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蘧qú伯bó玉yù使shǐ人rén于yú孔kǒng子zǐ。孔kǒng子zǐ与yǔ之zhī坐zuò，而ér问wèn焉yān，曰yuē，夫fū子zǐ何hé为wéi。

Modern Chinese Guide

蘧伯玉派使者来看望孔子。孔子请他坐下，然后问道：蘧先生近来在做什么呢？使者回答说：他老先生想减少自己的过错，却还没能做到。使者出去后，孔子说：好一位使者啊！好一位使者啊！

James Legge Translation

1. Chu Po-yu sent a messenger with friendly inquiries to Confucius. 2. Confucius sat with him, and questioned him. "What," said he, "is your master engaged in?" The messenger replied, "My master is

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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