A Workman Must First Sharpen His Tools If He Is To Do His Work Well

◎供稿：龙 菲

常言说得好：“磨刀不误砍柴工。”工匠在做工前打磨好工具，操作起来就会得心应手，就可以达到事半功倍的效果。思想品德修养也是一样。选择与品德高尚的人交往，与他们交朋友，受他们的熏陶、潜移默化，自己的思想境界和道德修养也会在无形中得到提升。

“A workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.” It comes fromThe Analects of Confucius.Confucius told Zi Gong that a man who makes a handcraft or1)craft [krɑːft] n.工艺；手艺craft should first get his tools ready if he wants to finish his work and do it well.So what tools does2)benevolent [bəˈnevələnt] adj.仁慈的；乐善好施的benevolent rule use? Live in this country，if you want to contribute to this country，you need to make friends with all the worthies of this country and society.In other words，it is necessary to know the inside story of the country and have good relations before you can get the opportunity to make a contribution and3)fulfill [fʊl'fɪl] v.履行；实现fulfill the4)purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] n.目的purpose of benevolence.

“工欲善其事，必先利其器。”这句话出自《论语》。孔子告诉子贡，一个做手工或工艺的人，要想把工作完成并做得很好，应该先把工具准备好。那么，“为仁”是用什么工具呢？住在这个国家，想对这个国家有所贡献，必须和这个国家和社会上各种贤达的人都交成朋友。换句话说，就是要先了解这个国家的内情，拥有良好的人际关系，然后才能得到有所贡献的机会，实现“为仁”的目的。

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To become a benevolent，you should know the ________ of the country and have ________ first.

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