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三十六计

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ID: 1054 Advanced
俗话说：商场如战场，所以很多商人热衷于学习兵法。《孙子兵法》是世界上最早的兵书之一。著名的“三十六计”就是从《孙子兵法》里总结出来的。其实情场也许比商场、战场还要复杂。快来看看我们的“三十六计”吧！
Tue Dec 16 2008 | Jenny , Connie
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冷战 lěngzhàn Cold War
软硬都不吃 ruǎnyìng dōu bù chī nothing is acceptable
《三十六计》 Sānshíliù jì 36 stratagems
精髓 jīngsuǐ quintessence
哎。
ài 。
Ugh.
还在和老婆冷战啊？
hái zài hé lǎopo lěngzhàn a ？
You and your wife are still feuding?
哎，我什么办法都用尽了，但是她软硬都不吃。
à ，wǒ shénme bànfǎ dōu yòngjìn le ，dànshì tā ruǎnyìng dōu bù chī 。
Agh, I've tried every trick in the book. But no matter what I do, she's not going to budge.
看来只能出最后一招了，用古人的智慧 《 三十六计 》。我真是觉得只要掌握了这里面的精髓，天下就没有解决不了的事！
kànlai zhǐnéng chū zuìhòu yī zhāo le ，yòng gǔrén de zhìhuì 《 Sānshíliù jì 》。wǒ zhēnshì juéde zhǐyào zhǎngwò le zhè lǐmiàn de jīngsuǐ ，tiānxià jiù méiyǒu jiějuébùliǎo de shì ！
Looks like you're going to have to go all-out and use the wisdom of the ancients, ''The Thirty-six Stratagems." I really think that as long as you've got a firm grip on the essence of these tricks, there's no problem on Earth that can't be solved!
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