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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！
Thu Dec 12 2019 | Peony, Diana
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
出其不意 chūqíbùyì to do sth when least expected (idiom)
校 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 yuē ：bīng zhě ，guó zhī dàshì 。
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 shēng zhī de ，cúnwáng zhī dào ，bùkě bù chá yě 。
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 jīng zhī yǐ wǔshì ，jiào zhī yǐ jì ér suǒ qí qíng ：
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 yuē dào ，èr yuē tiān ，sān yuē dì ，sì yuē jiàng wǔ yuē fǎ
道: path 天: weather 地: ground situation 法: rules, discipline
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