2022新的一年我们开启英文畅谈中国文化之旅。兄妹们一起学习用英文畅谈中国文化，以全新的自己迎接新的一年。
从第一课“智慧孔子”开始。哥哥姐姐从自学篇章练读至脱口而出，并自己录制音频，一方面学习制作视频，一方面记录自己的学习成果以便给最小妹妹学习。期间虽然出现不少失误，但并没有因此放弃，而是不断练习提升自己，祝福哥哥姐姐在新的一年力上加力，更上层楼！
妈咪老师为了记录哥哥姐姐的学习成果，把他们学习的内容编辑成档作为教案，这样方便四宝的学习。妈咪老师也会按照哥哥姐姐的进度和自己的时间安排定期更新。文章内容如下，附哥哥姐姐的音频。
Chinese Culture
中国文化
The wisdom of confucius discuss
«孔子智慧»探讨的是
The most important school of Chinese philosophy
中国哲学最为重要的学派
——Confucianism
儒家学派
——with the focus on
重点探究
its Core Concepts Ren and Li.
其核心思想“仁”和“礼”
Ren means goodness or benevolence and Li means ritual or propriety
“仁意”指美德和仁慈，礼意指礼仪和规范.
Ren and Li were advocated by Confucius
孔子倡导“仁”和“礼”
2500years ago for the purpose of
在2500年前是为了
restoring political order of Zhou Dynasty
恢复周朝的政治秩序
The doctrine has excerted a great influence on
自那时起，“仁礼”学说极大地影响了
Chinese culture ever since.
中国哲学。
from cultivating filial piety at home to giving love to everybody ,until
Keeping social and political order in a country
至维持国家的社会和政治秋
With Ren and Li
“仁礼”之下.
Chinese culture is characterized by
中国文化提倡
harmony and equilibrium
和谐与安宁
building harmonious relationships between human and nature
建立和谐关系人与自然之间
between any individuals and Keeping equilibrium Socially
人与人之间以及维护国家在社会上。
Ren and Li
仁和礼
Confucius’ family name is kong and
孔子姓孔名丘，
his given name is Qiu. His alias is Zhongni.
字仲尼
He was born in 551BC and died in 479BC.
他出生于公元前551年，死于公元前479年。
He is a great philosopher and educator in ancient times。
他是中国古代伟大的哲学家 、教育家
Confucius is the founder of Confucianism.
他创立儒学
the most influential School of thought.
中国最有影响的思想学派
he was born in the State of Lu. Shandong Province
孔子生于鲁国今山东省。
In the time of the Spring and Autumn period
春秋战国时期
the Spring and Autumn period witnessed the deterioration of Zhou Dynasty.
春秋战国时期见证周朝衰落。
Confucius tried to restore the political and social order
孔子设法来恢复他的政治和社会次序
of the Dynasty with his viewpoints. 用它的思想和学说
In this unit we talked about Ren
在这一讲中，我们讲了仁。
We defined Ren as love benevolence, humanity. benevolence，humanity goodness etc
我们把仁定义为爱戴,善行，等等
We analyzed the development of Ren
我们探讨仁的发展历程
from family reverance to universal love
它以孝悌发展到博爱
from universal love to harmony.
从博爱发展到和谐
Social and political harmony.
社会的，政治的，和谐的。
The harmony would bring about Social political order.
最终到达社会和政治的秩序。
Now let’s Come to it.
现在来看看“礼”。
We fist first discussed the definitions of Li
我们首先探讨其定义。
Li means ritual, proprieties, norms of Social life
礼意义是礼仪，礼节，社会规范
traditions, good manners, social order, etc.
传统，良好行为、社会秩序。
In Confucius thought, from rituals of worship.
在孔子看来
(People)We come to state of respectfulness.
祭祀礼仪使人产生敬意。
people show respect to our ancestors, to the
对先祖、对逝者
deceased to the sages such as Confucius
对孔子等圣人表达敬意
This respectfulness leads to piety.
这种敬意使人虔诚。
and sense of hierarchy and courtesy as well
使人遵守秩序，谦恭有礼。
The feelings if hierarchy, courtesy, and piety.
这种秩序，谦恭，虔诚
generate harmonious relationships among people.
给人们带来一种和谐的关系。
That relationships help to creat scocial and political order.
从而获得政治社会秩序。
2022，亲爱的孩子们，我们一起加油，爱你们！
「诗65:11」 你以恩典为年岁的冠冕，你的路径都滴下脂油，
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
“我今日所吩咐你的话都要记在心上，也要殷勤教训你的儿女，无论你坐在家里，行在路上，躺下，起来，都要谈论。”
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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「箴22:6」 教养孩童，使他走当行的道，就是到老他也不偏离。
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
