弟子规中英对照版本.doc

《弟子规》系根据《论语》中的道理，从日常起居中订出切实可行的生活规范。本书采“三字一句、两句一韵”的形式编写，极适合儿童朗读背诵。而这些文浅义深的规范，亦可说是成人修身立德的指南。 《弟子规》与《三字经》的中英版本，是万佛圣城育良小学学生必读的教材。该校义务老师孙果秀居士，引用许多有趣又发人深省的小故事，深入浅出地注解《弟子规》一书，并由《金刚菩提海月刊》英译刊出，使令中西方人士都有机会阅读，获益良多。Standards for Students is a compilation based on Confucian Analects. It contains practical lifestyle rules extracted from daily life. This book uses the format of three words for one sentence, two sentences for one rhyme, thus it is very suitable for children to read and recite. Because of these simple, yet thought-provoking examples, it is a guideline for adults to cultivate and self-improve in todays society. The Chinese and English versions of Standards for Students and the Three Character Classic are required reading materials for students at Goodness Instilling Elementary School in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, CA. Many interesting, yet profound short stories are used by the schools volunteer teacher, Jennifer Lin, to annotate Standards for Students and it has been translated into English in the Vajra Bodhi Sea Monthly Journal. We hope all disciples and students from the East and West will have the opportunity to read and benefit from this book. 第一章：开宗明义章 Chapter 0ne: Revealing the Principle And Explaining the Meaning 弟子规，圣人训。首孝悌，次谨信。泛爱众，而亲仁。有余力，则学文。 分4页：1 | 2 | 3 | 4 弟 子 规 ， 圣 人 训 di zi gui 　 sheng ren xun 弟弟年轻的学子 子女 规矩、标准 　 品德特优的人在此指孔子 　 训示、教训 young students, young children rules or standards 　 those of superior character,here referring to Confucius teachings or instructions 这套为人子弟的规矩，是根据古代圣人的遗言编成的。The rules for being a student are instructions given by sages. 什么叫规矩？规是画圆用的圆规，矩是画直线用的尺，没有圆规和尺做为工具，也就画不好直线，更画不成圆。所以凡是可以用来做依据和标准的，都叫规矩。这套规矩是依据什么来的呢？是中国古代的孔圣人的理论。在《论语．学而》篇的原文是这样的： 　 This set of rules for young people was compiled from the instructions given by the ancient sages. What is meant by rules (gui ju)? Gui is a compass used for drawing circles, ju is a ruler used for drawing lines. Without the tools of a compass and a ruler, it is not pos