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Shu R. · 05

子zǐ曰yuē，甚shèn矣yǐ吾wú衰shuāi也yě，久jiǔ矣yǐ，吾wú不bú复fù梦mèng见jiàn周zhōu公gōng。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：我衰老得多么厉害啊！我已经很久没有再梦见周公了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Extreme is my decay. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Chau."

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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