarepastandgone;welooktothisagefortrulygreatmen.

君子成人之美，不成人之恶。

Thegentlemanhelpsotherstoachievetheirmoralperfectionbutnottheirevilconduct.

君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。

Arighteousmanneverfeelsashamedtofacehisshadowwhenstandingaloneandtofacehissoul

whensleepingalone.

君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

Thefriendshipbetweenmenofvirtueislightlikewater,yetaffectionate;thefriendshipbetween

menwithoutvirtueissweetlikewine,yeteasilybroken.

老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。

Expendtherespectoftheagedinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies;expendtheloveofthe

youngonesinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies.

礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。

tproprietynottogiveoutbuttoreceive,orviceversa.

两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?

路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

Thewayaheadislong;Ienoending,yethighandlowI’llarchwithmywillunbending.

民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。

Thepeoplearethemostimportantelementinastate;nextarethegodsoflandandgrain;leastis

therulerhimlf.

千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。

Alongdikewillcollapbecauofanant-holeinit;atallbuildingwillbeburneddownbya

sparkfromachimney’schink.

锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。

Carvebutgiveuphalfway,evenadecayedpieceofwoodwillnotbreak;carvewithoutstop,even

metalandstonecanbeengraved.

人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。

Peoplehavesorrowandjoy;ndimsorshines;itwaxesor

gisperfect,notevenintheoldendays.

人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。

Learningandculturearetoapersonwhatpolishedandgrindingaretojade.

三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。

Amonganythreepeoplewalking,oodqualitiesare

tobefollowed,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.

士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后己，不亦远乎？

Aneducatedgentlemancannotbutberesoluteandbroad-minded,forhehastakenupaheavy

taheavyresponsibility,whichistopracticebenevolence?

Isitnotalongcour,whichwillendonlywithhisdeath?

士之为人，当理不避其难，临患忘利，遗生行义，视死如归。

Amoralintellectualisonewhoescapesnodangerinfaceoftruth,discardspersonalinterestsin

frontofdisaster,practicesrighteousnessattheexpenoflife,andlooksupondeathasgoing

home.

逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。

Thepassageoftimeisjustliketheflowofwater,whichgoesondayandnight.

顺天者存，逆天者亡。

ThowhofollowtheHeaven’slawwillsurvive;thowhogoagainstitwillperish.

天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所

以动心忍性，增益其所不能。

WhenHeavenisabouttoplaceagreatresponsibilityonagreatman,italwaysfirstfrustrateshis

spiritandwill,exhaustshismusclesandbones,exposhimtostarvationandpoverty,harass

himbytroublesandtbackssoastostimulatehisspirit,toughenhisnatureandenhancehis

abilities.

天生我才必有用。

Heavenhandowedmewithtalentsforeventualu.

天时不如地利，地利不如人和。

OpportunitiesvouchsafedbyHeavenarelessimportantthanterrestrialadvantages,whichinturn

arelessimportantthantheunityamongpeople.

天行健，君子以自强不息。

AsHeaven’smovementivervigorous,somustagentlemancealesslystrivealong.

温故而知新，可以为师矣。

Hewhobyreviewingtheoldcangainknowledgeofthenewandisfittobeateacher.

物格而后知至，知至而后意诚，意诚而后心正，心正而后身修，身修而后家齐，家齐而后治

国，国治而后天下平。

Thingsinvestigated,genuineknowledgeacquired;genuineknowledgeacquired,thoughtspurified;

thoughtspurified,heartsrectified;heartsrectified,personalitiescultivated;personalitiescultivated,

familiesregulated;familiesregulated,thestateswellgoverned;thestateswellgoverned,the

wholeworldwillbeinpeaceandtranquil.

相见时难别亦难。

Itisunbearabletomeetaswellastodepart.

学不可以已。青取之于蓝，而青于蓝；冰，水为之，而寒于冰。君子博学而日参省乎己，则

知明而行无过矣。

extractedfromtheindigoisbluerthantheplant;sois

dlylearningandconstantlyexamininghimlfeveryday,the

gentlemansharpenshisawarenessandmakesfewermistakes.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Learningwithoutthinkingleadstoconfusion;thinkingwithoutlearningendsindanger.

学而不厌，诲人不倦。

Neverbecontentedwithyourstudy;neverbeimpatientwithyourteaching.

学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

Learningislikerowingupstream:nottoadvanceistodropback.

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。

Itissuchadelighttohavefriendscomingfromafar.

玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。

Asajadewithoutchilingwillnotbecomeaufulobject,amanwithoutlearningwillnotknow

theWay.

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。

Wewidenourviewsthreehundredmilesbyascendingoneflightofstairs./

Exhaustingmyeyestoathousandlifurther,Iamascendingonemorestoryofthetower.

在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。

Inheavenletusbetwobirdsflyingevertogether,andonearthtwotreeswithbranchesinterlocked

forever.

不登高山，不知天之厚也；不临深渊，不知地之厚也。

Onecanneverbeawareoftheheightoftheskyorthedepthoftheearth,ifhedoesnotclimbupa

highmountainorlookdownintoadeepabyss.

大道之行也，天下为公。

ApublicspiritwillruleallundertheskywhenthegreatWayprevails.

大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

Theendlessrivereastwardflows;withitshugewavesaregoneallthogallantheroesofbygone

years.

丹青不知老将近，富贵于我如浮云。

Absorbedinpainting,youknownotoldageiscoming;indeed,tomewealthandrankarelike

cloudsscudding.

曲则全，枉则直，洼则盈，敝则新，少则得，多则惑。

Tobepartistobewhole;tobebentistobestraight;tobehollowistobefilled;tobewornoutis

toberenewed;tohavelittleistohavemore;tohavemuchistobeconfud