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子zǐ路lù问wèn成chéng人rén。子zǐ曰yuē，若ruò臧zāng武wǔ仲zhòng之zhī知zhì，公gōng绰chuò之zhī不bú欲yù，卞biàn庄zhuāng子zǐ之zhī勇yǒng，冉rǎn求qiú之zhī艺yì，文wén之zhī以yǐ礼lǐ乐yuè，亦yì可kě以yǐ为wéi成chéng人rén矣yǐ。曰yuē，今jīn之zhī成chéng人rén者zhě，何hé必bì然rán。见jiàn利lì思sī义yì，见jiàn危wēi授shòu命mìng，久jiǔ要yāo不bú忘wàng平píng生shēng之zhī言yán，亦yì可kě以yǐ为wéi成chéng人rén矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

子路问怎样才算是完美的人。孔子说：如果有臧武仲的智慧，公绰的清心寡欲，卞庄子的勇敢，冉求的才艺，再用礼乐加以修饰，也就可以算是完美的人了。孔子又说：现在的完美的人，何必一定要这样呢？见到利益能想到道义，遇到危难肯付出生命，长久处于穷困之中也不忘平日的诺言，这样也就可以算是完美的人了。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-lu asked what constituted a complete man. The Master said, "Suppose a man with the knowledge of Tsang Wu-chung, the freedom from covetousness of Kung-ch'o, the bravery of Chwang of Pien, and the varied talents of Zan Ch'iu; add to these the accomplishments of the rules of propriety and music:—such a one might be reckoned a complete man." 2. He then added, "But what is the necessity for a complete man of the present day to have all these things? The man, who in the

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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