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A Conversation with Confucius

A Conversation with Confucius
对话孔子
对话孔子
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Keywords
对话 - duìhuà - dialogue
古代 - gǔdài - ancient times / olden times
著名 - zhùmíng - famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
教育家 - jiàoyùjiā - educationalist
父亲 - fùqīn - father
母亲 - mǔqīn - mother
穷 - qióng - poor / destitute
贵族 - guìzú - lord / nobility / aristocrat
私人 - sīrén - private / personal
交 - jiāo - to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money)
肉干 - ròu gān - dried meat
优秀 - yōuxiù - outstanding / excellent
意义 - yìyì - sense / meaning / significance / importance
意见 - yìjiàn - idea / opinion / suggestion
够 - gòu - enough (sufficient)
积极 - jījí - active / energetic / vigorous / proactive
鼓励 - gǔlì - to encourage
教育 - jiàoyù - to educate / education
理念 - lǐniàn - idea / concept / philosophy / theory
Grammar
后来… - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "hòulái…" (more commonly used in sequence of events)
孔子非常努力地学习,后来成为一个很有文化的人。

不仅…,而且 / 还 / 也 … - Expressing "not only…but also..." with "bùjǐn...,érqiě / hái / yě…"
孔子认为,不仅是贵族,一般人也应该得到学习的机会,所以他办了中国历史上第一家私人学校。

不管…,(都 / 也)… - Expressing a more informal "no matter (who / what / how)…" with "bùguǎn…, (dōu / yě)" (都 / 也 can be used in the second part to indicate the statement will not change)
不管是谁,只要交一些肉干,都可以来学习。

Group + 其中 - Expressing "within (it / them)..." with "Group + qízhōng..."
他一共有三千多个学生,其中有72个非常优秀。

立刻 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "forthwith / straightway / at once..." with "lìkè + Verb / Verb Phrase"
过了一会儿,学生冉有来问:“一件有意义的事,我知道以后应该立刻去做吗?”
Grammar
後來… - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "hòulái…" (more commonly used in sequence of events)
孔子非常努力地學習,後來成為一個很有文化的人。

不僅…,而且 / 還 / 也 … - Expressing "not only…but also..." with "bùjǐn...,érqiě / hái / yě…"
孔子認為,不僅是貴族,一般人也應該得到學習的機會,所以他辦了中國歷史上第一家私人學校。

不管…,(都 / 也)… - Expressing a more informal "no matter (who / what / how)…" with "bùguǎn…, (dōu / yě)" (都 / 也 can be used in the second part to indicate the statement will not change)
不管是誰,只要交一些肉干,都可以來學習。

Group + 其中 - Expressing "within (it / them)..." with "Group + qízhōng..."
他一共有三千多個學生,其中有72個非常優秀。

立刻 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "forthwith / straightway / at once..." with "lìkè + Verb / Verb Phrase"
過了一會兒,學生冉有來問:「一件有意義的事,我知道以後應該立刻去做嗎?」
Proper Nouns
孔子 - Kǒngzǐ - Confucius (Chinese thinker and social philosopher, 551-479 BC)
子路 - Zǐ Lù - Zi Lu / also known as Ji Lu 季路 (disciple of Confucius)
冉有 - Rǎn Yǒu - Ran You / also known as Ran Qiu 冉求 (disciple of Confucius)
公西华 - Gōng Xīhuá - Gong Xihua / also know as Gongxi Chi 公西赤 (disciple of Confucius)

Idioms
因材施教 - yīncáishījiào - to teach in line with the student's ability
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