Explanation:
The idiom three armies can win the handsome, but ordinary men can't win the ambition.
Pinyin sān jūn küduóShuàI y, pǐfübük duózhi.
It shows that when the two armies are at war, they can capture the leader of the other army alive, but the monarch can't forcibly change the ambition of the other side.
Zi Han, the source of The Analects of Confucius, said: "The three armed forces can win the handsome, but the ordinary man can't win the ambition." Confucius said: the three armed forces can win the handsome, but ordinary people can't win the ambition.
To annotate ...
1. Three services: the general term for the army. Ancient 12500 people were one army.
2. Men:: Ancient refers to men among civilians; Generally refers to the common people.
3. take: change, change.
4. Ambition: Ambition.
translate
Confucius said: "The commander-in-chief of the three armed forces can change, but the ambition of a person (ambitious person) cannot change."
reading comprehension
The battle of Changping, Lian Po don't stay up. The king of Qin sent people to alienate the prince of Zhao and Lian Po. The prince of Zhao was arrested and sent Zhao Kuo instead of Lian Po, and the result was a crushing defeat.
This is "the three armed forces can win the handsome."
Yan Yan would rather die than surrender and never change her face. "But there are beheaded generals, but there are no surrendered generals."
This is "a man can't win his ambition."
This is what Confucius said. Even an ordinary person should have firm aspirations. As the saying goes, "a leopard cannot change his spots", it is very difficult to change a person's firm will.
Brief introduction of The Analects;
The Analects of Confucius is a quotation that records the words and deeds of Confucius, a famous thinker in ancient China, and his disciples. A total of 20 volumes, 1 1705 Chinese characters, written by Confucius disciples and their descendants. It is one of the classic works of ancient Confucianism in China and the earliest record. The typicality of China's articles also stems from this. The core of the political thought of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism (who opposed Mohism during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period), is "benevolence", "courtesy" and "golden mean". The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius' main disciples and his re-disciples. The Analects of Confucius
The Analects focuses on memorizing words, "on" is a string of meanings, and "language" is discourse. The Analects of Confucius was written by many people, including Confucius' disciples, Confucius' re-disciples and people outside Confucius, but mainly Confucius' disciples.
The Analects of Confucius is also good at showing characters through the description of expressions and voices. Confucius is the center of the description in The Analects of Confucius, "Confucius' elegant demeanor is beyond words" (Wen Xin Diao Zheng Longsheng); There are not only static descriptions of his manners, but also vivid descriptions of his personality and temperament. In addition, centering on Confucius, The Analects of Confucius also successfully created some images of Confucius disciples. Such as frankness and recklessness, Yan Hui's virtuous, Zi Gong's cleverness and eloquence, Zeng's naturalness and refinement. , can be called a distinctive personality, can leave a deep impression on people. Confucius taught different students in accordance with their aptitude, taking into account their different qualities, advantages and disadvantages, and the specific situation of studying in Germany. It embodies the valuable spirit of tirelessly teaching people.
Introduction to Confucius:
Confucius was born on September 28th, 55 BC1year (August 27th of the lunar calendar)-April, 55 BC1year (February 11th of the lunar calendar), and his name was Zhong Ni. (English: Confucius) Han nationality, the second in the family, also known as Kong Laoer, was born in (now Nanxin Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province, China) in the Spring and Autumn Period. Ancestors were aristocrats of Song State (now Shangqiu, Henan Province). His father, Uncle Liang, and his mother, Yan's name.
Confucius died at the age of 72 and was buried in the south bank of Surabaya, north of Qufu, where Kong Lin is located today. Confucius was a thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is a great thinker, educator, politician and writer in the history of our country. He was honored by later rulers as Confucius' sage, sage, sage's teacher and eternal teacher, and was selected as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World" by UNESCO. Confucius and Confucianism have a far-reaching influence on China, Korean Peninsula, Japan and Vietnam.