分享│禮運大同篇

你可能會想,我怎麼講起了這個來了呢?

說起禮運大同篇,念過高中的人大概都知道有這麼一課,因為它收錄在《大同與小康》之中。但Tiffy沒念過台灣的高中,所以嚴格說起來,我是不知道的。

但是很神奇地是我聽過禮運大同篇,我甚至還知道大概的意思!從哪來?– 還珠格格!

有一片段是,皇阿瑪讓小燕子罰抄寫禮運大同篇,還命她背出來,然後紫薇阿,五阿哥,爾康爾泰還有漱芳齋的人都動員來幫小燕子寫禮運大同篇,然後小燕子就納悶阿,這魚、家、瓢、蟲怎麼這麼多筆畫阿?一臉狐疑的紫薇向前一看,唉唷威呀~~笑彎了腰, 什麼魚家瓢蟲阿?這是鰥寡孤獨好嗎!!? orz

回到主題,上個月弟弟發出了一個提問,關於遺產稅的問題,然後伯父就跟他講了很多,最後讓他去網路上找關於一篇禮運大同篇的文章。

伯父說,澳洲政府的理念政策與這個禮運大同篇差不多的,他(指政府)是想循著這樣的理念的…等等 劈哩啪啦一堆,然後,矛頭轉向我:「Tiffy你也應該看看這篇文章的!」然後我就跟伯父說起還珠格格的這麼一段,順便用七零八落的回憶拚起這禮運大同篇的意思…

然而就在昨天,我心血來潮的打開youtube,我看到了有人放上了新環珠格格的影片,跟著觀賞了一段「禮運大同篇」

大道之行也,天下為公,
選賢與能,講信修睦,
故人不獨親其親,不獨子其子,
使老有所終,壯有所用,幼有所長,
鰥寡孤獨廢疾者皆有所養;
男有分,女有歸,
貨 惡其棄於地也不必藏於己,
力惡其不出於身也不必為己,
是故謀閉而不興,盜竊亂賊而不作,
故外戶而不閉,是謂大同。

能運用音樂,我想這麼富有教育含意的禮運大同篇,大家都會很快的朗朗上口起來吧!

後來我又看到一篇新聞,我猜那是滿舊的新聞了,是說成大一名工程英文系的教授要求學生要拿在他的課拿到三學分之前要先背誦禮運大同篇英文版,限70秒完成。

好~現場有沒有人要挑戰?現場有沒有人要來烙上一段英文?!

所以Tiffy就去搜尋一下英文版的禮運大同篇 —

-The Age of Great Harmony-

大道之行也,天下為公
When the great way prevails, the world community is equally shared by all.
選賢與能
The worthy and able are chosen as office holders.
講信修睦
Mutual confidence is fostered and good neighborliiness cultivated.
故人不獨親其親,不獨子其子
Therefore people do not regard only their own parents as parents, nor do they treat only their own children as children.
使老有所終,壯有所用,幼有所長
Privision is made for the aged till their death, the adults are given employment, and the young enabled to grow up.
鰥寡孤獨廢疾者皆有所養
Widows and widowers, orphans, the old and childless as well as the sick and disabled are all well taken care of.
男有分,女有歸
Men have their proper roles, women their homes.
貨 惡其棄於地也不必藏於己
While they hate to see wealth lying about on the ground, they do not neccessarily keep it for their own use.
力惡其不出於身也不必為己
While they hate not to exert their own effort, they do not neccessarily devote it for their own ends.
是故謀閉而不興,盜竊亂賊而不作
Thus evil scheming is repressed, and robbers, thieves and other lawless elements fail to arise.
故外戶而不閉,是謂大同
So that outer doors do not have to be shut. This is called “the Age of Great Harmony”.

毛教授說:「這篇文章裡面有很深的文法,和很好的字彙,對學英文有很大的幫助,學生學會以後,不但英文好,理念通通能夠俱備。

所以我也來學學,禮運大同篇。

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