【汉译英】围炉夜话（第一一四则）(读书不下苦功）

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　读书不下苦功，妄想显荣，岂有此理？为人全无好处，欲邀福庆，从何得来？
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- f4 D5 ^, T9 F+ F5 O9 SYou dream of fame will remain a pipe dream if you do not devote yourself to study,
good luck will not come your way if you do not benefit others in interacting with them.
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读书不下苦功，妄想显荣，岂有此理？为人全无好处，欲邀福庆，从何得来？

How can you expect to win fame without devoting yourself to study?
- B$ @. Y: ~/ y' j' }! }How can you expect to have good luck without doing anything to benefit others?

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读书不下苦功，妄想显荣，岂有此理？为人全无好处，欲邀福庆，从何得来？
How can you hope to gain glory without making painstaking efforts to study?
How can you hope to have good luck without doing anything to benefit others?