时间:2018-12-29 作者:英语课 分类:孙子兵法


英语课

   兵势篇 NO.3:


  激水之疾,至于漂石者,势也;
  鸷鸟之疾,至于毁折者,节也。
  故善战者,其势险,其节短。
  势如扩弩,节如发机。
  这句啥意思:
  湍急的流水所以能漂动大石,是因为使它产生巨大冲击力的势能;
  猛禽搏击雀鸟,一举可致对手于死地,是因为它掌握了最有利于爆发冲击力的时空位置,节奏迅猛。
  所以善于作战的指挥者,他所造成的态势是险峻的,进攻的节奏是短促有力的。
  “势险”就如同满弓待发的弩那样蓄势,“节短”正如搏动弩机那样突然。
  英文这么说:
  The onset 1 of troops is like the rush of a torrent 2 which will even roll stones along in its course.
  The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop 3 of a falcon 4 which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
  Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.
  Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow;decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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  《“势如扩弩”中的“弩》
  中国最早记载“弩”的文献,就是这部《孙子》;弩正式用于战场,大概也在春秋时代。那还是一种新式武器……
  据传,孙子之前百年左右,楚国有位名叫琴氏的技师,他认为普通弓箭已不能制服天下,于是发明了这种强劲兵器。其后,在楚国和吴、越诸国,涌现了许多制弩高手……在当时中国,这算是头等强劲的武器。当时的弩,由弓身、托柄、机匣、板机等部件构成。制作弓身的材料,有角、木、筋、胶等;托柄又称“臂”,用一段平滑的木材制成,上面嵌有机匣;构造精妙绝伦的青铜板机,悬于机匣之下,放箭时,只须轻轻向后一扣……看上去,孙子很感兴趣。因为从弩的精巧结构中,他不仅看到了大家都看到的精确性和杀伤力,更领悟到了兵法。他领悟到了“势”。

1 onset
n.进攻,袭击,开始,突然开始
  • The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
  • Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。
2 torrent
n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发
  • The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
  • Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。
3 swoop
n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击
  • The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
  • We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
4 falcon
n.隼,猎鹰
  • The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
  • The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
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