邹忌修八尺有余
Zou Ji Was More Than Eight Chi Tall
【原文】
邹忌修八尺有余，（身体）[而形貌]眹丽。朝服衣冠，窥镜，谓其妻曰：“广我孰与城北徐公美？”其妻曰君美甚，徐公何能及（公）[君]也？” 城北徐公，齐国之美丽者也.忌不自信，而复问其妾曰: “吾孰与徐公 美？”娈曰:“徐公何能及君也！” 日，客从外来，与坐谈，问之客曰广吾 与徐公孰美？”客曰徐公不若君之美也。”
【今译】
邹忌身高八尺多，长得容光焕发，相貌美丽。一天早上，他穿好衣 服，戴上帽子，照着镜子，问他的妻子道广我跟城北的徐先生比起来，谁 更美丽？”他的妻子说广您非常美丽，徐公怎么能比得上您呢？’’城北的 徐先生是齐国的美男子。邹忌不太自信，就又问他的小妾道：“我跟城 北的徐先生比起来，谁更美丽？”他的小妾说：“徐公怎能比得上您呢！” 第二天，有个客人从外面来，邹忌跟他坐着交谈，就问这个客人我跟 徐先生谁更美丽？”客人说徐公不如您美丽。”
Zou Ji was more than eight chi tall. He was very handsome and glowed with health. One morning，he got dressed and looked at himself in the mirror. He asked his wife, “Who do you think is more handsome, Mr Xu living in the northern part of the capital or I?” His wife said, “You are very handsome. Mr Xu cannot match you!” Mr Xu who lived in the northern part of the capital was the most handsome man in the state of QL Zou Ji was not so confident about his own looks, so he asked his concubine the same question ： “Who do you think is more handsome, Mr Xu or I?” The concubine replied, “How can Mr Xu match you!，，The next day, a guest came to visit Zou Ji. They sit down and talked. Zou Ji asked him，“Who do you think is more handsomet Mr Xu or I?” The guest said, “Mr Xu is nol as handsome as
【原文】
明日，徐公来。孰视之，自以为不如；窥镜而自视，又弗如远甚.暮寝而思之，曰：“吾妻之美我者，私我也；妾之美我者，畏我也；客之美我 者，欲有求于我也。”
【今译】
第二天，徐公来了，邹忌仔细观察他自己认为不如他长得好看；照着镜子端详自己，又觉得自己的相貌比徐公差了很多。邹忌从早到晚 思考着这件事，说广我的妻子说我更美丽，是因为她偏爱我；我的小妾 说我美丽，是因为她害怕我；客人说我美丽，是因为他有求于我。”
Mr Xu himself came the next day, Zou Ji observed him thoroughly and thought that he himself was not as handsome as Mr Xu. He then looked in the mirror and found that he was much less handsome than Mr Xu. He thought it over and over from morning till night and said，“My wife considered me more handsome than Mr Xu because of her favouritism towards me. My concubine considered me more handsome， because she was afraid of me and therefore wanted to please me. My guest considered me more handsome, because he was going to ask me for help.，’
【原文】
于是人朝见威王，曰臣诚知不如徐公美，臣之妻私臣，臣之妾畏 臣，E之客欲有求于臣，皆以美于徐公。今齐地方千里，百二十城，宫妇 左右，莫不私王；朝廷之臣，莫不畏王；四境之内，莫不有求于王。由此 观之，王之蔽甚矣！”王曰广善。”乃下令群臣吏民，能面刺寡人之过 者，受上赏；上书谏寡人者，受中赏；能镑议于市朝，闻寡人之耳者，受下
【今译】
于是，邹忌到朝廷拜见齐威王，并对他说：“我确实知道自己不如徐 先生长得美丽。我的妻子偏爱我，我的小妾害怕我，我的客人有求于 我，他（她）们就都说我比徐先生美丽。如今齐国的领土方圆上千里，拥 有一百二十个城邑，宫里的女人和大王身边的近臣，没有不偏爱大王 的；朝廷里的大臣，没有不害怕大王的；四方边境之内的百姓，没有不有 求于大王的。由此看来，大王受到的蒙蔽实在是太严重了！”齐威王说： “说得好。”于是颂布一道命令：“从大臣、普通官员到老百姓，有能当面 指责我的过失的，就会受到最高奖励；有写书面材料劝谏我的，就会受 到中等奖励；有能在公开场所非议我而被我听到的，就会受到下等奖 励/’
Then Zou Ji went to the court to see King Wei of Qi and said, “I know for sure that I am not as handsome as Mr Xu. However, my wife loves me, my concubine is afraid of me and my guest is going to ask me for help, so they all said that 1 am more handsome than Mr Xu. Now Qi has one thousand li of land and owns one hundred and twenty cities and towns-All the women and beloved ones in the palace love you. All the court officials are afraid of you. And all the people living within our borders on all four sides are going to seek your help. From this point of view, you must have been cheated very badly，Your Majesty. ” King Wei said, “You are right.，’ Then he issued an order as follows： “Among all the high-ranking court officials, officers and ordinary people，those who can point out my errors frankly will be rewarded with top awards. Those who write to me to remonstrate with me will be rewarded with medium awards. Those who can openly discuss my mistakes will be rewarded with third-class awards, ”
【原文】
令初下，群臣进谏，门庭若市。数月之后，时时而间进。期年之后， 虽欲言，无可进若。燕、赵、韩、魏闻之，皆朝于齐。此所谓战胜于朝廷。 【今译】
【今译】
命令刚刚下达的时候，群臣争相进谏，朝廷门前的人跟闹市中的一样多。几个月以后，间或有人来进谏。一年以后，即使想说点什么，也 已经没有什么可以进谏的了。燕国、赵国、韩国和魏国听说了这件事， 都到齐国去朝拜。这就是所谓的在朝廷里就能战胜敌人。
After this order was issued, all the high-ranking court officials and officers vied with each other to remonstrate with the king. The front of the court was as crowded as the market, A few months later, someone would come to argue with the king betweentimes. After a year, there was nothing to remonstrate with the king. When the states of Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei heard this story, they all went to say congratulations and show their respect to the king of Qi. This is regarded as defeating the enemy states without stepping out of the court hall.