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叶shè公gōng问wèn孔kǒng子zǐ于yú子zǐ路lù，子zǐ路lù不bú对duì。子zǐ曰yuē，女rǔ奚xī不bù曰yuē，其qí为wéi人rén也yě，发fā愤fèn忘wàng食shí，乐lè以yǐ忘wàng忧yōu，不bù知zhī老lǎo之zhī将jiāng至zhì云yún尔ěr。

Modern Chinese Guide

叶公向子路问起孔子是怎样的人，子路没有回答。孔子说：你为什么不这样说呢：他这个人啊，发愤用功起来连吃饭都忘了，快乐起来把一切忧愁都忘了，连自己快要老了都不知道，如此而已。

James Legge Translation

1. The Duke of Sheh asked Tsze-lu about Confucius, and Tsze-lu did not answer him. 2. The Master said, "Why did you not say to him,—He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit (of knowledge) forgets his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on?"

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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