【汉译英】围炉夜话（第197则）事但观其已然

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事但观其已然，便可知其未然；人必尽其当然，乃可听其自然。

# ~* Q# i" F2 f  R5 S' pWhat is to come can be judged on the basis of what is,
Give it all and then wait for what may come out of it.
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- K2 l( X& g1 u. GObserve what is and you can predict with assurance what is to come ,
Give it you all and then your can accept without regret any result.

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事但观其已然，便可知其未然；人必尽其当然，乃可听其自然。
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What is is a signpost pointing towards what is to come,
9 \) b, P, T' R7 t- m7 A- v2 i9 DGive it your all and  accept the outcome of your action.
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