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

孟很多年来周游列国，传播孔的思想。

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

孔的思想在中国的传播曾遭中断，今天又重新流行起来。

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

后来他成为一名孔思想的推崇着，而且在官衙里得到了一个很重要的职位。

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

你听说过没有，有专家把孔思想归功于筷的出现？

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

我们正在做一个关于孔思想的究项目。

He loved Confucius and boldly encouraged America to get along with China despite the current tensions.

他热爱孔思想，并大胆鼓励美国在当前紧张局势下与中国和睦相处。

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

孔的思想核心足让每个人都了解并接受自己在社会中的位置。

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

我们仍然受到孔思想的影响，莎士比亚的戏剧对今天的我们来说也很有意义。