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。
+ z  ^! G4 `- G& y. U2 c$ I　　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。
/ b* u- `9 I9 U　　The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.
　　君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。
; W0 T) X" h, x3 A　　A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping
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; X+ L  M+ C" j, h/ s, _" F- _0 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。
- _( Q5 b5 I1 e( Y1 U5 m　　The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without
* E+ L: w8 I9 p4 g) o　　virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.
　　老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。
9 I; j) U) y0 _& s: u" y- U( V7 Z　　Expend the respect of the aged in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in
　　one’s family to that of other families.
! y9 ~4 u+ w& |8 T# w; ~2 o　　礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。
8 K' v! A7 I! I# u6 x　　Propriety suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice versa.
+ u0 q7 z/ J- ]　　两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。
) z1 K7 z; w, l, b# u' F: a( ?) K　　If love between both sides can last for aye, why need they stay together night and day?
　　路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
  N/ [- K' o: t　　The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.
　　民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
& Z, H( W% U+ ]8 P, s9 h  G　　The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler
. t9 R2 @# H9 A　　hilf.
　　千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。
0 s/ F1 q( u: }# a, 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