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子曰,苟有用我者,朞月,而已可也,三年有成。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说:如果有人肯任用我,一年就能初见成效,三年就能大有成就。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected."

Notes and themes

  • 底本:Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体,后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本:《白话论语读本》,张兆瑢、沈元起编译,上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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