中英对照:儒家经典之“四书五经”

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  The Four Books 四书

  The Four Books is an abbreviation for 'The Books of the FourPhilosophers’ because The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius, TheDoctrine of the Golden Mean and The Great Learning are respectivelyattributed to four great Confucian philosophers, namely Confucius,Mencius, Zisi (子思 the grandson of Confucius), Tsang Shan (曾参 a discipleof Confucius). In the Ming and Qing Dynasties the Four Books were madethe core of the official curriculum for the civil service examinations(科举考试), which endowed them with the superior status in China。

  The Great Learning 大学

  The Doctrine of the Golden Mean 中庸

  The Analects of Confucius 论语

  The Mencius 孟子

  The Five Classics 五经

  The Five Classics (五经) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese booksused by Confucianism as the basis of studies. The Five Classics referto The Book of Songs (诗经), The Classic of History (书经), The Classic ofRites, The Book of Changes (周易), and The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋),all of which are said to be compiled or revised by Confucius。

  The Book of Songs 诗经

  The Classic of History 尚书

  The Classic of Rites 礼记

  The Book of Changes 周易

  The spring and Autumn Annals 左传