亲爱的朋友们，
我写这篇邮件是为了向你们介绍中国最知名的名人之一，孔子。
Dear friends,
I am writing the email to introduce one of the most prestigious Chinese celebrities to you,Confucius.
孔子是一位大思想家、大教育家，儒家学派创始人，春秋时期的一位古代圣人。
Being a great thinker,educator and founder of Confucianism,Confucius is an ancient sage during the Spring and Autumn Period.
孔子的言论和生平活动记录在由他弟子或再传弟子编成的《论语》一书中。
His words and life story were recorded by his disciples and their students in The Analects.
《论语》一书是中国古代文化的经典著作，在孔子之后的两千多年里，没有哪一位思想家、文学家、政治家不受《论语》的影响。
As an enduring classic of Chinese culture,The Analects has influenced all thinkers,writers and politicans in the over-2000-year-long history of China after Confucius.
不研究《论语》，就不能正确把握中国几千年的传统文化，也不能深刻理解古代中国人的内在心境。
No scholar can truly understand the long-standing culture or the inner world of ancient Chinese without this books.
在孔子关于“天”、“人”的学说中，有很多思想体现了人类的普遍价值。
Much of Confucian thought on Heaven and people represents universal human values.
这可能就是在21世纪的今天，孔子的思想仍然不仅受到中国人重视，而且受到整个国际社会重视的原因。
This is perhaps why Confucian thought in 21st century still remains the interest of not only the Chinese people but also in other parts of the world.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
研途打卡：第二天
