2012年新托福写作中俚语翻译示例（二）

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举头望明月，低头思故乡。  
　　Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around.
　　俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
" {/ r/ m3 f# e( \* |; m: Y6 D　　All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly at men.
　　君子成人之美，不成人之恶。
　　The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.
' U" }2 T2 T2 G% E# ?7 \　　君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。
1 w# u. C6 I$ g3 n8 p) J　　A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping
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& v5 f6 p) |+ Z& W% S　　君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。
$ `6 Y& O. J7 G0 }4 J8 F' [# T* M9 {　　The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without
　　virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.
$ M$ S  k, ]' M+ f# ], I/ H; U2 J$ X　　老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。
　　Expend the respect of the aged in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in
2 ~1 h$ Z! W0 e. ^, \) @　　one’s family to that of other families.
3 r) B' R/ r7 A/ |5 X　　礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。
9 r+ z7 Y7 E& `- j' e# q　　Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa.
　　两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。
) Y8 _. v3 j0 Y　　If love between both sides can last for aye, why need they stay together night and day?
( }2 |8 v* F/ q% e% M; Q　　路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
　　The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.
: \. y9 s' r3 f: V& u　　民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
　　The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler
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　　千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。
: q5 `% E4 p! v7 C/ X9 k/ a　　A long dike will collapse ause of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will be burned down by a spark from a
　　chimney’s chink.
　　锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。
　　Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop, even metal and stone