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World-trekking literary translator, linguist and international educator with 🤟 for bringing peoples and arts together. Otherwise known as @kylelaoshi

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Your Daily #Confucius:
孔子對曰:「君君，臣臣，父父，子子。」(12.11)
Confucius said, "There is government when the prince is the prince, and the minister is the minister; when the father is the father, and when the son is the son.

#stayinyourlane #doyourjob

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Your Daily #Confucius:
有若曰：「百姓不足，君孰與足？」(12.9)
You Ruo said, " If the people are in want, their prince cannot enjoy plenty alone."

#spreadthewealth #takeonefortheteam

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子貢曰：「駟不及舌」(12.8)
Zi Gong said, "A team of horses cannot overtake the tongue."

#notweetsforpoliticians

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：：「足食。足兵。民信之矣。」(12.7)
The Master said, "The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler."

#howtorunacountry

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「內省不疚，夫何憂何懼？」
The Master said, "When self-reflection produces no guilt, what is there to fear?"

#doyou #confidence

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FLIP翻TIP 10:

*"思念" verb "to think of; to long for"
* 🧐 have to consider the context--thinking might be too bland
* 思念是种很美丽的感觉 = Longing is such a beautiful feeling

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「為之難，言之得無訒乎？」
The Master said, "When a man knows the difficulty of doing, won't he be slow to speak?"

#bewarehoneyedtongues #goslow #entish

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「出門如見大賓」(12.2)
The Master said: "When you go abroad, treat everyone like a special guest"

#studyabroad #centreabroad

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「非禮勿視，非禮勿聽，非禮勿言，非禮勿動。」(12.1)
The Master replied, "If it's improper, don't look at it; if it's improper, don't listen to it; if it's improper, don't say it; if it's improper, don't do it."

#nopartyfriday

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FLIP翻TIP 10:

*"一张" measure word "a piece"
* 🧐 don't translate when the noun phrase interferes with the meaning
of the measure word
*拿出一张粉红色的纸卷 = ...took out a pink paper scroll

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「克己復禮為仁。」(12.1)
The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue."

#othersmatter

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Your Daily #Confucius:
曰:「為國以禮，其言不讓，是故哂之。」(11.26)
The Master answered, "The management of a state demands the rules of propriety. His words were not humble; therefore I smiled at him."

#humiltyinstatesmanship #TrumpChina

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FLIP翻TIP 9:

*"到什么地方" noun phrase "'what' place; where"
* 🧐 syntax is crucial here--can't keep the typical English order
*不知道蜜儿要把他们带到什么地方去 = [They] didn't know where Mia was going to take them.

#China #translation

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FLIP翻TIP 8:

*"特别" multiple meanings and connotations "special; particular; unusual"
* �� read further on to get the tone
*一个特别的葬礼 = An unusual funeral

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FLIP翻TIP 7:

*"看到" verb + directional complement "to see to"
* 🧐 used mostly with seeing specific people and things
*可以看到讲台上的老师，还可以看到班上��每一个同学 = she could see the instructor at the lectern, as well as see every student in the class

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「所謂大臣者：以道事君，不可則止。」(11.24)
The Master said, "A so-called great minister is one who does what is natural and right for his prince, and when he cannot, retires."

(a servant with principles #trumpcabinet?)

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FLIP翻TIP 6:

*"这样" an expression "This kind"
* 😄 Same, same
*这样，她看得很全面 = (In) This way, she was able to see everything

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「求也退，故進之；由也兼人，故退之。」(11.22)
The Master said, "Qiu is reluctant, so I urge him on. You is eager, and so I hold him back."

(Different approaches for different people)

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Your Daily #Confucius:
子曰：「論篤是與，君子者乎？色莊者乎？」(11.21)
The Master said, "If a man's words seem sincere, is he really a superior man? Or is his gravity just in his appearance?"

(Confucius not a fan of pretty speeches)