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confucius2021/5/91Confucius(bornKongQiu,styledZhongNi)wasborninthevillageofZouinthecountryofLuin551B.C.,apoordescendantofadeposednoblefamily.

descendant=son,grandson,great-grandsonetc.

deposed=sb.beforcedtogiveuphispoliticalposition←AsConfuciuswasugly,hisfatherlefthiminthiscavewhenhewasborn.Confucius’Life2021/5/92Asachild,heheldmake-believetemplerituals;asayoungadult,hequicklyearneda_____forfairness,politenessandloveoflearning,andhewasreputedtobequitetall.Hetraveledextensivelyandstudiedattheimperialcapital,Zhou,whereheissaidtohavemetandspokewithLaoZi,thefounderofDaoism.

make-believe=pretend

ritualn.=ceremony

imperialadj.

=royal

extensively=wideA.reputation(common)B.renown(thestrongesttone)×

2021/5/93UponhisreturntoLu,hegainedrenownasateacher,butwhenhewas35,DukeZhaoofLuledhiscountrytowar,frequentlycomingtohimforadvice.WhenothernoblesbeganplottingagainstConfucius'position,DukeZhaorefusedtointervene,andConfuciusreturnedtoLu.Butconditionstherewerenobetterthanbefore,andConfuciusretiredfrompubliclifetoconcentrateonteachingandstudying.Plotvi.=discusssecretlyIntervene=stopthisact

2021/5/94Atage50,hewasapproachedbytheBaronofQitohelpdefendagainstarebellion,buthedeclined.HewaslaterpromotedbynewDukeofLuseveraltimes,eventuallybecomingChiefMinisterofLu.

Rebellion=violentactionbysomepeoplewhotrytochangeacountry’spoliticalsystem.

promote=sb.begivenabetterjobandhigherposition.

Guessthemeaningofdecline.2021/5/95ConfuciusspentthenextfiveyearswanderingChinawithhisdisciples,findingthathispresenceatroyalcourtswasrarelytoleratedforlongbeforenobleswouldbeginplottingtodrivehimoutorhavehimkilled.Disciple=student/believer2021/5/96Afterfurtherwanderings,heeventuallyreturnedtoLuatage67.Althoughhewaswelcomedthereandchosetoremain,hewasnotofferedpublicofficeagain,nordidheseekit.Insteadhespenttherestofhisyearsteachingand,finally,writing.Hediedat72.2021/5/97Confucius’Thoughts

HumanenessEtiquetteWisdomfilialpietyLoyaltyTrustJustice2021/5/98FromTheAnalects(论语),wefindConfucius’centralbeliefisthatofthevirtueofren.Renisrenderedashumaneness.ThesimplestexplanationConfuciusgavetohisdisciplesforthistermwas“Toloveothers.”Virtue=goodqualityorwayofbehaving.2021/5/99Confucius’SayingsTheywhoknowthetrutharenotequaltothosewholoveit,andtheywholoveitarenotequaltothosewhodelightinit.知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。Hewasofanactivenatureandyetfondoflearning,andhewasnotashamedtoaskandlearnofhisinferiors.敏而好学，不耻下问。Nottomendthefaultonehasmadeistoerrindeed.过而不改，是谓过矣。Thewisefindpleasureinwater;thevirtuousfindpleasureinhills.Thewiseareactive;thevirtu