18.4 齐人归女乐1,季桓子受之2,三日不朝,孔子行3

【译文】

齐国向鲁国赠送一批歌姬舞女,季桓子接受了,且三天不行朝礼听政,于是孔子离开了鲁国。

【YZG解释】

齐国向鲁国赠送一批歌姬舞女,季桓子接受了,且三天不行朝礼听政,于是孔子离开了鲁国,开始周游列国。


【English Translation】

The State of Qi presented a group of singing and dancing girls to the State of Lu. Ji Huan Zi1 accepted them. For this reason, he did not hold court and attend to political affairs for three days. As a result, Confucius left the State of Lu and began to travel around various States.

【Note】

注释

  1. 归:通“馈”,赠送。女乐:歌舞伎。 2

  2. 季桓子:鲁国大夫季孙斯,鲁定公时为实际执政者。

  3. 孔子行:事在鲁定公十三年,孔子时任鲁国司寇,他辞职离开鲁国即前往卫国。