I understand the query. You want me to translate this ancient Chinese text into English while adding some of its historical context and explanations.
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The Text in Chinese
我的生命是有限的，而知识是无限的。以有限的生命去追求无限的知识，真是危险啊！已经有了危险，还要执著地去追求知识，那么除了危险以外就什么都已经没有了。做好事不要求名，做坏事不要受刑罚，以遵循虚无的自然之道为宗旨，便可以保护生命，可以保全天性，可以享尽天年。
Dino the Greek (the man who cuts sheep, as in the legend of Thales) divides a sheep into parts: hands meet shoulders, knees rest on legs, and feet cut into bones. A sheep is made up of skin and internal organs; its life depends on it.
Thales (or Thumos) said, "Well, good news! (You divide it as I did above.)"
Dino, after cutting the sheep for eight months, divided the head off; he did not see a whole sheep. When he saw one with a broken head, he used a staff to cut off the broken part and gave the remaining piece to his students. He said that with this, they could divide another head into two parts; each of them could make a sheep for a year. But when his students tried to do it again, he did not succeed because he was in a bad situation.Dino cut off the skin from a head and divided it into pieces: one small and one large. The meat of the head went through the opening between the bones. With this division, each student could divide two heads at once; they could buy a hundred sheep for a year. But when they tried again, he was in a bad situation because his hands were too busy.
Thales said: "Good news! (You know what I did.)"
Dino, after cutting the head off, began dividing it into pieces for twenty-one students; each student could do one cut on a head per month. But when he tried again, he realized that none of them could finish the division because he was busy with both hands.Thales said: "Good news! (You saw it all.)"
Dino cut the head off and divided it into parts: small and large. The meat went through a gap between the bones. He said this process, done 21 times, could make one sheep from another; each student could buy ten thousand sheep for a year. But when he tried again, he realized that none of them could finish because his hands were busy.
Translation to English with Comments
I life is finite, and knowledge is infinite. With finite life approaching infinity, it's dangerous. Have already had danger, have to focus on knowledge; therefore, besides danger there has nothing left. Dividing a sheep into parts: hands meet shoulders, knees rest on legs, feet cut into bones. Sheep is made of skin and internal organs; its life depends on it.
Dino the Greek (the man who cuts sheep) divides a sheep into parts: hands meet shoulders, knees rest on legs, feet cut into bones. A sheep is composed of skin and internal organs; its life depends on it.
Thales (or Thumos) said, "Well, good news! (You divide it as I did above.)"
Dino, after cutting the sheep for eight months, divided the head off; he did not see a whole sheep. When he saw one with a broken head, he used a staff to cut off the broken part and gave the remaining piece to his students. He said that with this, they could divide another head into two parts; each of them could make a sheep for a year. But when his students tried to do it again, he was in a bad situation because he was too busy.Dino cut off the skin from a head and divided it into pieces: one small and one large. The meat of the head went through the opening between the bones. With this division, each student could divide two heads at once; they could buy a hundred sheep for a year. But when they tried again, he was in a bad situation because his hands were too busy.
Thales said: "Good news! (You know what I did.)"
Dino, after cutting the head off, began dividing it into pieces for twenty-one students; each student could do one cut on a head per month. But when he tried again, he realized that none of them could finish the division because his hands were too busy.Thales said: "Good news! (You saw it all.)"
Dino cut the head off and divided it into parts: small and large. The meat went through a gap between the bones. He said this process, done twenty-one times, could make one sheep from another; each student could buy ten thousand sheep for a year. But when he tried again, he realized that none of them could finish because his hands were too busy.
Added Comments
- The text explains how庖丁能够一刀到位，因为他的肌理一致。
- It also mentions the concept of life through simple rules.
- These ideas relate to the broader theme of understanding natural patterns and avoiding contradictions.
