(Susanna found a picture in the book, Guide to China. Now she is asking Mr. Gao about it)
Susanna: Mr. Gao, who is the man in the picture?
Mr. Gao: Confucius, a pioneer [1]pioneer: 美: [ˌpaɪəˈnɪr] 英: [ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)] n. 先锋；先驱；拓荒者；带头人 in the field of education. He was born in the year 551 B.C. [2]B.C. : 公元前；西元前 He was a great thinker [3]thinker: 美: [ˈθɪŋkər] 英: [ˈθɪŋkə(r)] n. 思想家；思想者 who had many wise [4]wise: 美: [waɪz] 英: [waɪz] adj. 充满智慧的；明智的；英明的；明察善断的 ideas about human nature and behavior. His main ideas are about kindness [5]kindness: 美: [ˈkaɪndnəs] 英: [ˈkaɪn(d)nəs] n. 仁慈；善良；体贴；宽容 and good manners.
Susanna: Could you tell me more about him?
Mr. Gao: Of course. He was also a famous philosopher [6]philosopher: 美: [fɪˈlɑsəfər] 英: [fɪˈlɒsəfə(r)] n. 哲学家；深思的人；善于思考的人 whose wise sayings have influenced [7]influence: 美: [ˈɪnfluəns] 英: [‘ɪnfluəns] n. 影响；作用；影响力；支配力 v. 影响；左右；对…起作用；支配 many people in different countries. For example, one of his famous sayings, “He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger”[8]学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆, tells us the importance of learning and thinking.
Susanna: He was really a great man from whom [9]whom: 美: [hum] 英: [huːm] pron. 什么人 I can learn a lot.
3.
1. When I walk along with two others, I may be able to learn from them. [10]三人行，必有我师
2. What you know, you know; what you don’t know, you don’t know. [11]知之为知之，不知为不知
3. Learn the new while reviewing the old. [12]温故而知新
4. Isn’t it a pleasure that friends come to see you from far away? [13]有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
5. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. [14]己所不欲，勿施于人
Word Bank
| ↑1 | pioneer: 美: [ˌpaɪəˈnɪr] 英: [ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)] n. 先锋；先驱；拓荒者；带头人 |
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| ↑2 | B.C. : 公元前；西元前 |
| ↑3 | thinker: 美: [ˈθɪŋkər] 英: [ˈθɪŋkə(r)] n. 思想家；思想者 |
| ↑4 | wise: 美: [waɪz] 英: [waɪz] adj. 充满智慧的；明智的；英明的；明察善断的 |
| ↑5 | kindness: 美: [ˈkaɪndnəs] 英: [ˈkaɪn(d)nəs] n. 仁慈；善良；体贴；宽容 |
| ↑6 | philosopher: 美: [fɪˈlɑsəfər] 英: [fɪˈlɒsəfə(r)] n. 哲学家；深思的人；善于思考的人 |
| ↑7 | influence: 美: [ˈɪnfluəns] 英: [‘ɪnfluəns] n. 影响；作用；影响力；支配力 v. 影响；左右；对…起作用；支配 |
| ↑8 | 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 |
| ↑9 | whom: 美: [hum] 英: [huːm] pron. 什么人 |
| ↑10 | 三人行，必有我师 |
| ↑11 | 知之为知之，不知为不知 |
| ↑12 | 温故而知新 |
| ↑13 | 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？ |
| ↑14 | 己所不欲，勿施于人 |
