诚中形外 Inner Sincerity Expressed Outward 五忠班 高宜歆

大家好,我是五年级忠班的高宜歆,今天我演讲的题目是诚中形外。

Good afternoon,everyone. I am Yixin from G5A,I am going to talk about inner sincerity will surely be expressed outward today.

古话说:“诚于中而形于外”。这句话指的是一个人内心的真诚会表现在他的外表上。

As the old saying goes, "Inner sincerity will surely be expressed outward." This sentence refers to a person's inner sincerity being reflected in his or her appearance.

一个人如果有恭敬心,那一定能够从他的外表看出他的诚恳。如果一个人在拼命掩饰自己的错误,那一定会表现出心虚的样子。《大学》中说道:“人之视己,如见其肺肝然。”意思是别人看你时,就像看见你的心肺肝脏一样清晰。所以说,掩饰又有什么好处呢?

If a person has mind of respect, we can see his or her sincerity from appearance.If a person is desperately trying to cover up his mistakes, he will definitely show a guilty attitude. There is a saying in the book 《The Great Learning》,the others beholds him,as if he saw his heart or livers, of what use is his disguise?

 

《程门立雪》这个故事大家耳熟能详,主要讲的是下大雪时,杨时和游酢在雪中等待拜见老师陈颐,就那样等了很久。他们两个坚定的想法与恭敬心,都表现了出来,不然怎么能在雪中等待如此之久?

Everyone is familiar with the story of humble reverence,long long ago,Yangshi and Youzuo waited for their teacher Chengyi for a long time when it was snowy outside. It showed their mind of perseverance and respect, then how could they wait so long in the heavy snow?

再来说说我自己,曾经我不小心弄坏了我的好朋友的玩具,被她发现了,当时我和她说,是玩具自己掉的,她显然不信,我从她的脸上看到了冷冷的笑容,最终我和她真诚的道了歉,她也不再计较。

Let’s talk about my self, in the past , I broke my friend’s toy accidentally, I lied to her, I said that the toy dropped by itself, she obviously did not believe, I saw a cold smile from her face, and finally I apologized to her sincerely, she forgave me.

所以我们要真诚待人,不要掩饰自己,别人都能看出来。这就是:“诚于中而形于外”。

So we should be sincere to others, don't hide ourselves, others can see. This is: "Inner sincerity will surely be expressed outward." Thank you ,everyone!