For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.

孟多年来周游列国，传播思想。

It's a Confucian principle that China once again finds very appealing today-although that hasn't always been the case.

思想在中国传播曾遭中断，今天又新流行起来。

He became a student of Confucius's ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state.

后来他成为一名思想推崇着，而且在官衙里得到了一要职位。

Did you know that experts credit Confucius with the advent of the chopstick?

你听说过没有，有专家把思想归功于筷出现？

We are doing a research project on Confucius' ideas on education.

我们正在做一关于教育思想究项目。

Were still influenced by Confucius's ideas, and Shakespeare's plays also make a lot of sense to us today.

我们仍然受到思想影响，莎士比亚戏剧对今天我们来说也有意义。

At the core of the teachings of Confucius, was the fundamental need for every individual to understand and accept their place in the world.

教育思想核心足让每人都了解并接受自己在社会中位置。