“人之立志,顾不如蜀鄙之僧哉”(见初中语文第一册《为学》),教参译为“人们立志求学,难道还不如四川边境的穷和尚吗”。此解乍一看易为人们所接受,但通读《为学一首示子侄》(《为学》由该文一、三段摘编而成)后,笔者认为此译文对“僧”的理解欠妥,因而对全句的解释也不准。首先,“僧”的所指范围与作者本意相谬。彭氏在《为学一首示子侄》中借蜀鄙二僧 “The people who make up their minds are better than the ones who want to care for them” (see the junior high school language book “For Learning”). The teaching is translated as “People are determined to pursue studies. Isn’t it better than the poor monks on the Sichuan border?”. This solution was easily accepted by people at first glance, but after reading the book “To learn a new book”, the author believes that this translation owes to the understanding of “僧”. Because of this, the interpretation of the entire sentence is also inaccurate. First of all, the meaning of “僧” is contrary to the author’s intention. Peng Shi borrows the second book from the book “To learn a lesson.”