2019-02-26
子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不踰矩。”
The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.
"At thirty, I stood firm.
"At forty, I had no doubts.
"At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.
"At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth.
"At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right."
▍生词
bent on (doing) sth.: 将自己奉献于某事；专心做某事 → 志于学：心之所向 → bent: n. 天赋；禀赋
decrees of Heaven: 天命（中国人说天并不是物理上的sky，decrees指的是something decided, 不是由人决定，而是被something larger, bigger, more powerful and more intelligent决定的）
▍感想
希望自己到了30岁能因为现在的志于学而立。
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