【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.
5 \$ X9 h5 T: |  L: o2 BStudy 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。

Having 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.
Study 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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5 k* z$ c  p, R0 H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 can enrich your life and make you a better man. Without them, your chances for living a virtuous life would be diminished.
Study 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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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

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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。
* g7 r5 K: t/ z$ Q% A$ p: O! h% w' bFriends help you to become a more virtuous man. Without them, you would remain ill-informed and you virtue incomplete.
Study cures you of your inherent foolishness. Without it, you would remain a ignorant person and your foolishness intact.
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