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颜yán渊yuān喟kuì然rán叹tàn曰yuē，仰yǎng之zhī弥mí高gāo，钻zuān之zhī弥mí坚jiān，瞻zhān之zhī在zài前qián，忽hū焉yān在zài后hòu。夫fū子zǐ循xún循xún然rán善shàn诱yòu人rén，博bó我wǒ以yǐ文wén，约yuē我wǒ以yǐ礼lǐ。欲yù罢bà不bù能néng，既jì竭jié吾wú才cái，如rú有yǒu所suǒ立lì卓zhuó尔ěr，虽suī欲yù从cóng之zhī，末mò由yóu也yě已yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

颜渊感叹地说：老师的学问道德，越仰望越觉得高，越钻研越觉得深；看着好像在前面，忽然又到了后面。老师善于一步步地诱导人，用文献典籍丰富我的知识，用礼节来约束我的行为，使我想停下来都不可能。我已经用尽了自己的才力，可老师的学问仍像高高矗立在前，我虽然想追赶上去，却找不到途径。

James Legge Translation

1. Yen Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind. 2. "The Master, by orderly method, skilfully leads men on. He enlarged my mind with learning, and taught me the restraints of propriety. 3. "When I wish to give over the study of his doctrines, I cannot do so, and having exerted all my ability, there seems something to stand right up before me; but though I wish to follow and lay hold of it, I really find no way to do so."

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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