按章翻译《道德经》第41章

《道德经》第四十一章

上士闻道勤而行之；中士闻道若存若亡；下士闻道大笑之；不笑不足以为道。故建言有之，明道若昧，进道若退，夷道若颣，上德若谷，广德若不足，建德若偷，大白若辱，质真若渝，大方无隅，大器晚成，大音希声，大象无形。道隐无名，夫唯道善贷且成。

字面翻译

优等学者知道之后，就会辛勤实践；次等学者知道之后，就会部分记住并部分丢失；劣等学者知道之后，就会讥笑嘲讽。没有被嘲笑的“道”不足以被称为道。 所以古训中有个说法：明白的道看似很隐晦，进步的道看似像退却，平坦的道看似是很坎坷，高贵的德类似深谷，宽广的德看似不充分，积累德行看似看似偷窃，纯净的看似有污点，真实的质地看似有假，硕大的方块摸不到边缘，宏伟的杰作都会延期，宏大的声响都会音量很小，宏大的图像没有形状，道是隐蔽的，无法定义的。 但只有道才能资助和成就事物。

Chapter 41 of Tao Te Ching

Excellent scholars, after knowing Tao, will diligently implement it in action.  Good scholars, after knowing Tao, will partially remember and lose it. Inferior scholars, after knowing Tao, will laugh at it. Those Tao which has not been ridiculed is not enough to be called Tao. Therefore, there is a saying: the bright way seems obscure, the progressive way seems to retreat, the flat road seems to be rough, noble Te is similar to deep valley, broad Te seems insufficient. Accumulating Te seems to be stealing. The pure one seems to be tainted, the real quality seems to be fake. The big square has no edge, the great masterpiece is made late, the big sound has small voice, the large image has no shape. Tao is hidden and cannot be defined. Only Tao can support and accomplish things.