雙語詩歌翻譯|《說苑·炳燭之光》

春秋時(shí)期，晉國(guó)有個(gè)樂師叫師曠，眼睛失明，但善彈一手好琴，精于辨音。有一天，晉平公問師曠，我已經(jīng)70歲了，還想學(xué)習(xí)，恐怕已“暮”了，先生你看呢？師曠沒有正面回答，而是接過晉平公的“暮”字說道：“暮何不炳燭乎？” 晉平公有些不解，怔怔地望著師曠。師曠便進(jìn)一步解釋說：“臣聞之，少而好學(xué)，如日出之陽；壯而好學(xué)，如日中之光；老而好學(xué)，如炳燭之明。炳燭之明，孰與昧行乎？”晉平公聽了，恍然大悟，高興不已，從此開始了晚年的求學(xué)路。

《炳燭之光》

晉平公問于師曠曰：“吾年七十，欲學(xué)恐已暮矣。”師曠曰：“何不炳燭乎？”平公曰：“安有為人臣而戲其君乎？”師曠曰：“盲臣安敢戲君乎？臣聞之；少而好學(xué)，如日出之陽；壯而好學(xué)，如日中之光；老而好學(xué)，如炳燭之明。孰與昧行乎？”平公曰：“善哉！”

The Light of a Candle

One day Marquis Ping of the State of Jin said to his minister Shikuang: "I'm seventy years old now. Though I desire to read and learn more, I am afraid it may be too late. You see I'm in the evening of my life." "In the evening? Then why don't you light a candle?" "I have spoken to my minister I earnest and he in turn jests with his lord." Shikuang said: "How dare I, a blind man? I have heard that a youth who is eager in his studies has a bright future radiating light like the rising sun. A person of middle age, if he is keen on his learning, just shines as the sun at high noon. A person of old age, if he is still given to his study and reading, will give out light as much as a lighted candle does. In spite of its dim light, it is far far better than pitch-dark!" "What you said is quite right," approved Marquis Ping admiringly.