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1、孙子兵法TheArtofWar孙武BySunTzuTranslatedbyLionelGiles始计第一LayingPlans孙子曰:兵者,国之大事,死生之地,存亡之道,不可不察也。SunTzusaid:TheartofwarisofvitalimportancetotheState.Itisamatteroflifeanddeath,aroadeithertosafetyortoruin.Henceitisasubjectofinquirywhichcanonnoaccountbeneglected.故经之以五事,校之以计,而索其情
2、:一曰道,二曰天,三曰地,四曰将,五曰法。Theartofwar,then,isgovernedbyfiveconstantfactors,tobetakenintoaccountinone'sdeliberations,whenseekingtodeterminetheconditionsobtaininginthefield.Theseare:(1)TheMoralLaw;(2)Heaven;(3)Earth;(4)TheCommander;(5)Methodanddiscipline.道者,令民于上同意,可与之死,可与之生,而不
3、危也;TheMoralLawcausesthepeopletobeincompleteaccordwiththeirruler,sothattheywillfollowhimregardlessoftheirlives,undismayedbyanydanger.天者,阴阳、寒暑、时制也;Heavensignifiesnightandday,coldandheat,timesandseasons.地者,远近、险易、广狭、死生也;Earthcomprisesdistances,greatandsmall;dangerandsecurit
4、y;opengroundandnarrowpasses;thechancesoflifeanddeath.将者,智、信、仁、勇、严也;TheCommanderstandsforthevirtuesofwisdom,sincerely,benevolence,courageandstrictness.法者,曲制、官道、主用也。Bymethodanddisciplinearetobeunderstoodthemarshalingofthearmyinitspropersubdivisions,thegraduationsofrankamo
5、ngtheofficers,themaintenanceofroadsbywhichsuppliesmayreachthearmy,andthecontrolofmilitaryexpenditure.凡此五者,将莫不闻,知之者胜,不知之者不胜。Thesefiveheadsshouldbefamiliartoeverygeneral:hewhoknowsthemwillbevictorious;hewhoknowsthemnotwillfail.故校之以计,而索其情,曰:主孰有道?Therefore,inyourdeliberatio
6、ns,whenseekingtodeterminethemilitaryconditions,letthembemadethebasisofacomparison,inthiswise:--将孰有能?天地孰得?法令孰行?兵众孰强?士卒孰练?赏罚孰明?吾以此知胜负矣。(1)WhichofthetwosovereignsisimbuedwiththeMorallaw?(2)Whichofthetwogeneralshasmostability?(3)WithwhomlietheadvantagesderivedfromHeavenandE
7、arth?(4)Onwhichsideisdisciplinemostrigorouslyenforced?(5)Whicharmyisstronger?(6)Onwhichsideareofficersandmenmorehighlytrained?(7)Inwhicharmyistherethegreaterconstancybothinrewardandpunishment?BymeansofthesesevenconsiderationsIcanforecastvictoryordefeat.将听吾计,用之必胜,留之;将不听吾
8、计,用之必败,去之。Thegeneralthathearkenstomycounselandactsuponit,willconquer:letsuchaoneberetainedincommand!Thegeneral