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子部.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching Chapter 18原文解释翻译

1. When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence1 and righteousness came into vogue2. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy3.

子部.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching Chapter 18原文解释翻译

2. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation4; when the states and clans5 fell into disorder6, loyal ministers appeared.


解释翻译


大道废,有仁义;

智慧出,有大伪;

六亲不和,有孝慈;

国家昏乱,有忠臣。

【译文】

因为大道废弃了,

才提倡(有了)仁义。

聪明智慧(逐权夺利、投机取巧的心机)出现了,才有了狡诈和虚伪。

家庭六亲之间不和睦了,才需要推崇孝慈。

国家昏乱了,才出现贞节、忠诚之臣。

注释出处

1benevolence

n.慈悲,捐助

参考例句:

We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.我们对反动派决不施仁政。

He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出于善意。

2Vogue

n.时髦,时尚;adj.流行的

参考例句:

Flowery carpets became the vogue.花卉地毯变成了时髦货。

Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.大约十年前短发又开始流行起来了。

3hypocrisy

n.伪善,虚伪

参考例句:

He railed against hypocrisy and greed.他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。

He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。

4manifestation

n.表现形式;表明;现象

参考例句:

Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。

What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。

5clans

宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派

参考例句:

There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。

The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里,乃至一般在任何地方,都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源

6disorder

n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调

参考例句:

When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。

It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。


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