Owing to a lack of equivalent expressions,it has long been a headache to translate concepts in Chinese thought and culture into English and other foreign languages.“Even the most educated Westerners may have no idea of what such terms as ren,datong and tianxia mean,”said Thorsten Pattberg,a German philosopher and cultural critic.The first book of a new series titled Key Owing to a lack of equivalent expressions, it has long been a headache to translate concepts in Chinese thought and culture into English and other foreign languages. “Even the most educated Westerners may have no idea of ​​what such terms as ren, datong and tianxia mean, ”said Thorsten Pattberg, a German philosopher and cultural critic. The first book of a new series titled Key