"My family were dead against it," he remembers, laughing.

“我的家人坚决反对，”他笑着回忆道。

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Confucius set himself against it, even against burying ceramic tomb figures with dead, because ceramic tomb figures still looked like persons, and it was disrespect to humans.

而孔子就坚决反对这种拿活人陪葬的做法，他甚至反对拿陶俑做陪葬，因为这种陶俑还是人的样子，是对人类的不尊重。

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Catalysts recognize that not everyone appreciates or welcomes change, in fact they know that some people are dead set against it.

促进者承认不是每个人都喜欢或欢迎改变，他们知道事实上有些人誓死反对它。

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