百人百译中国文化名言2024/1/31第1350期
穷怕志短富怕脏，少怕轻浮老怕狂。——俗语
★ from6 native(near) speakers of English（共13票）
（Marleena, Stephen, Erick, Jen, Fabio, Jared）
● from5 Chinese-English bilinguals（共13票）
（张硕、丁后银、梁颖萍、郝晓燕、张硕）
【注：每期冠军和上榜译文完全根据中外籍（第三方）的投票确定】
本期得票较高的译文有【15】（田璐 译）【21】（晚枫 译）【1】(伍敏毓 译)【14】（马建军 译）【2】(吴春晓 译)【3】（乐国斌 译）【9】（王昌玲 译）【17】(冯雷 译)【5】 (曹小菁 译)【19】(王毅 译)
【15】The poor should guard against lack of ambition, the wealthy against greed; the young against frivolity, and the elderly against arrogance.（田璐 译）★★★●
【1】Taboos for different groups of people in life: the poor idle away time without aims; the rich deceive others for their profit; the young behave frivolously; the old put on airs. (伍敏毓 译)●●●
【2】Lack of ambition ruins the poor, lack of morality ruins the rich; frivolity ruins the fledgling, and self-conceit ruins the accomplished.(吴春晓 译)★●
【3】The poor should not be short of ambitions and the rich should not make dirty gains;
young people should stay away from indolence and old people should steer clear of arrogance.（乐国斌 译）★★
【4】What is fearful varies. For the poor, it is shortage of ambition. For the rich, it is corruption. For the people, it is frivolity. For the old, it is frenzy. (倪庆行 译)
【5】The poor should avoid lacking aspirations and the rich dirty tricks;
the young should overcome flippancy and the old hubris. (曹小菁 译)●●
【6】The poor is afraid of short in aspiration while the rich of filth，people fear being frivolous and the old fears being crazy.（任诚刚 译）
【7】The worst thing for the poor is lack of ambitions, for the rich, dirtiness of souls, for the young, flightiness and for the old, frivolity.（董秀静 译）
【8】Most worrisome in poverty is lack of ambition, and in wealth, lack of virtue; most perilous in youth is frivolity, and in old age, madness.（叶如钢 译）●
【9】Who are worrisome?
The poor without ambition,
The rich without principle,
The young frivolous
and the old arrogant.（王昌玲译）★★
【10】When poor, have not shortsighted goals; when rich, have not dirty souls; when young, be not frivolous; when old, be not presumptuous. (王成杰 译)
【11】When poor, being short of aspirations is worryful.
When rich, taking bribes and perverting justice is terrible.
When young, being steady is well received, while being frivolous is undesirable；
When old, being extremely conceited is disgusted, while being modest is respectful.(王薇译)
【12】When beset by poverty, remain strong-willed; when enjoying affluence, stay clean-hearted.
When young, refrain from frivolity, and when ageing, avoid extremism.（张建惠 译）
【13】Poor people can’t lack ambition; the rich fear dirtiness. Individuals should avoid frivolity, and the elderly need to avoid madness.（墨湾客 译）
【14】The poor should beware of short-sightedness; the rich should avoid dirty dealings. The young should shun frivolity; the old should steer clear of arrogance.（马建军 译）●●●●
【15】The poor should guard against lack of ambition, the wealthy against greed; the young against frivolity, and the elderly against arrogance.（田璐 译）★★★●
【16】The terrible thing is that the poor lacks ambition,the rich lacks good reputation,the young lacks steady personality,and the old lacks modesty.(张晓阳 译）
【17】May society uphold ambition for the poor, ethical wealth for the rich, responsibility for the young, and humility for the old! (冯雷 译)★★
【18】It is bad if a poor person lack ambition or a rich man is dirty, so is a frivolous young man or an old proud man. (杨秀波 译)
【19】Situations would worsen if the poor are short of ambitions, the rich gain by foul means, the young are frivolous and the old conceited.(王毅 译)●●
【20】What the poor need most is ambition and the rich, a conscience.
For a youngster, the worst shortcoming is recklessness; for a senior, crankiness. (冯源 译）
【21】In poverty, nurture ambition; in wealth, steer clear of corruption; in youth, avoid frivolity; in old age, embrace modesty.（晚枫 译）★★★