绿衣捧砚催题卷

红袖添香伴读书

席佩兰1760～1829

以上翻译可以吗？比较好的翻译是什么？谢谢。

Original text is from: 《菩提達磨略辨大乘入道四行》http://www.cbeta.org/result/normal/T51/2076_030.htm 

Translated by DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI, D.LITT.（鈴木大拙貞太郎：en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._T._Suzuki；http://baike.baidu.com/view/52300.htm） 

Abstracted from "MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM" by DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI, D.LITT: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/mzb/  

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菩提達磨略辨大乘入道四行

BODHIDHARMA ON THE TWOFOLD ENTRANCE TO THE TAO[1] 

弟子曇琳序 

法師者。西域南天竺國。是大婆羅門國王第三之子也。神慧疏朗聞皆曉悟。志存摩訶衍道。故捨素從緇紹隆聖種。冥心虛寂通鑒世事。內外俱明德超世表。悲誨邊隅正教陵替。遂能遠涉山海遊化漢魏。忘心之士莫不歸信。存見之流乃生譏謗。于時唯有道育慧可。此二沙門年雖後生俊志高遠。幸逢法師事之數載。虔恭諮啟善蒙師意。法師感其精誠。誨以真道。令如是安心如是發行如是順物如是方便。此是大乘安心之法令無錯謬。如是安心者壁觀。如是發行者四行。如是順物者防護譏嫌。如是方便者遣其不著。此略序所由云爾。 

夫入道多途。要而言之不出二種。一是理入。二是行入。理入者謂藉教悟宗。深信含生同一真性。但為客塵妄想所覆不能顯了。若也捨妄歸真。凝住壁觀。無自無他。凡聖等一堅住不移。更不隨文教。此即與理冥符無有分別。寂然無為名之理入。

There are many ways to enter the Path, but briefly speaking they are of two sorts only. The one is "Entrance by Reason" and the other "Entrance by Conduct".[2] By "Entrance by Reason" we mean the realization of the spirit of Buddhism by the aid of the scriptural teaching. We then come to have a deep faith in the True Nature which is the same in all sentient beings. The reason why it does not manifest itself is due to the overwrapping of external objects and false thoughts. When a man, abandoning the false and embracing the true, in singleness of thought practises the Pi-kuan[3]（壁觀） he finds that there is neither self nor other, that the masses and the worthies are of one essence, and he firmly holds on to this belief and never moves away therefrom. He will not then be a slave to words, for he is in silent communion with the Reason itself, free from conceptual discrimination; he is serene and not-acting. This is called "Entrance by Reason".  

行入謂四行。其餘諸行悉入此中。何等四耶。一報冤行。二隨緣行。三無所求行。四稱法行。

By "Entrance by Conduct" is meant the four acts in which all other acts are included. What are the four? To know how to requite hatred; To be obedient to karma; Not to crave anything; and To be in accord with the Dharma. 

云何報冤行。謂修道行人若受苦時。當自念言。我往昔無數劫中棄本從末流浪諸有。多起冤憎違害無限。今雖無犯。是我宿殃惡業果熟。非天非人所能見與。甘心甘受都無冤訴。經云。逢苦不憂。何以故。識達故。此心生時與理相應。體冤進道。故說言報冤行。

What is meant by "How to requite hatred"? He who disciplines himself in the Path should think thus when he has to struggle with adverse conditions: "During the innumerable past ages I have wandered through a multiplicity of existences, all the while giving myself to unimportant details of life at the expense of essentials, and thus creating infinite occasions for hate, ill-will, and wrongdoing. While no violations have been committed in this life, the fruits of evil deeds in the past are to be gathered now. Neither gods nor men can foretell what is coming upon me. I will submit myself willingly and patiently to all the ills that befall me, and I will never bemoan or complain. The Sutra teaches me not to worry over ills that may happen to me. Why? Because when things are surveyed by a higher intelligence, the foundation of causation is reached." When this thought is awakened in a man, he will be in accord with the Reason because he makes the best use of hatred and turns it into the service in his advance towards the Path. This is called the "way to requite hatred." 

二隨緣行者。眾生無我並緣業所轉。苦樂齊受皆從緣生。若得勝報榮譽等事。是我過去宿因所感。今方得之緣盡還無。何喜之有。得失從緣心無增減。喜風不動冥順於道。是故說言隨緣行。

By "being obedient to karma" is meant this: There is no self (atman) in whatever beings are produced by the interplay of karmaic conditions; the pleasure and pain I suffer are also the results of my previous action. If I am rewarded with fortune, honour, etc., this is the outcome of my past deeds which by reason of causation affect my present life. When the force of karma is exhausted, the result I am enjoying now will disappear; what is then the use of being joyful over it? Gain or loss, let me accept the karma as it brings to me the one or the other; the Mind itself knows neither increase nor decrease. The wind of pleasure [and pain] will not stir me, for I am silently in harmony with the Path. Therefore this is called "being obedient to karma." 

三無所求行者。世人長迷處處貪著名之為求。智者悟真理將俗反。安心無為形隨運轉。萬有斯空無所願樂。功德黑暗常相隨逐。三界久居猶如火宅。有身皆苦誰得而安。了達此處故捨諸有止想無求。經曰。有求皆苦。無求即樂。判知無求真為道行。故言無所求行。

By "not craving (ch'iu) anything" is meant this: Men of the world, in eternal confusion, are attached everywhere to one thing or another, which is called craving. The wise however understand the truth and are not like the ignorant. Their minds abide serenely in the uncreated while the body moves about in accordance with the laws of causation. All things are empty and there is nothing desirable to seek after. Where there is the merit of brightness there surely lurks the demerit of darkness. This triple world where we stay altogether too long is like a house on fire; all that has a body suffers, and nobody really knows what peace is. Because the wise are thoroughly acquainted with this truth, they are never attached to things that change; their thoughts are quieted, they never crave anything. Says the Sutra: "Wherever there is a craving, there is pain; cease from craving and you are blessed." Thus we know that not to crave anything is indeed the way to the Truth. Therefore, it is taught not "to crave anything." 

四稱法行者。性淨之理目之為法。此理眾相斯空。無染無著無此無彼。經曰法無眾生離眾生垢故。法無有我離我垢故。智者若能信解此理。應當稱法而行。

By "being in accord with the Dharma" is meant that the Reason which we call the Dharma in its essence is pure, and that this Reason is the principle of emptiness (sunyata) in all that is manifested; it is above defilements and attachments, and there is no "self", no "other" in it. Says the Sutra: "In the Dharma there are no sentient beings, because it is free from the stain of being; in the Dharma there is no 'self' because it is free from the stain of selfhood." When the wise understand this truth and believe in it, their lives will be "in accordance with the Dharma." 

法體無慳身命財。行檀捨施心無吝惜。脫解三空不倚不著但為去垢。稱化眾生而不取相。此為自行復能利他。亦能莊嚴菩提之道。檀施既爾餘五亦然。為除妄想修行六度而無所行。是為稱法行。

As there is in the essence of the Dharma no desire to possess, the wise are ever ready to practise charity with their body, life, and property, and they never begrudge, they never know what an ill grace means. As they have a perfect understanding of the threefold nature of emptiness, they are above partiality and attachment. Only because of their will to cleanse all beings of their stains, they come among them as of them, but they are not attached to form. This is the self-benefiting phase of their lives. They, however, know also how to benefit others, and again how to glorify the truth of enlightenment. As with the virtue of charity, so with the other five virtues [of the Prajnaparamita]. The wise practise the six virtues of perfection to get rid of confused thoughts, and yet there is no specific consciousness on their part that they are engaged in any meritorious deeds. This is called "being in accord with the Dharma". 

Notes: 

[1]. From The Transmission of the Lamp, XXX.（景德傳燈錄卷三十） 

[2]. "Entrance by Reason" may also be rendered "Entrance by Higher Intuition", and "Entrance by Conduct", "Entrance by Practical Living".]   

[3]. "Wall-gazing".

请问“绿衣捧砚催题卷，红袖添香伴读书”如何翻译英文

jimmy

Word for word, the two expressions seem to be far apart in meaning.

I know this forum is not so much about translation as learning English. But for those interested in translation, this is a perfect example of how idioms, mottos, and common sayings can be translated; and sometimes it takes a translator to be exposed to a lot of these in both languages, and take note of and put to use the individual connections. 

I downloaded an ebook Dick - A Guide to the Penis for Men and Women days ago. When I finally got the mood to read it, I came across this rather interesting passage:

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
Just some of the names used for condoms are:
?prophylactics;
?safes;
?sheaths;
?wetsuits;
?overcoats;
?raincoats;
?gloves;
?rubbers;
?French letters;
?jimmyhats; and
?caps...

truly sad, I knew none of them except raincoat.

p.s. It was on page 64.