在齐鲁大地的苍穹上，繁星闪烁，其中最璀璨的星辰，名叫孔子。公元前551年，在山东曲阜这座古老的城市中，儒家学派的创始人——孔子诞生了，他的思想和智慧，照亮了千年的时空。
InthefirmamentoverthelandofQilu,starstwinkle,amongwhichthemostdazzlingoneisnamedConfucius.In551BC,intheancientcityofQufu,Shandong,thefounderoftheConfucianschool—Confuciuswasborn.Histhoughtsandwisdomhaveilluminatedthepathofprogressforthousandsofyears.
孔子，名丘，字仲尼。春秋乱世，礼崩乐坏，社会的动荡没有让孔子沉沦，反而激发了他探寻真理、拯救苍生的决心。自幼，孔子便对世间万物充满好奇与求知欲，15岁即“志于学”，相传曾问礼于老聃；30岁时已博学多才，成为当地较有名气的一位学者，并在阙里聚徒讲学。
Confucius,whosegivennamewasQiuandstyledZhongni,wasborninthechaoticSpringandAutumnperiodwhentheritescollapsedandsocialorderbrokedown.InsteadofcausingConfuciustosinkintooblivion,itinspiredhisdeterminationtoseektruthandsavethepeople.Sincechildhood,Confuciushadbeenfullofcuriosityandeagernessforknowledgeabouteverythingintheworld.Attheageof15,hewasdeterminedtolearn,anditissaidthatheonceinquiredaboutritesfromLaozi;Bytheageof30,hehadbecomeawell-knownscholarwithextensiveknowledgeandstartedtoteachdisciplesinQueli.
思想上博大精深
ProfoundandBroadinThought
孔子的成就，不仅在于他创立了儒家学派，更在于他的思想对后世产生了深远的影响。他强调个人品德的修养和社会秩序的维护，他倡导的“仁、义、礼、智、信”，成为中华民族传统道德的基石；他主张的“为政以德”，为统治者治理国家提供了方向；他坚守的“大道之行，天下为公”，成为一个民族传承千年、接续万代的精神高地。
Confucius'sachievementsarenotonlyreflectedintheestablishmentoftheConfucianschoolbutalsointhelastingimprinthisideashaveleftonthemindsofposterity.Heemphasizedthecultivationofpersonalvirtueandthemaintenanceofsocialorder.Theconceptsheadvocated,"benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,andfidelity,"hadbecomethecornerstoneofChinesetraditionalmorality.Hisadvocacyof"governingwithvirtue"providedadirectionforrulerstogovernthecountry.Hisinsistenceon"WhentheGreatWayprevailed,apublicspiritruledallunderHeaven"hadbecomethespiritualhighlandpasseddownandcarriedforwardbythenationforthousandsofyears.
政治上不得志
UnfulfilledAmbitionsinPolitics
孔子主张“克己复礼”，而这与当时急剧变革的社会现实格格不入。除鲁定公时期，孔子在政治上曾迎来了短暂的高光时刻——出任鲁国大司寇，甚至一度“由大司寇行摄相事”，但很快受到排挤，使他不得不以58岁的高龄，率弟子周游列国，游说诸侯，企图东山再起施展抱负，但始终未受到重视和重用。晚年他回到鲁国，专心执教，同时删诗书、订礼乐、修周易，以传述六艺为己任。公元前479年，73岁的孔子在家乡病逝。
Confuciusadvocated"restoringtheritesbyself-restraint",whichwasincompatiblewiththerapidlychangingsocialrealityatthattime.ExceptfortheperiodofDukeDingofLu,Confuciushadabriefmomentinthelimelightinpolitics-heservedastheGrandMinisterofJusticeintheStateofLuandeven"actedastheprimeminister"foraperiodoftime.However,hewassoonmarginalized,forcinghimtotravelwithhisdisciplesattheageof58,advocatingtothelordsinanattempttomakeacomebackandrealizehisambitions,buthewasnevertakenseriouslyorgivenimportantpositions.Inhislateryears,hereturnedtotheStateofLu,concentratingonteaching,andeditingtheBookofSongs,standardizingritesandmusicandrevisingtheBookofChanges,takingonthetaskofpassingontheSixArts.In479BC,Confucius,attheageof73,passedawayinhishometown.
教育上成就卓越
OutstandingAchievementsinEducation
与政治上的不得志相比，孔子在教育上却取得了巨大的成就。他打破了“学在官府”的现状，开创了私人办学的先河；推行“因材施教”、“有教无类”的教育理念，其教育理论和方法至今仍影响深远，因此被后世尊称为“至圣先师”。
Incontrasttohisunfulfilledambitionsinpolitics,Confuciusachievedgreatsuccessineducation.Hebrokethesituationof"educationbeingthemonopolyofthegovernment"andinitiatedtheprecedentofprivateeducation.Hecarriedouttheeducationalconceptsof"teachingstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitude"and"educationforallwithoutdiscrimination".Hiseducationaltheoriesandmethodsstillhaveafar-reachinginfluencetothisday,andtherefore,hewashonoredasthe"SupremeSageandForemostTeacher"bylatergenerations.
天不生仲尼，万古如长夜。在孔子这座智慧灯塔的照耀下，中华传统文化走向了新的高度。两千多年后的今天，我们仍然能够在《论语》中感受到他的智慧和仁慈，更能从中汲取力量，去建设一个清朗和谐的盛世。
WithoutConfucius,allageswouldhavebeenlikeaneternalnight.Undertheilluminationofthislighthouseofwisdom-Confucius,thetraditionalChineseculturehadreachedanewheight.Evenaftermorethantwothousandyears,wecanstillfeelhiswisdomandbenevolenceinthe"Analects,"anddrawstrengthfromittobuildaclear,harmonious,andprosperousera.
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文案：武玮佳刘明婕（实习编辑)
翻译、配音：武玮佳
