先哲的英文：
sage
- Confucius was a great thinker of the past.
孔子是一位伟大的先哲。 - The reading of any Books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
阅读好书就像与先哲朱贤促膝谈心
adj. 贤明的；睿智的；严肃的
n. 圣人，圣贤；哲人；德高望重的长者；鼠尾草
- He was a priest, a sage, and a man
他是一个神甫，一个贤达之士，也是一个大丈夫。 - To be the heir to ancient sages and the teacher of posterity
承先启后 - Sage, mint and dill are all herbs.
鼠尾草、薄荷、莳萝均为药草。 - The sage gave advice to his friends.
那位圣贤向他的朋友提出忠告。 - The Babylonian sages questioned the stars in their efforts to measure time.
巴比伦哲人为了度量时间而研究星星。
