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Change log entry 48495
Processed by: vermillon (2013-06-03 05:22:33 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 47451 - submitted by 'ycandau' >>
*sigh*
yes, I understand people don't really *read* Analects.
But getting the original meaning right is more important to me than an inconsequential tone change.


M:
越是深加鑽研,越覺得艱深難通;越是抬頭仰望,越覺得高大巍峨。語本論語....後比喻深入鑽研

1)
Yen Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and
said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I
tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked
at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind.

2)
Yen Yüan sighed in admiration saying: "Looking up to it, it gets higher. Boring into it, it gets harder. I see it in front, and suddenly it is behind me.
Diff:
- 鑽堅仰高 钻坚仰高 [zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1] /delving firmly, eyes raised (idiom) (from Analects: Confucius' disciple 顏淵|颜渊[Yan2 Yuan1] aspires to the heights of Confucius's teaching)/to dedicate oneself to a high goal and learn intensively/meticulous and diligent study/
+ 鑽堅仰高 钻坚仰高 [zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1] /lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)/fig. to delve deeply into one's studies/meticulous and diligent study/
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