Fools,idioms,words"论语analects》.".意思为向地位比自己低、学识比自己少的人请教,也不感到羞耻.Meaningtopositionthemselvesforthanlow,scholarship,fewerpeoplethanmyselfconsult,alsonotbeashamed.

　　出处：Aplace:《论语·公冶长Analects·GongYeChang》子贡zigong问曰：“Askyue:"孔文子Holetext何以why谓refers之文也?Thearticlealso?”子曰：“"Confuciussaid:"敏而好学Sensitiveandeagertolearn,不耻下问,是以谓之文也.Byaskingquestions,isthecallwenalso.”[2]"[2]

　　成语故事Idiomstory

　　春秋Springandautumn时代的era孔子Confucius是我国伟大的Isourgreat思想家thinkers、政治家politicians、教育家educator,儒家Confucian学派的创始人.Thefoundersof.历代封建统治者都遵奉他为天生的最有学问的“Successivefeudalrulersarereceiveandobeyforhisinnatemostknowledgeable"圣人saint”.然而孔子认为：“余非生而知之者,（无论什么人,包括他自己,都不是生下来就有".However,Confuciussaid:"YuFeimanisbornwiseorlearned,(whetherwhatperson,includinghisown,arenotbornwith学问learning的）”.)".

　　“子入"Thesonintothe太庙Ancestraltemple,每事问.Andeverythingasked.或问：‘孰谓邹人之子知礼乎?Orasked,'"zouisthesonofmancomethpolite?入太庙,每事问.Theancestraltemple,everythingasked.’子闻之,曰：‘是知礼也."Son,yue:"smellistoopolite.'”'"

　　太庙,是Ancestraltemple,国君monarch的祖庙.Thepujiu.孔子去太庙参加鲁国国君Confuciustoimperialthroneinlu祭祖ancestor-worship的of典礼ceremony..他一进太庙,就向人问这问那,几乎每一件事都问到了.Heenteredtheancestraltemple,justtoaskthisquestionthose,almosteverythingaskarrived.当时有人Didsomeone讥笑ridiculed他：“谁说‘邹人之子,懂得礼仪?来到太庙,什么事都要问.'”（邹,当时县名,孔子出生地,在今He:"whosay'zouthesonofman,knowrite?Comeancestraltemple,everythingasked.'"(zou,whencountyname,Confuciusbirthplace,innow山东shandong曲阜qufu县东南十里西邹集.Countysoutheastmileswestzousets.孔子的父亲Confucius'sfather叔梁纥UncleliangGe,做过邹县的县官,所以当时有人管孔子叫“邹人之子”,意即邹县县官的儿子.Themagistrate,donezou,sowhensomeonetubeConfuciuscalled"zouthesonofman",meaningzoucountyofficer'sson.）)孔子听到人们对他的议论,答道：“我对于不明白的事,每事必问,这恰恰是我要求Confuciushearpeoplesayabouthim,replied:"Idon'tunderstand,foreverythingwillask,thisjustismyrequest知礼polite的表现啊!Performance!”"

　　卫国wei大夫孔圉聪明好学,更难得的是他是个非常谦虚的人.Thedoctorholetakesmartstudious,moreimportantly,heisaverymodestman.在孔圉死后,卫国国君Intheholetakedied,weimonarch孔文子Holetext

　　为了让后代的人都能学习和发扬他好学的精神,因此特别Inordertoletoffspringcanstudyanddevelopthespiritofhisstudious,sospecial赐given给他一个“文公”的称号.Givehima"wenpublic"title.后人就尊称他为孔文子.Posteritywillyourrespectfulnameheisholetext.[3][3]

　　子贡问曰：“孔文子何以谓之文也?”Zigongaskedyue:"holetextwhycallwenalso?"子曰：“敏而好学,不耻下问,是以谓之文也.”Confuciussaid:"sensitiveandeagertolearnbyaskingquestions,isthecallwenalso."

　　孔子的学生子贡也是卫国人,但是他却不认为孔圉配得上那样高的评价.StudentofConfucius,zigongisweiman,buthedidnotthinkholetakedeservehighasevaluation.有一次,他问孔子说：“孔圉的学问及才华虽然很高,但是比他更杰出的人还很多,凭什么赐给孔圉‘文公’的称号?”Once,heaskedthemastersaid:"holetakeknowledgeandtalentalthoughveryhigh,butmorethanhehasmanyoutstandingperson,withwhatgiveholetakethetitleof"wenmale"孔子听了微笑说：“孔圉非常勤奋好学,脑筋聪明又灵活,而且如果有任何不懂的事情,就算对方地位或学问不如他,他都会大方而谦虚的请教,一点都不因此感到羞耻,这就是他难得的地方,因此赐给他‘文公’的称号并不会不恰当”.Confuciusheardsmilestosay:"holetakeverydiligent&hard-working,brainssmartandflexible,andifthereisanydon'tunderstandthings,evenifthatpersonstatusorlearningbehindhim,healwaysgenerousandmodestconsult,itdoesn'tseemsoashamed,thisisherarely