For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.

很多年来周游列国，传播思想。

Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.

认人类之所以不同于动物，就在于人类是善良。

Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius.

也是一位思想家，他想法和很相似。

He spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.

在他晚年，他一直都在准备一本关于自己思想，《》。

The great thinker Mengzi visited Liang Hui Wang.

伟大思想家拜访梁惠王。

The ruler was worried about his people running away, so he asked Mengzi for advice.

国君担心百姓跑路， 就向请教。

Question: Why do you think Mengzi used a battle story to explain things to the ruler?

你认什么要用打仗故事来向君主说明事情？

" My lord, " Mengzi began, " You like battle, yes? Let me use the battlefield to show you."

“大人，”说道，“您喜欢打仗是吧？我就拿战场给您看看。”

By telling this story, the wise man Mengzi wanted people to understand that they should respect the laws of nature.

通过讲述这个故事， 智者希望人们了解他们应该尊重自然规律。

Mencius says, " Anyone who does not recognize the handsomeness of Zidu must have no eyes." That saying referred to this man.

曰：“不识杜之美者，非无眼”。这句话就是指这个人。

Not to mention other historical figures, within the Confucian school itself, there were Mencius and Xunzi in the pre-Qin period, and Zhu Xi, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Hao in the Southern Song Dynasty.

别说其他历史人物了，在儒学派本身内部，有先秦时期和荀，还有南宋时期朱习、成毅和程浩。