《增广贤文》。又名《昔时贤文》《古今贤文》,是中国明代时期编写的儿童启蒙书目。书名最早见之于明万历年间的戏曲《牡丹亭》,据此可推知此书最迟写成于万历年间。《增广贤文》集结中国从古到今的各种格言、谚语。后来,经过明、清两代文人的不断增补,才改成现在这个模样,称《增广昔时贤文》,通称《增广贤文》。
中英对照《增广贤文》(十六)
当时若不登高望,谁信东流海洋深?
If I had not then ascended a height to have a distant view, I could not now know that the east-flowing waters are as deep as seas.
(郭著章 译)
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