子部.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching.道德经英文版 The Tao-te Ching Chapter 72原文解释翻译

1. When the people do not fear what they ought to fear, that which is their great dread 1 will come on them.

2. Let them not thoughtlessly indulge themselves in their ordinary life; let them not act as if weary of what that life depends on.

3. It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does not arise.

4. Therefore the sage 2 knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on, himself. And thus he puts the latter alternative away and makes choice of the former.

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解释翻译

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民不畏威，则大威至矣。

无狎其所居，无厌其所生。

夫唯不厌，是以不厌。

是以圣人自知不自见，自爱不自贵。

故去彼取此。

【译文】

当人民不再畏惧统治的威压的时候，那么，反于统治者的大威协就临头了。不要逼迫人民不得安居，不要阻塞人民的谋生之路。只有不去阻塞人民，才不会有出之于人民的反阻塞。因此，圣人但求自知，不去自我炫耀;但求自爱，不去自显高贵。所以要有所取舍。

注释出处

1dread

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。

Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

2sage

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。

The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

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