twenty-five hundred years ago life in china was very hard. most of the people were hopelessly poor. into these times one of china's great leaders was born. he was confucius. confucius came from a noble family, but his parents were poor. his father died when confucius was only three years old. the boy was a good and obedient son to his mother. he grew up to be quiet, thoughtful, and studious. as confucius watched the people around him, he became eager to help them. at last he left his family and started out his students to be honest and kind, and to honor their parents. he taught them that a good man never lets himself get angry. many of his savings were gathered together and written down. one of his famous savings is “do not do to others what you do not wish others to do to you. “ for years he wandered from province to province spreading his ideas to all who would listen to him.

两千五百年前在中国的生活是很困难的。大部分的人都不可救药的穷人。这些次到一位伟大的中国领导人诞生了。他是孔子。孔子来自一个贵族家庭,但他的父母很差。他父亲死后,当年孔子只有三岁。那个男孩是一个有用的而且孝顺的儿子向他的母亲。他长大后安静下来,考虑周到,勤奋好学的。孔子看着周围的人,他成为了想帮助他们。最后他离开了他的家人,并开始他的学生要诚实、善良,而且为了纪念他们的父母。他教训他们说,一个好的男人从不让自己生气。他的许多积蓄都聚集、写下来。他的一个著名的储蓄是“己所不欲别人对你做。“许多年来,他偏离省省传播他的想法向所有人愿意听他的意见。