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1792年,英使馬戛爾尼以慶祝乾隆帝八秩大壽為藉口來華,為了三跪九叩朝貢儀禮,雙方不合產生爭執,成為鴉片戰爭遠因,種下中國百年恥辱。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- h' Y* Y. {- H! T

& s" E9 }/ r& }0 I+ ~& |* n6 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1975年泰國總理庫立訪問北京,毛澤東接見時透露雙腿無力,庫立聞訊,立即屈膝彎腰,為毛按摩,不久,中共就發動「懲越戰爭」,免除泰國被北越併吞。' n. T* P9 P/ S/ Z( m! ^+ t

' b7 t6 x. f. n/ o- R4 A' T/ G" d% r% q英國人海外擴張,無所不用其極(for love or money),英使來華拓展貿易,試圖找到共創厚利(sweetheart deal)的途徑;但在平等地位問題上態度強硬,乾隆大表不滿(read someone the riot act),任務失敗,英人鎩羽而歸。
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越共併吞南越,雄心勃勃(come on strong)企圖染指東南亞,泰國岌岌可危;中共不能接受越共野心,早想興師問罪(have a bone to pick with somebody)。泰國卑微作態,中共對越就出手重懲(heads will roll),間接維護了泰國利益。
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/ ^; v- d; f7 Y% [* C1 q$ ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb孫子說:「故合之以文,齊之以武,是謂必取。」意即文化必須契合,紀律要極講究,才能上下步調齊一,對外保持常勝。5.39.217.76: \( T. N) g* W0 V  v
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泰國能體會人心幽微(we are all human.),在環境不樂觀的情況下,主動遷就環境,進而改造環境(If the mountain will not come to Mahomet(Mohammed), Mahomet must go to the mountain.),這種千方百計(by hook or by crook)求生存的本領十分要得,難怪是東南亞唯一未曾淪為殖民地的國家。, m! ^$ G8 b0 ~7 d0 E
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例:"George Macartney came to China to exploit the market for love or money."「馬戛爾尼來華目的,以任何代價都要打開中國市場。」
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5 |+ M; R0 F" c& k1 Y; R" C"He wanted to make a sweetheart deal with the Chinese and helped the British products greatly promoted."「他想大力促銷英國商品,和中國互蒙厚利。」
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"The Vietnamese had come on strong with their strategies for establishing hegemony in the Southeast Asia."「越南人野心勃勃,想在東南亞建立霸權。」tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- Q( Y3 M. F  Q) p5 ~
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"The Chairman is still not satisfied and has a bone to pick with the Vietnamese."「主席極度不滿,準備對越南人興師問罪。」tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, I1 n) Z5 ?8 a1 z
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"Heads will roll when the chairman learns about the hegemony that they have been trying to build."「他們想要建立霸權的企圖,如果傳到主席耳裡,必然有人會人頭落地。」tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! {5 _$ T0 h5 R+ {
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"We live in an angry world, because we're all human."「大家容易動火,因為人總有脾氣。」公仔箱論壇! W2 F2 I: D. t% u

% L; T' v, `# ["As the saying has it: 'If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain!' If Kukrit Pramoj could not get help from China his country would be in danger."「事不將就人,人就得將就事。庫立如果不能從中國得到奧援,泰國必將危殆。」2 u. \% R7 [: g7 Q$ ?  h' E, V0 h& ]7 f
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"Kukrit resolved to survive the crisis triggered by the Vietnamese, by hook or by crook."「危機當頭,庫立想方設法,就是希望安然度過難關。」
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