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叶shè公gōng问wèn政zhèng。子zǐ曰yuē，近jìn者zhě说yuè，远yuǎn者zhě来lái。

Modern Chinese Guide

叶公问怎样治理政事。孔子说：使近处的人高兴归附，使远处的人闻风前来。

James Legge Translation

1. The Duke of Sheh asked about government. 2. The Master said, "Good government obtains, when those who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are attracted."

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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