TED演讲:我难忘的一次中国行(5)

 　　As we continued walking, we visited many of the places that the previous speakers talked about the Confucian tradition 我们继续赶路，参观了许多地方。前面的发言者们谈到儒家传统，

　　which is so important I think to help people understand what China is about and where those traditions come from, 我想儒家思想非常重要，它能帮助人们了解中国以及那些传统的来源，

　　just as much as trying to understand European civilization without understanding the importance of the Greek¹ philosophers², 就像试图理解欧洲文明就不能不了解希腊哲学家，

　　Socrates, Aristoteles, Plato, all the Christian³ religion in that part of our culture development. Confucius⁴ is critical⁵. 如苏格拉底、亚里士多德和柏拉图以及基督教在我们的文化发展中的重要性。孔子至关重要。

　　And so when we were in Qufu, and we actually saw the place where he was born, 当我们在曲阜的时候，我们看到了孔子出生的地方，

　　the beds where he was raised and the place where he was finally laid to rest. 长大的地方和他最后安息的地方。

　　We began to understand the importance which is put not on self, but on others. 我们开始认识到儒家思想注重的不是自我，而是别人。

　　And this was important to remember. 记住这一点很重要。

　　It was this drive to serve others, to work hard to be good for others, which was a really important lesson to learn. 积极为他人服务，努力为他人带来福祉，这是我们学到的重要一课。

　　Everywhere we went, as we walked through small villages, 我们四处走走看看，穿过各个小村庄，

　　often at the end of a hard day of walk, Xuelin and I would wonder where we were staying 常常在一天辛苦的徒步结束后，我和雪琳会思考接下来要待在哪里，

　　and we were going to search some dumplings or some tea in the local market square. 我们会在当地市场的广场上找地方吃饺子或喝茶。

1 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

2 philosophers   

n.哲学家( philosopher的名词复数 )；豁达的人

参考例句：

• Philosophers sometimes overweight their negativism. 哲学家往往偏重于否定态度。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Strictly speaking, they shouldn't be called philosophers, but rather 'philophilosophers.' 严格讲起来，他们不该叫哲学家Philophilosophers,该叫‘哲学家学家’philophilosophers.” 来自汉英文学 - 围城

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 Confucius   

n.孔子(中国古代教育家、儒家创始人)

参考例句：

• Confucius was one of the wisest teachers of all times.孔子是有史以来最为博学的教师之一。
• Confucius's many words are wisdom.孔子的很多话都是至理名言。

5 critical   

adj.批评的，评论的；危急的，紧要的；临界的

参考例句：

• We are at a critical time in history.我们正处在历史的危急时刻。
• Now that the situation becomes critical,one must keep calm.事到临头，要沉住气。