【汉译英】听君一席话胜读十年书

mxh3698

       听君一席话，胜读十年书。
　　人不通古今，马牛如襟裾。

7 r! R* b* [1 U6 }I have learned more from a chat with you
than from reading books for ten years.
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7 v- i7 U' \4 y" i- j; x& gis a lower animal dressed as a man.
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mxh3698

Chatting with you is more inspiring than reading books.
A person without history knowledge is no different from a horse.

mxh3698

据说林语堂先生的译文是： talking with you for a moment is much better than reading books for ten years.
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565079101

Listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books.

565079101

your remarks are more enlightening than what I have read in ten years.