人性本善
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看过儿童摇着头背诵古文的样子吗？听过他们背《三字经》吗？“人之初，性本善。……”它的开头告诉了我们，人出生的时候都是善良的，这一“美丽的理想”。说起人性，我们需要了解中西方哲学家的不同观点。本课就将探讨人性这个有点儿深奥又有点儿严肃的话题。
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哲学 | zhéxué | philosophy | |
| 哲理 | zhélǐ | philosophical theory | |
| 人性 | rénxìng | human (nature) | |
| 费解 | fèijiě | difficult to comprehend |
人之初性本善性相近习相远苟不教性乃迁
at birth 人之初xìng běn shàn 性本善xìng xiāng jìn 性相近xí xiāng yuǎn 习相远gǒu bù jiào 苟不教xìng nǎi qiān 性乃迁
People are born good. Their natures are much the same, but their practices become very different. If, foolishly, they are not taught, their natures will diverge.
你在背三字经吗
nǐ 你zài 在bèi 背Sānzìjīng 三字经ma 吗
Are you reciting ''The Three Character Classic"?
对啊今天我们上哲学课老师提到了人性本善还是本恶的这个论题我就想到了小时候背过的三字经现在读来还是充满了哲理啊
duì 对a 啊jīntiān 今天wǒmen 我们shàng 上zhéxué kè 哲学课lǎoshī 老师tídào 提到le 了rénxìng běn shàn 人性本善háishi 还是běn è 本恶de 的zhège 这个lùntí 论题wǒ 我jiù 就xiǎngdào 想到le 了xiǎoshíhou 小时候bèi 背guo 过de 的Sānzìjīng 三字经xiànzài 现在dúlái 读来háishì 还是chōngmǎn 充满le 了zhélǐ 哲理a 啊
Yeah. Today in philosophy class, the teacher asked whether people are inherently good or evil. I thought of the ''Three Character Classic" that we read when we were young. Reading it now, it's full of philosophical meaning.
这么说你是赞同人性本善的观点
zhème 这么shuō 说nǐ 你shì 是zàntóng 赞同rénxìng běn shàn 人性本善de 的guāndiǎn 观点
So do you believe in the idea that people are inherently good?
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