孔子出生在2500年前。尽管有人认为他的祖先曾是有权势的贵族，在他出生的时候已经是一贫如洗。

Confucius was born about 2, 500 years ago and although his ancestors are believed to have been members of the aristocracy, they were poverty-stricken by the time he was born.

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例如，那些在拥有权力的精英份子中的一些人，他们并不是看起来的那样，尽管有个普遍的看法。

For instance, there are those among the power elite who are not who they seem to be, despite a normal appearance.

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尽管有本协议的其他条款，甲方有权实施下述行为且不用对乙方承担责任。

Notwithstanding any reference to the other provisions of this agreement, Party a is entitled to performing the following actions and is exempt from the responsibilities to Party b.

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