孔子介紹及英文翻譯

孔子

孔子，名丘，字仲尼。魯國陬邑人。先世是宋國貴族，避難遷魯。他出生時，家世已經沒落。年輕時做過季孫氏的委吏和乘田等。三十多歲到齊國，幾年沒有得到齊君的`重用，又回到魯國，聚徒講學。五十多歲時，由魯國中都宰升任司寇。後又曾周遊宋、衞、蔡、齊、楚等國。晚年在魯國編訂古代文化典籍《詩》《尚書》《春秋》等，教授門徒。孔子的弟子曾將他的談話和他與門徒的問答，輯成《論語》一書，這是研究孔子思想的主要資料。

Confucius

One of the most famous people in ancient China was a wise philosopher named Confucius. Hesometimes went by the names Kong Zi though he was born - Kong Qiu - styled Zhong Ni. He wasborn in the village of Zou in the country of Lu.

This Chinese man was a well-known leader in philosophy and he also made many wise phrases and theories about the law, life, and the government. Confucius is famous for his philosophy because he made many wise sayings in ancient China that helped many people learn about nature,the world, and the human behavior. He also helped the government and the emperor by teachingthem lessons on how the emperor should rule his kingdom successfully.

Confucius was born in a poor family in the year 551 B.C., and he was born in the state of Lu. His original name was Kung Chiu. His father, commander of a district in Lu, died three years after Confucius was born, leaving the family in poverty; but Confucius nevertheless received a fine education. He was married at the age of 19 and had one son and two daughters.