【汉译英】听君一席话胜读十年书

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       听君一席话，胜读十年书。
6 R. E9 M3 _3 v5 d: |　　人不通古今，马牛如襟裾。

% K$ u3 W  Y4 ]- H4 fI have learned more from a chat with you
than from reading books for ten years.
( Z1 ^! _6 r, j5 ^, K7 AA man who is not well versed in history
/ R+ n; y6 r3 d1 `# B2 H! ~4 ^is a lower animal dressed as a man.
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mxh3698

Chatting with you is more inspiring than reading books.
3 J0 M& I  l4 d" bA 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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Listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books.

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