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哀āi公gōng问wèn社shè于yú宰zǎi我wǒ。宰zǎi我wǒ对duì曰yuē，夏xià后hòu氏shì以yǐ松sōng，殷yīn人rén以yǐ柏bǎi，周zhōu人rén以yǐ栗lì，曰yuē，使shǐ民mín战zhàn栗lì。子zǐ闻wén之zhī曰yuē，成chéng事shì不bù说shuō，遂suì事shì不bú谏jiàn，既jì往wǎng不bú咎jiù。

Modern Chinese Guide

鲁哀公向宰我请教做社主用什么木。宰我回答说：夏朝人用松木，殷朝人用柏木，周朝人用栗木，用栗木是要使百姓战战栗栗、心生敬畏。孔子听到后说：已经做成的事不便再解说，已经完成的事不便再劝阻，已经过去的事不必再责怪。

James Legge Translation

1. The Duke Ai asked Tsai Wo about the altars of the spirits of the land. Tsai Wo replied, "The Hsia sovereign planted the pine tree about them; the men of the Yin planted the cypress; and the men of the Chau planted the chestnut tree, meaning thereby to cause the people to be in awe." 2. When the Master heard it, he said, "Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that have had their course, it is needless to remonstrate about; things that are past, it is needless to blame."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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