Nǐ/ zhī dào /tā /shì shuí/ ma？

-你知道他是谁吗？

Do you know who he is?

Wǒ /zhī dào， tā /shì /kǒnɡ zǐ， kǒnɡ zǐ /shì /zhōng guó /gǔ dài /sī xiǎng jiā、 zhèng zhì jiā、 jiào yù jiā， rú jiā /xué pài /chuàng shǐ rén.

-我知道，他是孔子，孔子是中国古代思想家、政治家、教育家，儒家学派创始人。

I know. He is Confucius. is an ancient Chinese thinker, statesman, educator, and founder of Confucian philosophy.

Méi cuò， wǒ/ zuì jìn/ zài/ dú/ 《 lún yǔ 》. 《 lún yǔ 》 shì/ rú jiā/ jīng diǎn/ zhī yī， jì lù le/ kǒnɡ zǐ/ jí/ qí/ dì zǐ/ de/ yán xíng.

-没错，我最近在读《论语》。《论语》是儒家经典之一，记录了孔子及其弟子的言行。

That’s right. I was reading “The Analects” recently. “The Analects” is one of the Confucian classics, recording the words and deeds of and his disciples.

Tīng qǐ lái/ hěn/ shēn ào.

-听起来很深奥。

It sounds very abstract and profound.

Qí shí/ gēn/ xué/ zhōng wén / yí yànɡ， zhǐ yào/ nǐ/ qīng chu/ lǐ miàn/ de/ yì si， jiù/ bù/ nán/ lǐ jiě/ le.

-其实跟学中文一样，只要你清楚里面的意思，就不难理解了。

Just like learning Chinese. It won’t be very hard if you can understand the meaning of it.