Vietnam is poor, but Vietnamese students are ahead of other ASEAN countries in terms of scores.
越南很穷，但越南学生在成绩方面领先于东盟其它诸国。
Chinese children are best at math. This is an almost natural ability, and American children can only look at it and sigh.
中国的孩子，最拿手的是数学。这方面近乎天生的能力，美国的孩子只能望而兴叹。
The importance of mathematics is not the first but also the second for manufacturing workers.
数学的重要性，对于制造业工人来说，不是第一位，也是第二位的。
3、 Be diligent and enterprising. Confucianism is always diligent and enterprising. This enterprising mentality is the inexhaustible driving force behind the economic miracle of East Asia.
三、勤奋进取。儒家永远是勤奋如健、进取不息的。这种进取的心态，是东亚经济奇迹的不竭动力。
In East Asian countries, everyone seems to be very busy. The mentality of the whole society is impetuous. Countries and people are in a catch-up mode. The world is bustling and bustling. Perhaps, when the country is rich to a certain extent, it can also relax. But in the Confucian culture circle, even if the people are as rich as Japan, can they have a moment of leisure?
东亚国家几国，大家似乎都很忙，整个社会的心态浮躁，国家和人民都处在一种追赶的模式下不得安宁，天下熙熙、天下攘攘。也许，国家富裕到一定程度，也可以安闲下来。但在儒家文化圈里，即使富裕如日本，民众可曾有片刻的安闲？
Impetuosity, comparison and pursuit will destroy people&34; in Europe, Confucianism basically prohibits any scientific exploration and investigation because they think it is a waste of time, which is part of the reason why science has never developed in Asia.
正相反，儒家思想长期以来阻碍了亚洲的发展，它对亚洲的“黑暗时代”负有基本责任。尽管亚洲历史上的许多地方并不像欧洲“黑暗时代”的基督教统治那样倒退，但儒学基本禁止任何科学探究和调查，因为他们认为这是浪费时间，这也是科学从未在亚洲发展的部分原因。