【读书笔记】《沉思录》卷二01
本书简介：
《沉思录》是古罗马皇帝奥勒留写给自己的书，内容大部分是他在鞍马劳顿中写成的。作品来自奥勒留对身羁宫廷的自己和自己所处混乱世界的感受，追求一种冷静而达观的生活。这部著作是斯多葛学派的一个里程碑，亦是温总理放在枕边，读了不下百遍的书。
本书原文由古希腊文而作，英文版选择比较权威的George Long的版本，中文版选择何怀宏的版本作参考。笔记中的英文释义摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
作者简介：
马可•奥勒留（Marcus Aurelius，公元121—180年），著名的“帝王哲学家”，古罗马帝国皇帝，在希腊文学和拉丁文学、修辞、哲学、法律、绘画方面受过很好的教育，晚期斯多葛学派代表人物之一。奥勒留也许是西方历史上唯一的一位哲学家皇帝。他是一个比他的帝国更加完美的人，他的勤奋工作最终并没有能够挽救古罗马，但是他的《沉思录》却成为西方历史上的伟大名著。
卷二（1）
小编语：到第二卷啦！感觉这本书真的很难懂的啊，英文也好，中文也好，都需要反反复复揣摩，不过，不要放弃哦，一点一点地看，肯定是有收获滴。
2.1 Whatever this is that I am, it is a little flesh and breath, and the ruling part. Throw away thy books; no longer distract thyself: it is not allowed; but as if thou wast now dying, despise the flesh; it is blood and bones and a network, a contexture of nerves, veins, and arteries. See the breath also, what kind of a thing it is, air, and not always the same, but every moment sent out and again sucked in. The third then is the ruling part: consider thus: Thou art an old man; no longer let this be a slave, no longer be pulled by the strings like a puppet to unsocial movements, no longer either be dissatisfied with thy present lot, or shrink from the future.
Notes：
thy [pron.](also thine) (old use) a word meaning ‘your’, used when talking to only one person.
thou [pron.](old use or dialect) a word meaning ‘you’, used when talking to only one person who is the subject of the word.
e.g.: Thou art indeed just, Lord. (上主， 您是正义的。)
thou art = you are
2.2 All that is from the gods is full of Providence. That which is from fortune is not separated from nature or without an interweaving and involution with the things which are ordered by Providence. From thence all things flow; and there is besides necessity, and that which is for the advantage of the whole universe, of which thou art a part. But that is good for every part of nature which the nature of the whole brings, and what serves to maintain this nature. Now the universe is preserved, as by the changes of the elements so by the changes of things compounded of the elements. Let these principles be enough for thee, let them always be fixed opinions. But cast away the thirst after books, that thou mayest not die murmuring, but cheerfully, truly, and from thy heart thankful to the gods.
Notes：
Providence [n] God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us.
看了笔记注释之后，先尝试自己翻译一下吧，参考译文见下：
中文翻译：
2.1 不论我是什么人，都只是一小小的肉体、呼吸和支配部分。丢开你的书吧；不要再让你分心，分心是不允许的；但仿佛你现在濒临死亡、轻视这肉体吧；那只是血液、骨骼和一种网状组织，一种神经、静脉和动脉的结构。也看看呼吸，它是一种什么东西？空气，并不总是同样的空气，而是每一刻都在排出和再吸入的空气。那第三就是支配部分了：这样来考虑它，你是一个老人；不要再让这成为一个奴隶，不要再像线拉木偶一样做反社会的运动，不要再不满意你现在的命运，或者躲避将来。
2.2 所有从神而来的东西都充满神意。那来自命运的东西并不脱离本性，并非与神命令的事物没有关系和干连。所有的事物都从此流出；此外有一种必然，那是为着整个宇宙的利益的，而你是它的一部分。但整体的本性所带来的，对于本性的每一都是好的，有助于保持这一本性。而现在宇宙是通过各种元素及由这些元素组成的事物的变化保存其存在的。让这些原则对你有足够的力量，让它们总是决定你的意见吧。丢开对书本的渴望，你就能不抱怨着死去，而是欢乐、真诚地在衷心感谢神灵中死去。