翟理斯,Herbert Allen Giles,1845-1935 ,英国传教士,驻华25年,任剑桥大学汉学教授。
裨治文,Elijah Coleman Bridgman,1801-1861,十九世纪来华的首位美国传教士。
目錄:
三字经
三字经中英对照
百家姓
千字文
千字文中英对照
內容試閱:
人之初,性本善。性相近,习相远。
人生于世,一开始的本性都是善良的。本性接近,但习惯相差很远。
Men
at their birth are naturally good. Their natures are much the same; their
habits become widely different.
苟不教,性乃迁。教之道,贵以专。
如果不加以管教,本性会发生变化。教导的方法重要的是专心。
If
foolishly there is no teaching, the nature will deteriorate. The right way in
teaching is to attach the utmost importance in thoroughness.
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朱秦尤许何吕施张
天地玄黄,宇宙洪荒。
苍天和大地分别有着玄黑和土黄两种颜色。 The heavens are of sombre hue; the earth is yellow.
时间和空间,共同构成宇宙的广阔无边。The whole universe at the creation was one wide waste.
日月盈仄,辰宿列张。
太阳月亮有着阴晴圆缺的变化。 The sun reaches the meridian and declines; the moon waxes and
wanes.
大大小小的星辰星座排列在浩瀚无垠的太空。 In divisions and constellations the stars are arranged.