中国外文出版发行事业局又称中国国际传播集团，是中国历史最悠久、规模最大的专业对外传播机构，业务涵盖翻译、出版、印刷、发行、互联网与多媒体、国际传播理论研究等多个领域，业务布局覆盖全球主要国家和地区。

当代中国与世界研究院是国家专业智库机构，以应用研究和对策研究为特色，致力于当代中国与世界、讲好中国故事、翻译与对外话语体系、国际传播、世界舆情等研究工作，隶属中国外文出版发行事业局。

中国翻译研究院是中国唯一一家以开展翻译与对外传播话语体系应用性研究、重大对外翻译项目策划实施、高端翻译人才培养、国际跨文化交流与合作为特色的专业研究机构，隶属中国外文出版发行事业局。

为讲好中华文明故事，增进外国受众对人类文明新形态的了解，“中国关键词多语对外传播平台”组织策划了《中国关键词：文明理念篇》。本篇按照“文明理念从何而来、如何为当代中国所用”的编写逻辑，综合借鉴“中华思想文化术语传播工程”有关成果，择重从修为、民本、善治、交往4个部分，选取80个关键词进行简明扼要的介绍和解读，阐发中华文明讲仁爱、重民本、守诚信、崇正义、尚和合、求大同的精神特质和发展形态，展现中国人“用典—治世”的文化自信，促进中外文明交流互鉴。本书为汉英对照版。

修为篇

Self-Cultivation

修身、齐家、治国、 平天下

Self-cultivation, family management, state governance,

and bringing peace to all under heaven..........................002

格物致知

Studying the nature of things to acquire knowledge......004

知行合一

Unity of knowing and doing...........................................006

仁者爱人

The benevolent man loves others. ..................................008

上善若水

Great virtue is like water. ................................................010

积善成德

Cultivating morality through good deeds........................012

自强不息

Making continuous efforts to strengthen oneself.............014

无欲则刚

One is unyielding when one has no private desire. .........016

浩然之气

Noble spirit......................................................................018

天下兴亡，匹夫有责

Everyone has a duty toward his country. ........................020

学者非必为仕，而仕者必为学

One may not study with the goal of becoming an official,

but officials must be learned to fulfill their duties. ........022

博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之

Studying extensively, questioning earnestly,

thinking profoundly, discriminating clearly,

and practicing assiduously.............................................024

学如弓弩，才如箭镞

Learning is the bow, while competence is the arrow. ...026

厚积薄发

Accumulating enough knowledge for future

application......................................................................028

温故而知新