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鲁lǔ人rén为wéi长cháng府fǔ。闵mǐn子zǐ骞qiān曰yuē，仍réng旧jiù贯guàn，如rú之zhī何hé，何hé必bì改gǎi作zuò。子zǐ曰yuē，夫fú人rén不bù言yán，言yán必bì有yǒu中zhòng。

Modern Chinese Guide

鲁国要翻修长府这座库房。闵子骞说：照老样子用下去，怎么样呢？何必一定要改建呢？孔子说：这个人平时不轻易开口，一开口就必定说到点子上。

James Legge Translation

1. Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury. 2. Min Tsze-ch'ien said, "Suppose it were to be repaired after its old style;—why must it be altered and made anew?" 3. The Master said, "This man seldom speaks; when he does, he is sure to hit the point."

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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