子贡

孔子的忧虑，全让子贡看在眼里。

Zi Gong detected Confucius 's worry from his face .

子贡觉得这些人不可理喻，因此就回去了。

Zi Gong felt that they were irrational so he went back .

子贡看见这样的行径，大不以为然。

Looking at it , Zi Gong felt it was out of convenance .

子贡注意到，一位农人在道旁菜园子里辛苦地工作。

Zi Gong saw a farmer toiling in a vegetable garden nearby road .

子贡形象的现代阐释

Modern Interpretation of the Figure of Zi Gong

子贡问什么是朋友。

Zi Gong asked what is friendship .

昔者子贡、问于孔子曰：‘夫子圣矣乎？’

Formerly Zi Gong asked Confucius , saying ," Master , are you a Sage ?"

子贡就问，不能有三样东西，只要两样呢？

But if only one was chosen , what would be in the above two ?

子贡还是希望获得一些实际一点的例子，来帮助他了解孔子的解释。

Zi Gong wanted to have some real example to understand further his teacher 's explanation .

实际上，子贡在儒学传承发展中起着极为重要的作用。

In fact , Zi Gong played an important role in the spread and development of Confucianism .

子贡返回鲁国后，将在路上发生的这段插曲告诉他的老师孔子。

After he returned to the State of Lu , Zi Gong told Confucius about the event .

子贡是精于礼仪的，这也是孔子派他来协助处理丧事的原因。

Zi Gong was proficient in convenance , which was the reason why Confucius sent him to there .

子贡对孔子思想从政治、经济、军事等不同角度，进行了符合时代特点的发挥。

Zi Gong developed Confucious'thought in accordance with the time in respect of politics , economics , military etc.

子贡说，“这本是上天使他成为圣人，又使他多才多艺。”

Zi-gong said ," Undoubtedly it was Heaven that lavished upon him such great sageness and versatility . "

我子贡不过是一个为了功名利禄四处奔走，整天忙碌的庸俗之人。惭愧，惭愧！

Me , Zi Gong is no more than a vulgar fellow who bustle around for the fame and interest .

子贡摇了摇头，认为这个乡下地方实在是太落伍了，工作如此的没有效率。

Shaking his head , Zi Gong considered that this countryside lagged too much and the way of watering was ineffective .

本文试图从较深层面分析个中原因，并由此揭示子贡形象的历史意义和现实意义。

This paper tries its best to analyze the deep-rooted reasons so that Zi Gong 's historical and realistic significance may be revealed .

子贡到楚国旅游，在返回晋国时，路过一个名叫汉阴的小镇。

Zi Gong passed a small town called Hanyin when he traveled back to the State of Jin from the State of Chu .

子贡说：“我不愿意别人强加于我的，我也不要强加于他人。”

Tzu-kung said ," What I don 't want others to impose on me , I will not impose on to the others . "

子贡抵达现场时，发现孟子反及子琴张两人在灵堂内手弹乐器，口中唱着他们自己编的曲子。

When Zi Gong arrived , he saw men Zifan and Ziqin Zhang playing music and singing the song that they themselves composed in the morning hall .

子贡说：“贫穷而不巴结奉承，富贵而不骄傲自大，怎么样？”

Zi Gong said ," What do you pronounce concerning the poor man who yet does not flatter , and the rich man who is not proud ?"

子贡觉得甚是奇怪，一般说来，老师对学成离校的学子，都是说些鼓励或恭贺的话；

Zi Gong wondered why he showed his worry for Yan Yuang , usually he would speak of something to encourage or congratulate the students who graduated from school .

子贡做了卫国的宰相后，就衣锦著缎地带了浩浩荡荡一堆人马，穿荒越野去到贫民户探望原宪这位老同学。

After Zi Gong became the Prime Minister of wei , he went , dressed in satin and accompanied by a large retinue of mounted men , through the wilderness to where the poor peasants lived , to visit his old friend Yuan xian .

在鲁商源起中，通过对历史文献的研究，确定鲁商的两位先行者分别为子贡和范蠡，通过分析他们的经商的过程以及他们的行事风格，总结他们的经商特点、文化特征以及人格魅力。

Through the research on historical documents , we believe Zi Gong and Fan Li are the two forerunners of Shandong merchants , and we summarize the features of their businesses , cultural characteristics as well as individual charisma by analyzing the course of business and their behaviors .