《三顾茅庐》成语英译与典故

五十九、三顾茅庐

三国时有位鼎鼎大名的诸葛亮，

年轻时隐居在隆中的卧龙岗；

有一个人称“皇叔”的刘玄德，

怀抱着统一天下的大志向。

他曾经，三次亲到隆中去，

诚心请诸葛出山帮他忙。

诸葛亮草庐内作了《隆中对》，

“三顾”事，《三国演义》记得详。

从那时，诸葛孔明出了山，

帮刘备，几十年打了无数仗，

终于让刘备占有巴蜀地，

“鼎立”势三分天下载史章。

这说明，刘备真心求贤士，

得贤才，方能定国与安邦。

对人才必须心意诚，

要不然，谁肯为你献力量？

“三顾茅庐”作成语，

晓示志向远大者，

欲成大事必须礼贤下士心胸广。

Make Three Calls at the Thatched Cottage

During the period of the Three Kingdoms（220—265A.D.），there was a celebrity named Zhuge Liang.In his youth，he lived in seclusion in a small hilly vil⁃lage.A man who was called the Imperial Uncle named Liu Bei，had a goal of uniting the nation.He had called on Long Zhong three times in person，and sincerely asked Zhuge to assist him.Zhuge Liang in his thatched cottage wrote a“Long Zhong Couplet”and the“Three Calls”is recorded in detail in the“Ro⁃mance of the Three Kingdoms”.

Since then Zhuge went out of his village，and helped Liu win countless battles and eventually settled at the area of Ba Shu to make the“Tripod Situation”known as the“Three Kingdoms”.That meant Liu Bei was eager to obtain intellect，and only the intellect could ease the turmoil.

You must be true and real to your talents，other⁃wise they will not serve you.It tells us a man of high aspirations，must be polite and patient to ordinary people.