{"id":17939,"date":"2020-01-30T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/us-presidents-received-criticism-from-confucius\/"},"modified":"2020-01-30T12:09:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T12:09:31","slug":"us-presidents-received-criticism-from-confucius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/us-presidents-received-criticism-from-confucius\/","title":{"rendered":"US presidents received &#8216;criticism from Confucius&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><div><strong>\u8fd1\u4ee3\u4ee5\u6765\u51e0\u4e4e\u6bcf\u4e00\u4efb\u7f8e\u56fd\u603b\u7edf\u90fd\u4f1a\u53d7\u5230&ldquo;\u6765\u81ea\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u6279\u8bc4&rdquo;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Almost all modern U.S. presidents have received &#39;criticism from Confucius&#39;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u6839\u636e\u4e66\u4e2d\u6240\u8bb0\u8f7d\u7684\u62a5\u9053\uff0c\u5728\u7f8e\u56fd\uff0c\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u5f62\u8c61\u5e76\u975e\u4ec5\u4ec5\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u53e4\u4eba\u3002\u7f8e\u56fd\u5a92\u4f53\u4e0d\u4ec5\u4f1a\u63d0\u5230\u4ed6\u7684\u540d\u5b57\uff0c\u8fd8\u4f1a\u5f15\u7528\u4ed6\u7684\u8a00\u8bba\uff0c\u8bc4\u4ef7\u56fd\u5185\u7684\u65b0\u95fb\u3002<\/div>\n<div>Confucius is not just an ancient Chinese philosopher in the eyes of U.S. media outlets, according to Zhang Tao&#39;s book, Confucius in the United States of America. The media have not only mentioned his name, but also used his teachings to comment on various domestic events. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u751a\u81f3\uff0c\u5c31\u50cf\u53e4\u4ee3\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u7edf\u6cbb\u8005\u5e38\u5e38\u9700\u8981\u5fcd\u53d7\u8a00\u5b98\u7684\u8c0f\u8a00\u4e00\u6837\uff0c\u5728\u5f53\u4eca\u7f8e\u56fd\uff0c\u603b\u7edf\u4e5f\u9700\u8981\u5fcd\u53d7\u4e00\u4e9b&ldquo;\u6765\u81ea\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u6279\u8bc4&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>Just as ancient Chinese emperors often had to endure the admonitions of imperial censors, U.S. presidents sometimes have to face &quot;criticism from Confucius.&quot; <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u5c0f\u5e03\u4ec0\u66fe\u7ecf\u56e0\u4e3a\u8a00\u8bed\u542b\u7cca\u3001\u7528\u8bcd\u4e0d\u5f53\uff0c\u88ab\u300a\u7ebd\u7ea6\u65f6\u62a5\u300b\u64b0\u6587\u6279\u8bc4\u3002\u8fd9\u4efd\u7f8e\u56fd\u6700\u6709\u58f0\u671b\u7684\u62a5\u7eb8\u79f0\uff1a&ldquo;\u5b54\u5b50\u8bf4\u8fc7\uff0c\u540d\u4e0d\u6b63\uff0c\u5219\u8a00\u4e0d\u987a\uff1b\u8a00\u4e0d\u987a\uff0c\u5219\u4e8b\u4e0d\u6210\uff1b\u4e8b\u4e0d\u6210\uff0c\u5219\u793c\u4e50\u4e0d\u5174\uff1b\u793c\u4e50\u4e0d\u5174\uff0c\u5219\u5211\u7f5a\u4e0d\u4e2d\uff1b\u5211\u7f5a\u4e0d\u4e2d\uff0c\u5219\u6c11\u65e0\u6240\u63aa\u624b\u8db3\u3002\u5c0f\u5e03\u4ec0\u7684\u884c\u4e3a\u6070\u6070\u662f\u8fd9\u53e5\u8bdd\u7684\u786e\u5207\u5199\u7167\u3002&rdquo;\u300a\u65e7\u91d1\u5c71\u7eaa\u4e8b\u62a5\u300b\u5e72\u8106\u5efa\u8bae\uff0c\u5c0f\u5e03\u4ec0\u5e94\u5f53&ldquo;\u8058\u8bf7\u4e00\u540d\u6df1\u5f97\u5b54\u5b50\u7cbe\u9ad3\u7684\u4eba\u4f5c\u4e3a\u5bb6\u6559&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>The New York Times, one of the most influential newspapers in the United States, once published an article criticizing George W. Bush for his malapropism. &quot;Confucius said that if language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion,&quot; the newspaper said, asking Bush to learn the teachings of Confucius. The San Francisco Chronicle suggested that Bush should learn etiquette from a Confucianism expert.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u4ed6\u7684\u524d\u4efb\u514b\u6797\u987f\u4e5f\u6ca1\u80fd\u9003\u8131\u6765\u81ea\u5b54\u5b50\u7684&ldquo;\u8c06\u8c06\u6559\u8bf2&rdquo;\u3002\u5728\u8bc4\u8bba\u4ed6\u7684\u6027\u4e11\u95fb\u65f6\uff0c\u300a\u534e\u76db\u987f\u90ae\u62a5\u300b\u5199\u9053\uff1a&ldquo;\u5b54\u5b50\u6240\u8a00&lsquo;\u543e\u672a\u89c1\u597d\u5fb7\u6709\u5982\u597d\u8272\u8005\u4e5f&rsquo;\uff0c\u7cbe\u786e\u9884\u89c1\u4e8620\u4e16\u7eaa\u672b\u7684\u514b\u6797\u987f\u4e8b\u4ef6\u3002&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>His predecessor Bill Clinton did not escape &quot;criticism from Confucius&quot; either. The Washington Post wrote in a commentary about Clinton&#39;s sex scandal that Confucius said, &quot;I have yet to meet anybody who is fonder of virtue than of sex,&quot; which accurately predicted the sex scandal in the late 20th century. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u5f20\u6d9b\u5728\u7814\u7a76\u4e2d\u53d1\u73b0\uff0c\u8fd1\u4ee3\u7684\u7f8e\u56fd\u603b\u7edf\uff0c&ldquo;\u51e0\u4e4e\u6bcf\u4e00\u4efb\u90fd\u4f1a\u53d7\u5230\u4ee5\u5b54\u5b50\u4e3a\u6807\u51c6\u7684\u6279\u8bc4&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>Zhang found that almost all modern U.S. presidents had received criticism from Confucius. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u5f53\u7ea6\u7ff0\u900a\u653f\u5e9c\u5e94\u5bf9\u91d1\u878d\u5371\u673a\u548c\u7f62\u5de5\u8fd0\u52a8\u8868\u73b0\u4e0d\u529b\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u5a92\u4f53\u544a\u8beb\u8fd9\u4f4d\u603b\u7edf\uff0c&ldquo;\u5b54\u5b50\u66fe\u7ecf\u8bf4\u8fc7\uff0c\u4ee5\u7ea6\u5931\u4e4b\u8005\u9c9c\u77e3&rdquo;\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u505a\u4e8b\u4e0d\u80fd\u8fc7\u4e8e\u8c28\u614e\u3002\u800c\u4ed6\u7684\u652f\u6301\u8005\u4e5f\u540c\u6837\u62ac\u51fa\u5b54\u5b50\uff0c\u8ba4\u4e3a\u7ea6\u7ff0\u900a\u63d0\u5021\u653f\u5e9c\u63a7\u5236\u7684\u653f\u7b56\u4e0e\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u4e3a\u653f\u539f\u5219\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408\uff0c\u6bd4\u5982&ldquo;\u90a6\u6709\u9053\uff0c\u8d2b\u4e14\u8d31\u7109\uff0c\u803b\u4e5f\uff1b\u90a6\u65e0\u9053\uff0c\u5bcc\u4e14\u8d35\u7109\uff0c\u803b\u4e5f&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>When the Johnson administration performed poorly in dealing with the financial crisis and strike movements, certain media outlets told the president that Confucius said, &quot;If you are strict with yourself, your mistakes will be few,&quot; so he should not be overly scrupulous. However, the president&#39;s supporters said that the government&#39;s policies were in line with the principles of governance recommended by Confucius, such as &quot;When a country is well governed, poverty is to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches are to be ashamed of.&quot; <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u5f53\u5c3c\u514b\u677e\u6c34\u95e8\u4e8b\u4ef6\u7206\u53d1\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u300a\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u79d1\u5b66\u7bb4\u8a00\u62a5\u300b\u5f15\u7528\u5b54\u5b50&ldquo;\u81ea\u53e4\u7686\u6709\u6b7b\uff0c\u6c11\u65e0\u4fe1\u4e0d\u7acb&rdquo;\u7684\u540d\u53e5\u6279\u5224\u8fd9\u4f4d\u603b\u7edf\u30021986\u5e74\uff0c\u6df1\u9677\u4f0a\u6717\u95e8\u4e11\u95fb\u7684\u91cc\u6839\u4e5f\u906d\u53d7\u7c7b\u4f3c\u7684\u6307\u63a7\u3002\u300a\u6ce2\u58eb\u987f\u73af\u7403\u62a5\u300b\u63d0\u9192\u4ed6\uff0c\u5e94\u8be5\u7262\u8bb0\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u8bed\u5f55\uff0c\u660e\u767d&ldquo;\u8db3\u98df&rdquo;\u3001&ldquo;\u8db3\u5175&rdquo;\u548c&ldquo;\u6c11\u4fe1&rdquo;\u4e09\u8005\u4e2d\uff0c&ldquo;\u6c11\u4fe1&rdquo;\u6700\u4e3a\u91cd\u8981\u3002<\/div>\n<div>After Richard Nixon&#39;s Watergate scandal was exposed, the Christian Science Monitor criticized the president by quoting Confucius, &quot;From of old, death has always been the lot of men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there will be no standing for the state.&quot; After the Iran&ndash;Contra affair involving Ronald Reagan came to light in 1986, the Boston Globe reminded him that among &quot;sufficient food,&quot; &quot;sufficient military equipment,&quot; and &quot;the public&#39;s trust,&quot; the trust is the most important thing for a ruler. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u5f20\u6d9b\u8bc4\u8bba\u8bf4\uff0c\u5728\u56fd\u5185\u653f\u6cbb\u76f8\u5173\u7684\u8ba8\u8bba\u4e2d\uff0c\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba\u6240\u63d0\u5230\u7684\u5b54\u5b50\uff0c\u806a\u654f\u3001\u535a\u5b66\uff0c&ldquo;\u7f6e\u8eab\u4e8b\u5916\u800c\u53c8\u5584\u4e8e\u6355\u6349\u4e8b\u7269\u7684\u672c\u8d28&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>Zhang said that in domestic political discussions, Americans see Confucius as an intelligent and knowledgeable person who &quot;stands out of the box and is good at capturing the essence of things.&quot; <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u6709\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u5a92\u4f53\u751a\u81f3\u4f1a\u7be1\u6539\u3001\u675c\u64b0\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u8bdd\u30021951\u5e74\uff0c\u300a\u829d\u52a0\u54e5\u8bba\u575b\u62a5\u300b\u520a\u767b\u4e86\u4e00\u7bc7\u6f2b\u753b\u8bbd\u523a\u80af\u5c3c\u8fea\uff0c\u914d\u6587\u5199\u9053\uff1a&ldquo;\u8bf7\u5141\u8bb8\u6211\u5f15\u7528\u5b54\u592b\u5b50\u4f1f\u5927\u8457\u4f5c\u300a\u8bba\u8bed\u300b\u4e2d\u7684\u8bdd\uff1a\u7edf\u6cbb\u8005\u884c\u5584\u4e0d\u5e94\u5f53\u6d6a\u8d39\u516c\u5171\u7a0e\u5f81\u6536\u3002&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>Sometimes, the U.S. media outlets would even falsify or fabricate Confucius quotations. Chicago Tribune published a cartoon satirizing John F. Kennedy in 1951, with the caption saying, &quot;Please allow me to quote from the Analects of Confucius: The ruler should not waste public tax revenue doing well.&quot; <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u76f8\u6bd4\u4e4b\u4e0b\uff0c\u827e\u68ee\u8c6a\u5a01\u5c14\u603b\u7edf\u83b7\u5f97\u7684\u8bc4\u4ef7\u8981\u597d\u5f97\u591a\u3002\u300a\u534e\u76db\u987f\u90ae\u62a5\u300b\u5f15\u7528\u5b54\u5b50&ldquo;\u5c27\u821c\u5e05\u5929\u4e0b\u4ee5\u4ec1\uff0c\u800c\u6c11\u4ece\u4e4b&rdquo;\u7684\u8bdd\u6765\u6982\u62ec\u827e\u68ee\u8c6a\u5a01\u5c14\u7684\u65bd\u653f\u7406\u5ff5\uff0c\u751a\u81f3\u76f4\u63a5\u8bc4\u4ef7\u4ed6\u8db3\u667a\u591a\u8c0b\u7684\u79d8\u4e66\u662f&ldquo;\u653f\u6cbb\u9886\u57df\u7684\u5b54\u5b50&rdquo;\u3002<\/div>\n<div>By contrast, Dwight Eisenhower won much praise from the media. The Washington Post used a quote from Confucius, &quot;Yao and Shun led the kingdom with benevolence, and the people followed them,&quot; to summarize Eisenhower&#39;s principles of governance, and even hailed his resourceful secretary as the &quot;Confucius in the political field.&quot; <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>\u8fde\u5931\u4e1a\u7684\u7f8e\u56fd\u5de5\u4eba\u4eec\u4e5f\u9700\u8981\u8fd9\u4f4d\u751f\u6d3b\u57282000\u591a\u5e74\u524d\u7684\u8001\u4eba\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u5728\u4e00\u9996&ldquo;\u6218\u6b4c&rdquo;\u4e2d\u8fd9\u6837\u5531\u9053\uff1a&ldquo;\u5b54\u5b50\u662f\u777f\u667a\u7684\u53e4\u4ee3\u5723\u4eba\uff0c\u4ed6\u8bf4\u6211\u4eec\u9700\u8981\u7ef4\u6301\u751f\u8ba1\u7684\u5de5\u8d44&hellip;&hellip;&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>Even unemployed U.S. workers sometimes turn to the man who lived more than 2,000 years ago. &quot;Confucius is an ancient sage, he says we need a living wage,&quot; they sang out a &quot;battle song.&quot;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:568px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u76f8\u5173\u9605\u8bfbRelated reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\tConfucius and U.S. People<\/p>\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u4eba\u7ed9\u4ed6\u8d4b\u4e88\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u542b\u4e49\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u5404\u53d6\u6240\u9700<\/strong><br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>Different people give Confuciusdifferent meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\tConfucius and U.S. presidents<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u8fd1\u4ee3\u4ee5\u6765\u51e0\u4e4e\u6bcf\u4e00\u4efb\u7f8e\u56fd\u603b\u7edf\u90fd\u4f1a\u53d7\u5230<\/strong><strong>&ldquo;<\/strong><strong>\u6765\u81ea\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u6279\u8bc4<\/strong><strong>&rdquo;<\/strong><br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>Almost all modern U.S. presidents have received &#39;criticism from Confucius&#39;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:186px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\tConfucius and U.S. media<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u56fd\u5ea6<\/strong><br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>China is a &#39;Confucian country&#39;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u6211\u4eec\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u6709\u673a\u4f1a\u770b\u5230\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba\u773c\u4e2d\u7684\u81ea\u5df1<\/strong><br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>Confucius and Chinese people in eyes of Americans<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:186px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\tConfucius, a bridge between China and USA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u5b54\u5b50\u4e0e\u534e\u76db\u987f\u4e00\u8d77<\/strong><strong>&ldquo;<\/strong><strong>\u634d\u536b\u7740\u4e16\u754c\u548c\u5e73<\/strong><strong>&rdquo;<\/strong> <br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>Confucius and Washington defend world peace togethe<\/strong><strong>r<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:381px;\">\n<p>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u9700\u8981\u7528\u5b54\u5b50\u7684\u540d\u5b57\u6765\u4f20\u9012\u597d\u611f<\/strong><br \/>  \t\t\t\t\t<strong>Chinese need to use Confucius to express goodwill<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-2826677428\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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