【16】合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土。
——《道德经·第六十四章》

投票：外方评委 5人投票★，中方评委 9人投票●

1．A giant tree grows from a tiny seedling；a towering platform rises from piled-up earth．

（丁如伟译）●●●●●●●●●

2．Giant trees grow out of tender seedlings；a high terrace is built with baskets of clay．

（樊功生译）★●●●●●●

3．A small seed can grow into a big tree；collecting lumps of clay may build a high tower．

（彭智鹏译）★★★★

4．A tall tree grows from a hair-like blade；a high terrace starts with a small earthen base．

（冯雷译）●●●●

5．A big tree comes from a tiny shoot，and a high platform from a dust．

（杨秀波译）●●●●

6．A great oak grows from a little acorn．A high terrace rises from its very base．

（王成杰译）●●●

7．A towering thick tree buds from a tiny seed；a high terrace is piled up from the groundsill．

（王昌玲译）●●●

8．Towering trees spring from tiny saplings；nine-story terraces start from piled soils．

（王绍昌译）●●●

9．A tree as big as of two arms’hug started from something nearly unseen．A standing platform of nine stories is erected from earth within．

（郑晓春译）★ ex3wDrpa+V1hlBJe7m8BGqhcai1LX3VFxlzeR+O6so1d+XFSmS8jLEdn+k8JRPcV