7月28日，“詹姆斯引用中国名言却写错出处”登上热搜，引发中国网友关注。

当地时间7月27日，作为NBA历史上话题度最高的球星之一，不久前加盟费城76人的勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）在社交媒体平台转发了一句中国名言“胜人者有力，自胜者强”，以此勉励自己。

但有些尴尬的是，詹姆斯转发的原帖中，这句话的出处被错误标注成了孙子。

On Monday, LeBron James, one of the most prominent players in NBA history who recently joined the Philadelphia 76ers, shared a well-known Chinese saying on social media to motivate himself: "To conquer others is to have strength. To conquer yourself is to be strong."

However, the post he reposted incorrectly credited the quote to Sun Tzu, leading to an awkward factual error.

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“胜人者有力，自胜者强”是老子《道德经》第三十三章的哲理名言，意为“战胜别人是有力量，战胜自己才是真正的强者”。

In fact, the saying comes from Chapter 33 of the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching), the ancient Chinese philosophical text traditionally attributed to Laozi (Lao Tzu). It expresses the idea that while defeating others demonstrates strength, mastering oneself is the mark of true power.

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据中国新闻周刊报道，近日，詹姆斯在经过一个月的深思熟虑之后，公布了自己下一站的选择：宣布加盟费城76人队。这也极有可能成为他NBA生涯的最后一站。

After nearly a month of considering his options, LeBron James recently announced in a social media post that he will sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.

综合美媒报道， 詹姆斯表示，他期待为76人队打破长达43年的冠军荒，这与他在2016年助骑士队夺冠时，为克利夫兰这座城市终结52年无冠历史的方式如出一辙。

这很可能是詹姆斯作为自由球员所作出的最后一次抉择，因为这位41岁的老将即将踏入创纪录的第24个赛季。他曾表示，赢得第五座NBA总冠军奖杯是他的首要动力。

James hopes to break a 43-year championship drought for the 76ers, much the same way he erased a 52-year streak without a title for the city of Cleveland when he won a championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.

This likely will be the final free agency decision James will make as the 41-year-old enters a record-breaking 24th season. He said winning a fifth NBA title is his primary motivation.

《道德经》中的经典名句

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《道德经》篇幅不过五千余字，却留下了许多流传至今的经典名句。它们不仅影响了中国文化，也被翻译成数十种语言，在世界各地广泛传播。

下面精选几则《道德经》名句的双语版，译者许渊冲，一起学起来：

道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。

The divine law may be spoken of, but it is not the common law. (Truth can be known, but it may not be the well-known truth.) Things may be named, but names are not the things. In the beginning heaven and earth are nameless; when named, all things become known.

上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。

The highest good is like water. Water benefits everything by giving without taking or contending. It likes the place others dislike, so it follows closely the divine law.

夫唯不争，故天下莫能与之争。

As he contends for nothing, none in the world could contend with him.

大音希声；大象无形。

A great sound is inaudible, a great image is formless.

合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。

A huge tree grows out of a small shoot; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand-mile journey begin with the first step.

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