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The disciple Min was standing by his side, looking bland and precise; Tsze-lu, looking bold and soldierly; Zan Yu and Tsze-kung, with a free and straightforward manner.
閔子侍側，訚訚如也；子路，行行如也；冉有、子貢，侃侃如也。
The Master was pleased. He said, "Yu, there! - he will not die a natural death." Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury,
子樂。“若由也，不得其死然。”魯人為長府，
Min Tsze-ch'ien said, "Suppose it were to be repaired after its old style; why must it be altered and made anew?"
閔子騫曰：“仍舊貫如之何；何必改作？”
The Master said, "This man seldom speaks, when he does, he is sure to hit the point."
子曰：“夫人不言，言必有中?！?/div>
The Master said, "What has the lute of Yu to do in my door?" The other disciples began not to respect Tszelu.
子曰：“由之瑟奚為于丘之門？”門人不敬子路。
The Master said, "Yu has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments."
子曰：“由也升堂矣，未入于室也。”
Tsze-kung asked which of the two, Shih or Shang, was the superior. The Master said, "Shih goes beyond the due mean, and Shang does not come up to it."
子貢問：“師與商也孰賢？”子曰：“師也過，商也不及。”
"Then," said Tsze-kung, "the superiority is with Shih, I suppose." The Master said, "To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."
曰：“然則師愈與？”子曰：“過猶不及?！?/div>
The head of the Chi family was richer than the duke of Chau had been, and yet Ch'iu collected his imposts for him, and increased his wealth.
季氏富于周公，而求也為之聚斂而附益之。
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| precise | [pri'sais] |
想一想再看 adj. 精確的，準確的，嚴格的，恰好的 |
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| bland | [blænd] |
想一想再看 adj. 溫和的，不油膩的，引不起興趣的，平淡無奇的 |
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| superiority | [sju.piəri'ɔriti] |
想一想再看 n. 優越性，優勢 |
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| bold | [bəuld] |
想一想再看 adj. 大膽的，粗體的，醒目的，無禮的，陡峭的 |
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| altered | ['ɔ:ltəd] |
想一想再看 v. 改變（alter的過去分詞） adj. 改變了的； |
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| superior | [su:'piəriə] |
想一想再看 n. 上級，高手，上標 |
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| disciple | [di'saipl] |
想一想再看 n. 弟子，門徒 |
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| straightforward | [streit'fɔ:wəd] |
想一想再看 adj. 筆直的，率直的 |
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| treasury | ['treʒəri] |
想一想再看 n. 國庫，寶庫 (大寫)財政部，國債 |
