中英论语16-诗经之礼

[兰七剑中英论语诵读16-八佾：詩經之禮] (8)子夏問曰：“‘巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮’，‘素以為絢兮’。何謂也？”子曰：“繪事後素。”曰：“禮後乎？”子曰：“起予者商也！始可與言詩已矣！” The scholar Zixia asked, “Her beautiful smiles / are broad, her bright eyes / are telling a story’, ‘Paint the gorgeous colours / on plain silks’. What is the meaning?” The Master Confucius said, “Colours are painted / on the plain.” Zixia asked, “Is the propriety / coming after / the benevolence?” The Master Confucius said, “You, Shang, are someone / who now / inspires me a lot! Now I can begin / to talk about poetry!”