古诗：酌 中英对照

于铄王师、遵养时晦。

时纯熙矣、是用大介。

我龙受之、蹺蹺王之造。

载用有嗣、实维尔公允师。

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Oh ！ powerful was the king's army ；

But he nursed it in obedience to circumstances while the time was yet dark .

When the time was clearly bright ，

He thereupon donned his grand armour .

We have been favoured to receive ，

What the martial king accomplished .

To deal aright with what we have inherited ，

We have to be sincere imitators of thy course ， [O king] .