13.10 子曰:“苟有用我者,期月而已可也1,三年有成。”

【译文】

孔子说:“如果有人用我治理国政,一年可初有成效,三年可获得成功。”

【YZG解释】

孔子说:“如果有国家重用我,让我从政,一年可初步实现这一切(接上条 繁荣、富强、文化教育),三年可取得更理想的成果,变成富强康乐的国家。”


【English Translation】

Confucius said: “If a State appoints me to engage in politics, I can preliminarily achieve all of these (continuing from above item, it refers to prosperity, wealth and education of a state) in one year, and in three years I can achieve more ideal results, and turn it into a prosperous, powerful and peaceful State.”

注释

  1. 期(jī)月:一周年。