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孙子兵法-计篇(节选)

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ID: 4672 Advanced
这节课我们为大家带来《孙子兵法 计篇》的节选,或者叫《孙子兵法 始计篇》。作为孙子兵法的第一篇,计篇非常简洁、概括,重点是开战之前理论上的“计算、计划”,强调对敌我情况的分析和比较。一起来学习吧!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
出其不意 chūqíbùyì to do sth when least expected (idiom)
jiào to proofread; to check; to compare
存亡 cúnwáng to live or die
计算 jìsuàn calculate, count, plan
孙子曰兵者国之大事
Sūnzǐ 孙子yuē 曰bīng 兵zhě 者guó 国zhī 之dàshì 大事
The first paragraph plan: Sun Tzu said: soldiers are national affairs
死生之地存亡之道不可不察也
sǐ 死shēng 生zhī 之de 地cúnwáng 存亡zhī 之dào 道bùkě 不可bù 不chá 察yě 也
Life and death, the way of survival, can not be ignored.
故经之以五事校之以计而索其情
gù 故jīng 经zhī 之yǐ 以wǔshì 五事jiào 校zhī 之yǐ 以jì 计ér 而suǒ 索qí 其qíng 情
Analyze and consider 5 important events or issues and compare the situations to understand what is happening
一曰道二曰天三曰地四曰将五曰法
yī 一yuē 曰dào 道èr 二yuē 曰tiān 天sān 三yuē 曰dì 地sì 四yuē 曰jiàng 将wǔ 五yuē 曰fǎ 法
道: path 天: weather 地: ground situation 法: rules, discipline
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