为学5-9：颜回的禀赋

子谓子贡曰：“女与回也孰愈？”对曰：“赐也何敢望回！回也闻一以知十，赐也闻一以知二。”子曰：“弗如也！吾与女弗如也！”

【注释】

1)    子贡即端木赐。

2)    孰：谁

3)    愈：胜，强

4)    望：比视

【语译】孔子对子贡说：“你和颜回哪个更智慧一些呢？”子贡说：“我怎么敢和颜回相比呢？颜回听到一个道理，便能推知十个类似的道理。我听到一个道理，只能推知两个类似的道理。”孔子说：“你的确不如他，我和你一样不如他啊！”

The Master remarked to Zǐgòng,“Comparing yourself and Yán Huí, who is the better person?” He replied, “Howdare I have such expectations. With Yán Huí, learning one thing he will knowten; with me, learning one thing I will know two.” The Master said, “You arenot his match; neither you nor I are a match for him.”