由于西方文化的影响
traditional classic books were expelled from school curricula
大学课程禁止学习传统典籍
in the New Culture Movement in the early 20th century. 20
20这一时间段出现在20世纪早期的新文化运动上。
Since then, students in primary schools and high schools have been liberated from the claimed trash of feudalism.
自从这以后中小学生摆脱了封建主义的束缚。
During the Cultural Revolution,
在文化大革命期间
traditional classic books were severely renounced again.
传统典籍又一次遭到了抨击。
As a result, students are taught to associate traditional classic books
导致老师教授学生的是传统典籍
with backwardness of feudalism.
与封建制度的结合。
With this background knowledge,
由于这样的文化背景
we can easily understand why the adoption of the Four Books in some universities
我们很容易理解为什么在大学引用四书
results in ongoing public controversy in an opener society in comparison with the past.
会导致关于过去与现在更为激烈的公共热点。
Ironically,advocating the Four Books being taught in college or not,
四书是否应该在大学教授
almost everyone is familiar with certain frequently cited sentences from traditional classic books.
似乎每个人都熟悉典籍中那些耳熟能详的句子。
As for me, Adopting the Four Books in university curricula is feasible.
对于我来说在大学引用四书是非常可行的。
Firstly,it is unfair to associate the Four Books with the backwardness of feudal society
首先把四书与落后的封建社会联系起来是不公平的
and hence refuse to read them.
这导致我们不愿阅读四书。
Admittedly, those classic books were written in ancient times
无可否认这些典籍是古代人写下的
and inevitably could not transcend over temporal limitations.
这让我们无法超越这些限制。
Some ideas conveyed in the Four Books even contradict contemporary thoughts.
许多四书中的思想甚至有悖于今天的思想。
However, those classic books are records of ancient minds,
但是这些典籍记录了古代人的思想
without which we can not achieve todays civilization.
没有这些典籍我们无法取得今天的文化成就。
Some may argue that as ancient minds are outdated,
许多人会说古代人的思想是过时的
it is useless to know that again.
现在学习没什么用。
The truth is that ancient minds are also part of the ongoing process of our cultural development.
事实上古代人的思想也是我们文化发展的一部分。
If we are able to acquire a basic knowledge of traditional culture,
如果我们能够获得传统文化的基本理论知识
we are likely to have a better chance to understand contemporary culture.
那么我们很有机会来了解当今文化。
Secondly, as college students should have the ability of critical thinking,
第二大学生应该具备批判性的思想
they can figure out what is applicable
他们应该知道四书当中
and what is trash from the Four Books.
什么可以运用什么不可以运用。
Generally speaking, some educationalists worry college students will absorb outdated values
一般来说许多教育学家会担心大学生会学习到一些过时的价值观
and thoughts from those traditional classic books
以及典籍中的一些过时思想
so they deny setting the Four Books in college curricula.
所以他们不想把四书植入到大学的课程中来。
While we admit that those books were written in ancient times
不可否认的是这些书籍是写于古代
and hence they are representative ideas of the ruling class
所以他们代表了统治阶级的思想
(for ordinary people were denied opportunities to learn reading and writing),
(普通人是没有机会来读写的)。
it is impossible to apply those ideas in our current society.
那么要运用这些思想到当今的社会中是不现实的。
More important,college students are supposed to have the critical thinking ability
更重要的是大学生应该拥有批判思考的能力
and can tell the right from the wrong.
并能够区分对错。
Once they realize why some ideas are feudalist trash by reading and critical thinking,
当他们通过阅读和批判思考时他们就会发现有些是带有封建主义思想的
it is more likely to eliminate the remaining feudalist trash in the mind
我们清楚我们思想当中的封建意识
than by teacher's exhortations.
而不是通过老师的讲述而传达的。
In sum, as college students,
总之作为大学生
they are able to think critically
他们能够运用批判思维来思考
so that they can tell the essence of traditional Chinese culture from the feudalist trashes.
这样他们就能够从封建思想中了解中国传统文化的精髓。
Besides, adopting the Four Books course helps preserve traditional culture.
而且学习四书帮助我们保护传统文化。
Therefore,adopting the Four Books in college curricula is both practical and beneficial.
所以大学期间学习四书既非常实用又非常有益。
