【汉译英】听君一席话胜读十年书

mxh3698

       听君一席话，胜读十年书。
+ q" a8 c0 @; w3 t5 H& ?　　人不通古今，马牛如襟裾。
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I have learned more from a chat with you
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) i* a. _8 ?+ U9 W: g, sA man who is not well versed in history
is a lower animal dressed as a man.


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mxh3698

Chatting with you is more inspiring than reading books.
" n9 P8 S. D% a) c3 k9 T' TA person without history knowledge is no different from a horse.
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mxh3698

据说林语堂先生的译文是： talking with you for a moment is much better than reading books for ten years.

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565079101

Listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books.

565079101

your remarks are more enlightening than what I have read in ten years.