达dá巷xiàng党dǎng人rén曰yuē，大dà哉zāi孔kǒng子zǐ，博bó学xué而ér无wú所suǒ成chéng名míng。子zǐ闻wén之zhī，谓wèi门mén弟dì子zǐ曰yuē，吾wú何hé执zhí，执zhí御yù乎hū，执zhí射shè乎hū，吾wú执zhí御yù矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

达巷这个地方的人说：孔子真伟大啊！学问广博，却没有哪一项专长使他成名。孔子听说后，对弟子们说：我该专攻哪一样呢？是驾车呢，还是射箭呢？我还是专攻驾车吧。

James Legge Translation

1. A man of the village of Ta-hsiang said, "Great indeed is the philosopher K'ung! His learning is extensive, and yet he does not render his name famous by any particular thing." 2. The Master heard the observation, and said to his disciples, "What shall I practise? Shall I practise charioteering, or shall I practise archery? I will practise charioteering."

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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