The Master said, to learn and at due times to repeat what one has learned, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar（从远处） , is this not after all delightful? To remain unsoured even though one's merits（优点） are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman?
The Master said, "At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities（困惑） . At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile（温顺的） ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.”
The Master said, incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a gourdful（一瓢的量） of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it unendurably depressing, but to Hui's cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!
相关单词：delightful
delightful解释：adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
delightful例句：
We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
相关单词：docile
docile解释：adj.驯服的，易控制的，容易教的
docile例句：
Circus mon
keys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
He is a docile and well-behaved child.他是个温顺且彬彬有礼的孩子。
相关单词：dictates
dictates解释：n.命令，规定，要求( dictate的名词复数 )v.大声讲或读( dictate的第三人称单数 )；口授；支配；摆布
dictates例句：
Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation. 依照常规部长在这种情况下应该辞职。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He always follows the dictates of common sense. 他总是按常识行事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：gourdful
gourdful解释：n.一葫芦的量，一瓢的量
gourdful例句：
