Confucianism is a Chinese way of thinking that grew from the teaching of Confucius, more than two thousand years ago. It says you should be loyal first to your family, then to friends, then to the people who lead — and that you should treat others the way you would like them to treat you.

Confucianism is a Chinese way of thinking that grew from the teaching of Confucius, more than two thousand years agoConfucianism（儒家思想）是源自兩千多年前孔子教誨的一套中國思想。It says you should be loyal first to your family, then to friends, then to the people who lead它主張要先忠於家庭，再來是朋友，然後是領導的人 — and that you should treat others the way you would like them to treat you也主張你要用你希望被對待的方式去對待別人。

Though actually, it is not only “be kind.” It cares a lot about the right way to act in each role: child to parent, student to teacher, friend to friend. A good person, in this view, keeps those duties even when nobody is watching.

Though actually不過事實上，it is not only “be kind.”它不只是「要善良」而已 It cares a lot about the right way to act in each role它很在意每個角色該有的正確行為方式：child to parent小孩對父母，student to teacher學生對老師，friend to friend朋友對朋友。A good person, in this view, keeps those duties even when nobody is watching在這個觀點裡，好人即使沒人看也會堅守這些本分。

For a very long time, schools and governments in East Asia used these ideas to say what a good life and a good country look like.

For a very long time很長一段時間裡，schools and governments in East Asia used these ideas to say what a good life and a good country look like東亞的學校和政府用這些想法來定義什麼是美好人生、美好國家。

People sometimes call it a religion, like a church with a god; many families in Taiwan live by it more as life rules and respect than as temple worship. You will hear it when older people talk about being a good child, being polite, and keeping harmony at home.

People sometimes call it a religion, like a church with a god有時候人們把它稱為一種宗教，像有神的教會那樣；many families in Taiwan live by it more as life rules and respect than as temple worship但台灣很多家庭把它當成生活規範和尊重，而不是廟裡的膜拜。You will hear it when older people talk about being a good child, being polite, and keeping harmony at home當長輩談到要當個好孩子、要有禮貌、要維持家庭和諧的時候，你就會聽到這個詞。