【汉译英】围炉夜话（第197则）事但观其已然

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5 R4 ^. d7 W  p( Y5 P事但观其已然，便可知其未然；人必尽其当然，乃可听其自然。

What is to come can be judged on the basis of what is,
; i6 l& {$ x/ w1 u( QGive it all and then wait for what may come out of it.

( u6 [# p3 S6 |" }% R1 N1 K" ^Observe what is and you can predict with assurance what is to come ,
2 t9 g  n& ~, k& n6 ZGive it you all and then your can accept without regret any result.
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事但观其已然，便可知其未然；人必尽其当然，乃可听其自然。

What is is a signpost pointing towards what is to come,
0 m% f) `7 g$ ?6 P/ J$ ?Give it your all and  accept the outcome of your action.
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