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Chinese Idiom 胸有成竹

     宋朝的画家文与可很喜欢竹子,他房子的周围都种满了竹子,每天他都注意观察这些竹子,用来把握在不同季节的竹子的不同风格,所以他画的竹子都跟真的一样。       有一次,苏轼称赞他的竹子画得好,说他是因为在动笔以前,心里就已经有了画成的竹子的模样。       后来人们用“胸有成竹”来比喻在做事之前已经有通盘的考虑。 观察 watch 称赞 praise 模样 image 通盘 overall  

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Lesson 046 Usages of “Dei”

Allen:  Hi everyone! I’m Allen. Great to have you with us again on Chinese Studio.
Yajie: 大家好。我是YJ. Today, we’ll learn another word in Chinese.
A: Yes, pay attention to the Key Words of the Day to see if you can figure out what special word we'll be using throughout today's lesson.

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chinese reading – wánɡ xiánɡ lánɡyá rén shēnɡmǔ zǎosànɡ 王祥,琅琊人,生母早丧, jìmǔ zhūshì duōcì zài fùqin mi

Introduction:
《论语》是战国初期孔子的弟子及再传弟子编纂(biānzuǎ, compilatory)的有关孔子言论的记录。孔子是我国古代伟大的教育家、思想家,是儒家学派的创始人。《论语》写于春秋战国时期 (公元前475年-公元前221年),是儒家早期重要经典(jīngdiǎn, classic)代表作,在中华文明史上占有重要的(zhòngyào de, important) 地位,它对中华民族以及东亚的政治、经济、道德(dàodé, morals)、伦理(lúnlǐ, ethics)、人性(rénxìng, humanisam)的形成都产生了极为深远的影响(yǐngxiǎng, influence),可以说,《论语》是中华民族的灵魂(línghún, soul)之作。

The Analects of Confucius, also known as the Analects, or Lunyu (simplified Chinese: 论语; pinyin: Lún Yǔ), are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period. his thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家rú jiā).The Analects of Confucius is written during the Spring and Autumn Period through the Warring States Period (ca. 475 BC – 221 BC), the Analects is the representative work of Confucianism and continues to have a tremendous influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today. Since Confucius’ time, the Analects has heavily influenced the philosophy and moral values of China and later other East Asian countries as well. The Analects of Confucius is a soul philosophy work of the Chinese race.

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