（100分）求英文介绍孔子思想的文章.

题目

（100分）求英文介绍孔子思想的文章.
外教面试用.介绍一下孔子思想的影响以及伟大在何处!
要简单些的,方便口语表达的.主要问题是孔子的思想精髓以及“为什么称他为圣人”.

答案

孔子之所以能成为“圣人”,一是由于他的思想主张顺应了统治者巩固统治的需要,他提出的“仁”、“德”和“礼”,有利于稳定封建统治秩序,这样的思想自然能受到统治者的重视；二是后代儒家学者在发扬儒学中提出了适应君主专制制度发展的需要的主张,不断提高了儒学的地位；三是历史政治秩序稳定,统治巩固后,孔子受到重视,社会动乱时,孔子首当其冲受到批判.
西汉起,历代不断给孔子加封追谥,汉平帝追封孔子为公爵,称“褒成宣尼公”.唐玄宗李隆基加给孔子谥号“文宣”,始称“文宣王”.元武宗年间加封为“大成至圣文宣王”,后又称“至圣先师”、“大成至圣先师”等等.同时孟子被尊为亚圣,颜回被尊为复圣,子思被尊为述圣.
Confucius has become a "saint," the first claim because of his ideas conform to the needs of the rulers to consolidate his rule,he proposed the "benevolence" and "Virtue" and "propriety",the feudal political order conducive to stability,so the idea naturally by the rulers of the attention; second generations of Confucian scholars to carry forward the Confucian system of absolute monarchy in the proposed development needs to adapt to the idea of increasing the status of Confucianism; third order in the history of political stability,rule of consolidation,Confucius attention ,social unrest,Confucius bear the brunt of criticism.
Western Han Dynasty,the ancient Confucian sealed continue to chase Shi,Han Ping Emperor bestowed on the Duke of Confucius,saying,"declared Nigeria as public praise." Posthumous title of Emperor Lilongjijia to Confucius,"propaganda" before the "Wenxuan Wang." Yuan Takemune sealed between the "Great Holy Wenxuan Wang",after known as the "sage and teacher," "Great sage and teacher," and so on.At the same time revered sage Mencius,revered as Fu-Sheng Yen Hui,Zisi revered holy state.