王坐于堂上,有牵牛而过堂下者,王见之,曰:“牛何之?”对曰:“将以衅钟。”王曰:“舍之!吾不忍其觳觫,若无罪而就死地。”对曰:“然则废衅钟与?”曰:“何可废也?以羊易之!”(杨伯峻《孟子译注》,标题为编者所加)【注释】①衅:古代的一种礼仪,当国家的一种新的重要器物或者宗庙开始使用的时候,便要宰杀一头活物来祭它。②觳觫(hu su):因恐惧而发抖。阿紫译读齐宣王坐在大殿之上,有个人牵着牛从殿下经过,齐宣王看到了,便问道: King sitting on the hall, there are cattle and hall through the hall, the king see it, said: “What the hell?” Said: “will be a provocative bell.” “觫, if innocent and died. ” On the said: “However, the waste bell and clock?” “Said:” What can be scrapped to sheep easy! “” (Yang Boshan “Mencius Annotation”, entitled Editor’s Note) [Notes] ① provocation: an ancient etiquette, when the country’s new important artifacts or when the temple began to use, they will slaughter a living creature to sacrifice it. ② su 觫 (hu su): trembling because of fear. Azi translation read Xuan Xuan Wang sitting above the hall, a man holding his cattle passed from His Royal Highness, Qi Xuan Wang saw, and asked: