双语诗歌翻译|《三字经》

《三字经》为古代启蒙教育的著名教材，自南宋以来，已有七百多年的历史。《三字经》是中华民族珍贵的文化遗产，它短小精悍、朗朗上口，千百年来，家喻户晓。其独特的思想价值和文化魅力为世人所公认，被历代中国人奉为经典并不断流传。它的核心思想包括了“仁，义，诚，敬，孝。”

《三字经》（三）

高曾祖，父而身；身而子，子而孙；自子孙，至元曾。乃九族，而之伦。

父子恩，夫妇从；兄则友，弟则恭。长幼序，友与朋。君则敬，臣则忠。

此十义，人所同。凡训蒙，须讲究。

详训诂，名句读。为学者，必有初。

小学终，至四书。论语者，二十篇。群弟子，记善言。孟子者，七篇止。

讲道德，说仁义。作中庸，子思笔。中不偏，庸不易。作大学，乃曾子。

自修齐，至平治。孝经通，四书熟。

如六经，始可读。诗书易，礼春秋。号六经，当讲求。有连山，有归藏；

有周易，三易详。有典谟，有训诰。

Three-Character Canon (III)

From his great-great-grandfather,
To his great-grandfather,
To his grandfather and father,
To himself and his son,

To his grandson and great-grandson,
And to his great-great-grandson:
Whoever is born into the world
Will face the nine-layer relation.

There should be affection between father and son,
As well as love between husband and wife.
Brothers should be kind to each other:
The elder's amiable, and the younger respectful.

A harmony should be maintained
Among families as well as friends.
Even the king should be cordial,
To whom the subjects can be loyal.

These are called the Ten Doctrines
That everyone in the world should follow.
To enlighten the school children,
Good methods must be taken.

The meaning must be correctly grasped,
And the syntax clear in mind.
A pupil must start his learning
From the very beginning.

After he has learned the basics,
He'd learn the Four Books (1) next.
The first book is Confucius' Analects,
Composed of twenty chapters,
Which were recorded by his disciples
And put together as living doctrines.

In which is highlighted moralities,
As well as benevolence and righteousness.
The third book is the Doctrine of the Mean,
Written by Zi Si, Confucius' grandson,
Who poses all midway,
In which the common truth exists.
Zeng Zi wrote the Great Learning,
From which one can achieve a great deal.

He demonstrated a way to self-improvement
From the individual life to the social affairs.
When one's mastered the Filial Scripture,
Together with the four books.
Zeng Zi, the courtesy title of Zeng Shen, one of Confucius' disciples.

The Six Confucian Scriptures
Can be for him a new start.
The Songs, the History, and the Changes,
And the Annals and the Rituals:
Are called the Six Confucian Scriptures,
Which are needed to be studied thoroughly.
There was Lianshan in the Xia Dynasty,
Which was called Guizang in the Shang,

And Zhouyi in the Zhou,
All refer to the Book of Changes.
With the records of the early sages' deeds,
And with the regulations and laws,