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子zǐ张zhāng问wèn十shí世shì，可kě知zhī也yě。子zǐ曰yuē，殷yīn因yīn于yú夏xià礼lǐ，所suǒ损sǔn益yì，可kě知zhī也yě，周zhōu因yīn于yú殷yīn礼lǐ，所suǒ损sǔn益yì，可kě知zhī也yě，其qí或huò继jì周zhōu者zhě，虽suī百bǎi世shì，可kě知zhī也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

子张问：十代以后的事，可以预先知道吗？孔子说：殷代沿袭夏代的礼制，它增减了什么，是可以知道的；周代沿袭殷代的礼制，它增减了什么，也是可以知道的。将来如果有继承周代的，即使过了一百代，也可以知道大概。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-chang asked whether the affairs of ten ages after could be known. 2. Confucius said, "The Yin dynasty followed the regulations of the Hsia: wherein it took from or added to them may be known. The Chau dynasty has followed the regulations of Yin: wherein it took from or added to them may be known. Some other may follow the Chau, but though it should be at the distance of a hundred ages, its affairs may be known."

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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