《三字经》选读(一)

人之初 性本善 Man, by nature, is good
性相近 习相远 People’s inborn character are same, but learning makes
them different
苟不教 性乃迁 If man is not taught in the right way, his nature will be
affected
教之道 贵以专 The most important part of teaching is concentration
昔孟母 择邻处 Mencius’ mother moved thrice in order to find a suitable
place
子不学 断机杼 (zhu) Mencius ran away from school, his mother cut the
unfinished cloth
窦（人名）燕山 有义方 Dou/Yanshan (Yan Mountain), had the right way to teach
his children
教五子 名俱扬
养不教 父之过
教不严 师之惰
子不学 非所宜
幼不学 老何为？
玉不琢 不成器
人不学 不知义
为人子 方少时 As a son, a man when he is young
亲师友 习礼仪 should befriend his teachers & friends & observe propriety
& rites
香（人名）九龄 能温席 Huang Xiang at the age of nine, warm up the bedding for his
parents
孝于亲 所当执
融（人名）四岁 能让梨 (孔融Kong Rong)
弟于长 宜先知
首孝弟 次见闻 Man must have filial piety & brotherly love first, then cognitive
knowledge
知某数 识某文
一而十 十而百
百而千 千而万
三才者 天地人
三光者 日月星
三纲者 君臣义 Three guiding principles
父子亲 夫妇顺
曰春夏 曰秋冬 Four seasons : spring, summer, autumn, winter
此四时 运不穷 These four seasons rotate in endless cycle
曰南北 曰西东 Four directions : north, south, east, west
此四方 应乎中 These four directions correspond to the centre so we
have different directions
曰水火 木金土 Five elements : water, fire, wood, metal, earth
此五行 本乎数These five elements originated symbolically from the change of
numbers
曰仁义 礼智信Five basic virtues : humanity, righteousness, propriety, wisdom,
trust
此五常 不容紊 We should not mix up these five constant virtues
稻梁菽 麦黍稷 (ji)
此六谷 人所食

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