【汉译英】围炉夜话（第二零二则）友以成德也

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友以成德也，人而无友，则孤陋寡闻，德不能成矣；学以愈愚也，人而不学，则昏昧无知，愚不能愈矣。
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Having friends can help you to cultivate virtue. Without friends, you would remain ill-informed and thus unable to live a virtuous life.
Study can help you to cure you natural foolishness. Without study, you would remain ignorant and your foolishness would be left intact.

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友以成德也，人而无友，则孤陋寡闻，德不能成矣；学以愈愚也，人而不学，则昏昧无知，愚不能愈矣。
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& S  I. b+ ?% j: ]" b& MHaving friends can help you become a better man. Something would be missing in your virtue if you didn't have friends and thus remain ill-informed.
) S2 o5 r3 f/ v; S+ y% ~0 GStudy is the way to cure you of your natural foolishness. If you do not devote yourself to study, you will remain foolish with all your foolishness left intact.
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mxh3698

友以成德也，人而无友，则孤陋寡闻，德不能成矣；学以愈愚也，人而不学，则昏昧无知，愚不能愈矣。
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Friends can enrich your life and make you a better man. Without them, your chances for living a virtuous life would be diminished.
* G+ @1 S3 B, u- p% d1 ]4 OStudy can cure you of your foolishness. without study, you would remain just as ingorant and  as foolish as you were before.
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朋友可以丰富你的生活，使你成为一个更好的人。没有他们，你过上高尚生活的机会就会减少。
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/ o2 m6 x' ?: [. u; v  y学习能治好你的愚蠢。没有学习，你会像以前一样无能和愚蠢

mxh3698

友以成德也，人而无友，则孤陋寡闻，德不能成矣；学以愈愚也，人而不学，则昏昧无知，愚不能愈矣。
Friends help you to become a more virtuous man. Without them, you would remain ill-informed and you virtue incomplete.
5 B* z/ U4 W2 y/ V) IStudy cures you of your inherent foolishness. Without it, you would remain a ignorant person and your foolishness intact.