第一章：開宗明義章
Chapter 0ne: REVEALING THE PRINCIPLE AND EXPLAINING THE MEANING
弟子規，聖人訓。首孝悌，次謹信。
泛愛衆，而親仁。有余力，則學文。
弟
| 子
| 規
| ，
| 聖
| 人
| 訓
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di
| zi
| gui
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| sheng
| ren
| xun
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弟弟 年輕的學子
| 子女
| 規矩、標准
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| 品德特優的人在此指孔子
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| 訓示、教訓
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young students, young children
| rules or standards
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| those of superior character, here referring to Confucius
| teachings or instructions
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這套爲人子弟的規矩，是根據古代聖人的遺言編成的。 The rules for being a student are instructions given by sages.
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什麼叫規矩？規是畫圓用的圓規，矩是畫直線用的尺，沒有圓規和尺做爲工具，也就畫不好直線，更畫不成圓。所以凡是可以用來做依據和標准的，都叫規矩。這套規矩是依據什麼來的呢？是中國古代的孔聖人的理論。在《論語．學而》篇的原文是這樣的：
This set of rules for young people was compiled from the instructions given by the ancient sages. What is meant by rules (gui ju)
Gui is a compass used for drawing circles, ju is a ruler used for drawing lines. Without the tools of a compass and a ruler, it is not possible to draw a straight line or a perfectly round circle. Therefore, anything that can serve as a basis or a standard can be called a rule (gui ju). What is this set of rules based upon
It is based upon the teachings of the ancient Chinese sage, Confucius. Book One Xue Er of the Confucian Analects says:
子曰：“弟子入則孝，出則弟，謹而信，泛愛衆，而親仁。行有余力，則以學文。”
The Master said, "A youth, when at home, should be filial, and abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should be loving towards all, and draw near to those who are humane. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in the study of the six arts ."
我們當在下文中一並解釋。聖人，不但是學問很好就夠了，品德尤其重要。人若是聰明有學問，卻沒有道德，那麼他的聰明和學問，就成了造惡的工具，如虎添翼。好像那老虎，本來就已夠凶猛的了，再添上翅膀會飛了，豈不是更能來去自如，爲所欲爲了嗎？所以好的道德是遠比豐富的學識、技能更要緊的，這也就是爲什麼在這個開宗明義章，要把道德放在學識和技術之前。因爲聖人教化人，也是希望人人都能成爲聖人，成爲有品德的人。
This quote will be explained later on. A sage (sheng ren) not only has great learning, but he also has a lofty character. If a person is intelligent and learned but lacks virtue, then his intelligence and learning become tools for committing evil; he would be like a tiger with wings. A tiger is already fearsome to begin with, but if it has wings and is able to fly, then it will be able to fly freely and do whatever it wants. Therefore, being virtuous is far more important than having great scholarship and skills. That is why, in the introductory chapter, it is necessary to place virtue and morality b…
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