雙語詩歌翻譯|《菜根譚》

《菜根譚》是明朝還初道人洪應(yīng)明收集編著的一部論述修養(yǎng)、人生、處世、出世的語錄集。其文字簡煉明雋，兼采雅俗。似語錄，而有語錄所沒有的趣味；似隨筆，而有隨筆所不易及的整飭；似訓(xùn)誡，而有訓(xùn)誡所缺乏的親切醒豁。

《菜根譚》（氣象高曠、心思縝密）

氣象要高曠，而不可疏狂；心思要縝密，而不可瑣屑；趣味要沖淡，而不可偏枯；操守要嚴(yán)明，而不可激烈。

A man must be tolerant and broad-minded, but not unfettered and freewheeling. His thoughts must be meticulous and careful, but not trifling and cluttered. His temperament must be tranquil and plain, but not insipid and monotonous. His words and actions must be well-ordered and explicit, but not impulsive or extreme.

（保羅·懷特 譯）

A man's makings must be dignified rather than unbridled. His thoughts must be deliberate rather than trifling. His temperament must be mild rather than lopsided. His behaviors must be impartial rather than extreme and untrammeled.

（周文標(biāo) 譯）

One's bearing should be lofty and free, but not unbridled; one's thinking should be careful and meticulous, but not trivial; one's habits should be few and simple, but not austere; one's principles should be rigorous and strict, but not extreme.

（蔣堅松 譯）