小编导读：《三字经》为古代启蒙教育的著名教材，自南宋以来，已有七百多年的历史。《三字经》是中华民族珍贵的文化遗产，它短小精悍、朗朗上口，千百年来，家喻户晓。其独特的思想价值和文化魅力为世人所公认，被历代中国人奉为经典并不断流传。它的核心思想包括了“仁，义，诚，敬，孝。”

《三字经》（二）

为人子，方少时。亲师友，习礼仪。

香九龄，能温席。孝于亲，所当执。

融四岁，能让梨。弟于长，宜先知。

首孝悌，次见闻。知某数，识某文。一而十，十而百。百而千，千而万。

三才者，天地人。三光者，日月星。三纲者，君臣义。父子亲，夫妇顺。

曰春夏，曰秋冬。此四时，运不穷。曰南北，曰西东。此四方，应乎中。

曰水火，木金土。此五行，本乎数。曰仁义，礼智信。此五常，不容紊。

稻粱菽，麦黍稷。此六谷，人所食。马牛羊，鸡犬豕。此六畜，人所饲。

曰喜怒，曰哀惧；爱恶欲，七情具。匏土革，木石金。与丝竹，乃八音。

Three-Character Canon (II)

When one is young,
He should make best of his time,
Associating with the good and the wise,
And learning to stand on ceremony.


When Huang Xiang was nine years old,
He could warm the mat for his father.
Whoever has love for their parents
Should be as kind as such.


When Kong Rong was four years old,
He could offer his brothers the bigger pears.
Even if one is quite young,
One should love one's brothers.


One should bear familial love from the outset
Before he starts to learn,
Including counting and computing,
As well as reading and writing.


One times ten is ten,
Ten times ten is a hundred,
A hundred times a hundred is a thousand,
And a thousand times ten is ten thousand.


There're three essential elements to know,
They are heaven, earth and man.
There are three kinds of light;
They're from the sun, the moon, and the stars.


There are three ethnical disciplines(1) :
That of loyal between the king and his men,
of love between father and son,
And of harmony between husband and wife.


There are Spring and Summer,
And Autumn and Winter:
They are the four seasons,
Alternating all the year round.


There are north and south,
And east and west:
They are the four directions,
Laid out by central position.


There are water and fire,
And wood, metal, and earth:
They are five elementals,
Related to the numerals.


There are benevolence, righteousness,
And courtesy, intelligence and loyalty.
They are the five human norms,
Which are regulated in certain terms.


There are rice, sorghum and bean,
And wheat, millet and corn:
They are six kinds of grain
For one to serve as food.


There are the horse, the ox and the sheep,
And the foul, the dog, and the pig:
They're six kinds of livestock,
Raised in herds by the farmers.


There are joy and anger,
And sorrow and fear,
And love, hate and desire:
They are seven human feelings altogether.


There are gourd, pottery, leather,
And wood, stone and metal,
Together with string and bamboo,
All these can be made into musical instruments.

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