Confucius, a pioneer in the field of education.

孔子，他是中国教育界的先驱。

The term traces back to the Confucian “Book of Songs”, and suggests a moderately prosperous society that can begin to enjoy the fruits of its labours.

小康词出自孔子的《诗经》，是小康始享受其劳动成果的意思。

His idea of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness.

墨子对爱的观点不同于孔子对仁爱的观点。

I have only picked Confucius quotes here.

我选的都是孔子的名言。

Roberto Lafontaine is the head of the Confucius Institute in Latin America and the Caribbean.

罗伯托·拉奉泰内是该地区孔子学院的校长。

Born to a nobleman but raised in poverty from a very young age following the untimely death of his father, Confucius developed what would become a lifelong sympathy for the suffering of the common people.

虽然出身贵族， 孔子从小就生活在很苦的环境中，他的父亲英年早逝，因此，孔子对于身世艰苦的人们有着很强烈的同理心。

In a parallel with Socrates, who lived about a century later, we know most of what Confucius taught through conversations that he had, and accounts of his disciples.

我们对于孔子教诲的了解大部分通过孔子弟子的论述，而这些论述往往以对话的形式呈现，这与我们了解孔子之后个世纪出现的苏格拉底的观点如出。

Confucius spent his final years teaching his followers and communicating his wisdom.

孔子利用他的最后几年教导他的弟子和散播他的智慧。

Here's Meng Hu talking about Confucius to BBC World Service programme, The Why Factor.

以下是胡蒙在 BBC 世界服务节目《The Why Factor》中谈论孔子。

You've got Confucius and then True Legend.

先是《孔子》，接着《苏乞儿》。

He explained that Buddha was too quick to judge, and Confucius based his judgment on a small sip.

他解释说，佛陀的判断太快了，孔子的判断是基于小口。

Confucius became an advisor to the ruler of his home state of Lu.

孔子为了当时鲁国的掌权者效力。

The wild goose is a gift presented to Lao Zi by Confucius.

这只大雁是孔子送给老子的礼物。

The teachings of Confucius tell us to be humble.

孔子教导我们要谦虚。

He was important, but I suppose he isn't as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.

马克·吐温也是位重要的作家，但我认为他不像孔子和莎士比亚那样有名。

Much of Confucian thought on Heaven and people represents universal human values.

在孔子关于" 天" 、" 人" 的学说中，有很多思想体现了人类的普遍价值。

The county-level city of Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius, is located in Jining.

孔子诞生地——曲阜，是县级市，位于济宁。

Anyone under the impression that he or she was merely cramming for a standardized exam was in for an awakening when my father offered a modern poem or a passage of Confucius or Plutarch's " Lives" to mull over.

当我父亲拿出首现代诗歌或段孔子或普鲁塔克的《生活》让我仔细思考时，任何以为自己只是在为标准化考试死记硬背的人都幡然醒悟。

Confucious says the man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

孔子说，问问题的人是时的傻瓜，不问的人是辈子的傻瓜。

If this is, indeed, the real man, meeting him would be, all at once, an incredibly exhilarating experience-and also a very depressing one.

如果孔子真是这样个人的话，那么与他见面将是件十分令人兴奋的事情—但同时也让人沮丧。