《史记》 Records of the Historian《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica《资治通鉴》 History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers《西厢记》The Romance of West Chamber《三国演义》 Romance of the Three Kingdoms《水浒传》 Outlaws of the Marsh《西游记》 Journey to the West《红楼梦》 A Dream of Red Mansions《聊斋志异》Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Three-character ScriptureMan on earth, good at birth. The same nature, varies on nurture.With no education, there'd be aberration. To teach well, you deeply dwell.Then Mencius' mother, chose her neighbor. At Mencius sloth, she cut the cloth.What's a father? A good teacher. What's a teacher? A strict preacher.No jade crude, shows craft good. Unless you learn, brute you'll turn.Son of man, mature you can. Teacher or peer, hold them dear.Aged four years, Rong proffered pears. Bear in mind, fraternally be kind.Head hung high! Needled his thigh! Not pushed, they kept working away.
赵彦春 译
单词速记：
1.aberration [ˌæbəˈreɪʃn] n.脱离常规;反常现象;异常行为ab 相反 + err 漫游，走 + ation 复合名词后缀 → 越轨；失常It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。2.sloth [sloʊθ] n.树懒(南美洲热带动物，行动缓慢);懒散;怠惰词源：这种南美洲萌物的名字的字面意思是“the slow-moving animal”。sloth实际就是slow+抽象名词后缀-th，比如width [wɪdθ] n.宽度；广度是wide+th，depth [depθ] n.深度，是deep+th，strength [streŋθ] n.力量；兵力；长处，是strong+th等。哎，怪不得叫“懒”呢。He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.3.brute [bruːt] n.残酷的人;暴君;大野兽;牲畜;笨重难看的东西;麻烦事 adj.蛮干不动脑筋的;根本而令人不快的;赤裸裸的词源：最早出现于15世纪初期，意思是“禽兽的”，来自中古法语brut（粗糙的、原始的）。16世纪初期转为名词，表示“禽兽”。词组习语：brute force（或strength）（蛮力）；brute loyalty（本能的忠诚）衍生词：brutal（残忍的、野蛮的←像禽兽般的）；brutish（粗野的，残忍的）；brutality（残忍）You've forgotten my birthday again, you brute!4.fraternal [frəˈtɜːrnl] adj.(指志趣相投者)兄弟般的，亲如手足的;兄弟间的fratern 兄弟 + al形容词后缀 → 兄弟的；友善的a fraternal organization/society5.thigh [θaɪ] n.大腿;股;食用的鸡(等的)大腿腿部多肉部分，鼓起，膨胀，同源词：thumb，tumid.She was wearing a white dress slit to the thigh.经典回顾