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子曰:“礼云礼云,玉帛云乎哉?乐云
乐云,钟鼓云乎哉?”
The Master said, “It is according to the rules
of Propriety, they say. — It is according to the rules
of Propriety, they say. Are gems and silk all that is
meant by propriety? It is music, they say. — It is
music, they say. Are bells and drums all that is meant
by music?”
【译文】孔子说:“总是说礼呀礼呀,难道仅
仅是指玉帛之类的礼物吗?总是说乐呀乐呀,
难道仅仅是指钟鼓之类的乐器吗?”
【解读】孔子是礼乐专家,倡导运用礼乐教化
百姓、治理国家。面对当时仅仅注重礼乐表
面现象的奢侈之风,孔子感慨良多,不由得
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