【汉译英】围炉夜话（第一一四则）(读书不下苦功）

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You 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？
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, _8 h% y) B: g5 R, pHow can you expect to win fame without devoting yourself to study?
( e- g  R* ^$ hHow 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？
0 r/ u% q9 O% l5 I# PHow 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?
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