【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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You dream of fame will remain a pipe dream if you do not devote yourself to study,
, b: v) s# i7 g( rgood 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？

- Q* j2 k& [% H  r9 Q, ~. cHow can you expect to win fame without devoting yourself to study?
0 ]1 E* ?# E7 k+ O& H; Y& U' oHow 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？
4 T. O! y3 H$ aHow 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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