1. Choose a joy you can trust · 象曰：麗澤，兌；君子以朋友講習。
Two joined lakes suggest delight that can be shared. The Image turns this into friends studying and discussing together.
兑为泽，也为悦。两泽相连，《象传》引出朋友讲习：喜悦来自互相润泽、认真交流，而不只是讨人喜欢。
Joined lakes nourish one another. Friends who discuss and practice together can test ideas while strengthening trust; shared learning gives joy a durable form.
两泽相依、彼此润泽。朋友讲习不是单向灌输，而是平等地把各自看见的东西说出来，能经讨论的喜悦才更持久。
At a neighborhood lakeside repair circle, people bring broken lamps, stuck zippers, and questions. They fix, listen, and share skills.
在社区湖边的修理圈里，人们带来坏台灯、卡住的拉链和问题，一边修一边听，一边分享手艺。喜悦是互相的：没人需要表演。
2. Let joy be mutual · 和兌，吉。
No one needs to perform for the others. Equal listening and easy conversation make the joy harmonious rather than purchased by favor.
和悦不以偏袒或讨好换取。图中三人轮流说、轮流听，食物简单、神情自在；平衡的关系本身就是吉意。
Three neighbors sit at a scratched wooden table between the two ponds. One shows how to rewire a lamp; another holds the screwdriver; a third asks questions.
三位邻居坐在两个池塘之间的旧木桌旁。一个教怎样重接台灯线，一个递螺丝刀，另一个提问。
No one dominates, and the food is just thermos tea and cut apples. They leave with a working lamp and an easy, balanced mood.
没人抢着主导，吃食只是保温杯茶和切开的苹果。他们带着修好的台灯和轻松平衡的心情离开。
3. Earn the smile with trust · 孚兌，吉，悔亡。
The returned purse makes trust concrete. Their delight follows an honest act, which gives old regret a reason to fade.
“孚”是可信。失物被归还，笑意来自真实可验证的行动，不靠顺耳话；因此先前的担忧与悔意才得以消散。
On the footbridge, a cyclist finds a dropped wallet with a rent receipt and library card. She returns it to the owner at the repair circle.
在木桥上，一位骑车人捡到掉落的钱包，里面有房租收据和图书卡。她把它交还给修理圈里的失主。
He checks the contents, thanks her, then offers to fix her squeaky brake. Trust becomes concrete, and her old worry about the lost item fades.
他核对东西，道谢，并提出帮她修吱吱作响的刹车。信任变得具体，她先前对失物的担忧也消散了。
4. Question the eager gift · 來兌，凶。
Classical commentary reads the arrival as ingratiating pleasure offered from the wrong position. The gift and forced smile are a warning to inspect what the visitor expects in return.
《正义》将“来兑”解作趋前求悦，位不当而带谄意。送礼者过分热切、主人迟疑，提醒我们分辨真情与借愉悦谋私。
A new visitor arrives with expensive pastries and offers to fund the repair circle's newsletter. The smile is eager.
一位新访客带来昂贵点心，提出资助修理圈的通讯。
Then he asks to control the sign-up list and decide who gets tools. The coordinator feels uneasy. Accepting the sweets would mean letting flattery choose the circle's direction.
他笑得很热切，随后却要求控制报名名单、决定谁先拿工具。负责人感到不安。收下点心，就等于让讨好来决定圈子的方向。
5. Separate pleasure from pressure · 商兌，未寧，介疾有喜。
Deliberation has not yet brought ease. Classical commentary reads the 'ill' influence as corrupting flattery to be kept apart.
“商”是商量裁量。《正义》把“介疾”读作隔开近身的佞邪，不是诊断身体疾病。
At the planning meeting, the group still feels unsettled. The tool librarian raises an open hand to the eager donor and says, 'Thank you for the pastries, but access stays open to all.' They pin that rule by the door.
计划会上，大家仍不安定。工具管理员对热切的捐赠者举起一只手说：‘谢谢点心，但工具对所有人开放。’他们把这条规则钉在门边。
Keeping the flattering influence at arm's length brings a relieved laugh, not perfect calm.
把讨好影响隔开，带来一阵释然的笑，而不是彻底的安宁。
6. Trust without losing sight · 孚于剝，有厲。
The chest is entrusted just as the receiver pulls away a bridge support. Trust is valuable, but directing it toward someone who strips the shared structure brings danger.
剥是侵蚀与剥落。《正义》指居正位却信任损害正道者。
The respected coordinator hands the donated-tool chest key to a charming volunteer. As he accepts it, he smiles and pulls a support beam from the shared footbridge, planning to trade it for scrap.
受敬重的负责人把捐赠工具柜的钥匙交给一位讨喜的志愿者。他接钥匙时笑着，却从公共木桥上抽走一根支柱，打算拿去换废品。
The danger is not trust itself but trusting someone who quietly strips the common structure.
危险不在信任本身，而在把信任交给一个悄悄拆掉共同结构的人。
7. Choose what draws you in · 引兌。
The line gives no explicit good or bad verdict. Someone is invited toward a joyful gathering, but has not yet chosen.
上六只说“引兑”，未直接判吉凶。《正义》说其静退，待人牵引才悦；图把邀请与犹疑同框，让选择保持开放。
A hesitant adult stands apart at the pond edge. A friend waves from the small study circle under the awning, inviting them to join.
一位迟疑的成年人在池塘边站着。朋友从遮阳棚下的小学习圈招手，邀请他加入。
The person has not decided. Tonight's plan is reading poems and fixing a kettle; they can just listen. The line leaves the choice open.
他还没决定。今晚的活动是读诗和修水壶，他可以只是听。这一爻把选择留得开放。
8. Does this joy deepen trust? · 兌：亨。利貞。
Joy can open a way, but delight alone is not a guide. Classical commentary warns that pleasing others can turn into flattery.
兑的通达来自悦而有正。《正义》警惕以悦取人会走向谄邪，故“利贞”是核心条件：令人愉快的方式也须经得起真实与原则的检验。
The final invitation toward joy remains unresolved rather than automatically good or bad.
悦若失真诚和正直，就可能滑向谄媚与依赖。
Where is your joy this week coming from real exchange, and where are you pleasing someone only to keep the mood easy?
这一周，你的喜悦哪里来自真实交流？又在哪里只为维持和气而讨好别人？
