[英语]三字经英文版全文(3)

41.此十义 人所同 当师叙 勿违背
A harmony should be maintained Among families as well as friends.  Even the king should be cordial, To whom the subjects can be loyal. 

42.斩齐衰 大小功 至缌麻 五服终
Cut off the weight and work till the end of the five service.

43.礼乐射 御书数 古六艺 今不具
The number of rites and music is not available today.

44.惟书学 人共遵 既识字 讲说文
But the calligraphic scholars always read and write.

45.有古文 大小篆 隶草继 不可乱
There are ancient texts, sizes and seals.

46.若广学 惧其繁 但略说 能知原
If we learn widely, we will learn from them.

47.凡训蒙 须讲究 详训诂 明句读
 To enlighten the school children, Good methods must be taken. The meaning must be correctly grasped, And the syntax clear in mind. 

48.为学者 必有初 小学终 至四书
A pupil must start his learning From the very beginning.
After he has learned the basics, He’d learn the Four Books next. 

49.论语者 二十篇 群弟子 记善言
The first book is Confucius’ Analects, Composed of twenty chapters，Which were recorded by his disciplesAnd put together as living doctrines. 

50.孟子者 七篇止 讲道德 说仁义
The second book is called Mencius, Consisting of seven sections, In which is highlighted moralities, As well as benevolence and righteousness. 

51.作中庸 乃孔伋 中不偏 庸不易
The third book is the Doctrine of the Mean, Written by Zi Si, Confucius’ grandson, Who poses all midway, In which the common truth exists. 

52.作大学 乃曾子 自修齐 至平治
Zeng Zi wrote the Great learning, From which one can achieve a great deal. He demonstrated a way to self-improvementFrom the individual life to the social affairs. 

53.中书熟 孝经通 如六经 始可读
Zhong Shu is familiar with filial piety and can read through six classics.

54.诗书易 礼春秋 号六经 当讲求
The Songs, the History, and the Changes, And the Annals and the Rituals：Are called the Six Confucian Scriptures, Which are needed to be studied thoroughly. 

55.有连山 有归藏 有周易 三易详
There was Lianshan in the Xia Dynasty, Which was called Guizang in the Shang, And Zhouyi in the Zhou, All refer to the Book of Changes. 

56.有典谟 有训诰 有誓命 书之奥
With the records of the early sages’ deeds, And with the regulations and laws, As well as the decrees and rules The Book of History is hard to read. 

57.我周公 作周礼 著六官 存治体
A sage is called the Duke of Zhou, Who drafted the rituals for the country. He appointed six ministers,  By whom the nation was governed. 

58.大小戴 注礼记 述圣言 礼乐备
Dai and his nephew were two scholars,  Who annotated the Book of Rituals. By digging from the sage’s words, The Book of Music came from the Ritual. 

59.有国风 有雅颂 号四诗 当讽咏
With the National Morals, And the Grace and the Paeans,
The Book of Songs is divided into four sections, And each should be chanted and recited. 

60.诗既亡 春秋作 寓褒贬 别善恶
When tradition of collecting folk songs is lost, The Book of History was compiled, Which sets the moral code for state officials,
And which judges the good from the evil.