赵彦春英译中国古诗文——《孟子•告子上》
本篇集中讨论人性问题，是孟子“性善论”思想较为完整的体现。连带的是仁义道德与个人修养的问题。对精神与物质、感性与理性、人性与动物性等问题也有所涉及。
原文：孟子曰：“鱼，我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也。二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生，亦我所欲也；义，亦我所欲也。二者不可得兼，舍生而取义者也。生亦我所欲，所欲有甚于生者，故不为苟得也；死亦我所恶，所恶有甚于死者，故患有所不辟也。如使人之所欲莫甚于生，则凡可以得生者，何不用也？使人之所恶莫甚于死者，则凡可以辟患者，何不为也？由是则生而有不用也，由是则可以辟患而有不为也。是故所欲有甚于生者，所恶有甚于死者。非独贤者有是心也，人皆有之，贤者能勿丧耳。”
译文：Mencius said: “Fish is what I want, so is bear’s paw. If I cannot have both, I will pick bear’s paw instead of fish. Life is what I want, so is righteousness. If I cannot have both, I will pick righteousness instead of life. Life is what I want, but there is something dearer than life, so I will not just remain alive. Death is what I detest, but there is something worse than death, so I am not in fear of a calamity. If nothing is more important than life, what cannot be done to keep their lives? If nothing is worse than death, what cannot be done to avoid a calamity? There are methods to keep alive, but none will apply them; there are ways to avoid a calamity, but none will take them. Therefore, one may desire something better than life and one may detest something more than death. Not only sages hold such a thought; everyone does. But sages will never lose it.”
（编辑:织言）
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