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讀孫子兵法學英文/千方百計

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。
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4 Y6 i  b+ O  Z1975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。
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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。公仔箱論壇9 M& c$ B6 w- k
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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。! K& Z, `: M! ?, ^& d' @

" @7 u+ v9 t8 Y" ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% O- a2 i- i- _3 {) ]
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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。」tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, ]  E8 k, I$ e, j! R1 s
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"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 emperor read him the riot act for not his unacceptable impolite behavior."「他的行為乖張,皇帝嚴厲斥責。」
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; @3 c, W( G- V- a"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。」公仔箱論壇% D, M3 Q2 J2 c8 I; D: n1 v. s( ^

& c, z& O: E5 X. m" Z"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# G. w5 D# }2 |& L: q
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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。」
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; c. v( L( f2 V8 o9 X& {"We live in an angry world, because we're all human."「大家容易動火,因為人總有脾氣。」
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"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。」5.39.217.76! e/ R4 T$ y% s' G

; k/ S: F% U( d  qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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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