管子语录 汉英双解

【原文】旗物尚青，兵尚矛。刑则交寒害釱。器成不守，经不知。教习不著，发不意。经不知，故莫之能圉。发不意，故莫之能应。莫之能应，故全胜而无害。莫之能圉，故必胜而无敌。 《幼官》

【汉解】兵器完好，不如入境而敌军不知；教练再熟，不如动兵而出敌不意。入境而敌人不知，敌人就无法防御我们；动兵能出敌不意，敌人就无法应付我们。敌人无法应付，我军就全胜而没有伤害；敌人无法防御，我军就必胜而所向无敌。

【英译】Their weapons may be ready but the enemy will be defenseless because your passage will not be known until too late. Their instructions may be practiced but their effectiveness will not be manifested because your onslaught will be unanticipated. Since your passage will not be known, no one will be able to stop you. Since you are onslaught is unantici-pated, no one will be able to meet it.  Since  no one will be  able to meet it, you will not be completely victorious without any harm to yourself. Since no one will be able to stop you, you will certainly be victorious and unrivaled in battle.