The Art of War and The Strategies of Life 孙子兵法 英文版.ppt

1、The School of Transportation Engineering 107030Wu Linzhuo(吴林灼),The Art of War to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them. Hence to fight and conquer in al

2、l your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemys resistance without fighting.,2.Conquer the enemies without fight,Two levels of meaning ： Firstly, to avoid war Secondly, to decrease the battles as we can as possible,3. Knowing your enemies is more importan

3、t than knowing yourself,孙子兵法谋攻篇有云：“故曰：知己知彼，百战不贻；不知彼而知己，一胜一负；不知彼不知己，每战必殆。”,3. Knowing your enemies is more important than knowing yourself,If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you w

4、ill also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will endanger yourself in every battle.,3. Knowing your enemies is more important than knowing yourself,This is the core tactical concept of Suns Art of War Know your enemies, then you get the capability to make right strategi

5、es Know your enemies, be unbeatable and be strong all the time,4. Never fight without preparation,孙子兵法谋攻篇有云：“故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。”,4. Never fight without preparation,It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemys one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if

6、 twice as numerous, to divide our army into two. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him.,4. Never fight without preparation,This passage not only emphasizes that a general should hold polit

7、ical responsibility, but also show us that never fight without preparation A man lacking in preparation must be making mistakes continuously.,5. Knowing yourself bases on the practice,孙子兵法谋攻篇有云：“故君之所以患于军者有三。不知军之不可以进而谓之进，不知军之不可退而谓退，是谓縻军；不知三军之事而同三军之政，则军士惑矣；不知三军之权而同三军之任，则军士疑矣。三军既惑且疑，则诸侯之难至矣，是谓乱军引胜。”,5.

8、 Knowing yourself bases on the practice,There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune upon his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant of the fact that it cannot obey. This is called hobbling the army. By attempting to govern an army in the same way as he a

9、dministers a kingdom, being ignorant of the conditions which obtain in an army. This causes restlessness in the soldiers minds.,5. Knowing yourself bases on the practice,By employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circums

10、tances. This shakes the confidence of the soldiers. But when the army is restless and distrustful, trouble is sure to come from the other feudal princes. This is simply bringing anarchy into the army, and flinging victory away.,5. Knowing yourself bases on the practice,If a king knows no actual situation of military, then failure is inevitable. Some people have many unrealistic idea