國學經典《論語》成為暢銷讀物

It might be two millennia old, but Confucius's work isstill as popular as ever.

儘管已經過去兩千年了，但是孔子的著作仍然像以前一樣受歡迎。

The Zhonghua Book Company, a leading Chinesepublishing house, released its annual sales figuresand one of its top bestsellers turns out to be the"Analects", a classic text composed over 2,000years ago.

國內領先出版社中華書局近日公布其年度銷售數據，兩千多年前編著的經典作品《論語》成為該出版社最暢銷的書籍之一。

The "Analects Annotated" sold no less than 450,000 copies over the past year, twice as muchas the previous year, according to the publisher.

據中華書局介紹，去年《論語譯註》的總銷量多達45萬冊，同比翻一番。

A collection of Confucius's sayings and ideas, the "Analects" is one of the central texts ofConfucianism.

《論語》收錄孔子的言論和思想，是儒家學派的核心著作之一。

Not just the "Analects" but other Chinese classic texts are also doing well on the market.

除了《論語》，其他國學經典著作的市場銷量也不錯。

The phenomenon has surprised publishers, who have been impressed by readers' eagernessto read the original texts - composed in an ancient script not easily accessible to modernChinese speakers - first-hand.

這一現象讓出版商們感到吃驚，讀者直接閱讀原典的熱情引起了出版商們的注意;原典以古文編著，對講現代漢語的人來說並不容易理解。

Observers believe this reflects a desire to seek new interpretations of time-honored classics,unfettered by the words of authorities from the past.

觀察人士認為，這反映了讀者不拘泥於過去權威人士的話語，渴求對歷史悠久的經典著作的新解讀。