《三十六计》中英文对照

《三十六计》中英文对照《孙子兵法》三十六计（Thirty-Six Stratagems）乃兵家之经典著作。

语源于南北朝，成书于明清，是汉民族悠久文化遗产之一。

古人学好三十六计，带兵打胜券在握。

现代人习之，在商场职场生活领域中，古为今用。

而三十六计在外国也极受欢迎，今天就来学习下《三十六计》的中英文表达吧！第一套胜战计Winning Stratagems第一计瞒天过海crossing the sea under camouflage备周则意怠；常见则不疑。

阴在阳之内，不在阳之对。

太阳，太阴。

Mask your real goals, by using the ruse of a fake goal, until the real goal is achieved. Tactically, this is known as an 'open feint': in front of everyone, you point west, when your goal is actually in the east.第二计围魏救赵relieving the state of Zhao by besieging the state of Wei共敌不如分敌；敌阳不如敌阴。

When the enemy is too strong to be attacked directly, then attack something he holds dear. Know that he cannot be superior in all things. Somewhere there is a gap in the armour, a weakness that can be attacked instead.页脚内容1The idea here is to avoid a head-on battle with a strong enemy, and instead strike at his weakness elsewhere. This will force the strong enemy to retreat in order to support his weakness. Battling against the now tired and low-morale enemy will give a much higher chance of success.第三计借刀杀人killing someone with a borrowed knife敌已明，友示定，引友杀敌，不自出力，以《损》推演。

When you do not have the means to attack your enemy directly, then attack using the strength of another. Trick an ally into attacking him, bribe an official to turn traitor, or use the enemy's own strength against him.第四计以逸待劳waiting at one's ease for the exhausted enemy困敌之势，不以战；损刚益柔。

It is an advantage to choose the time and place for battle. In this way you know when and where the battle will take place, while your enemy does not. Encourage your enemy to expend his energy in futile quests while you conserve your strength. When he is exhausted and confused, you attack with energy and purpose.第五计趁火打劫lundering a burning house页脚内容2敌之害大，就势取利，刚决柔也。

When a country is beset by internal conflicts, when disease and famine ravage the population, when corruption and crime are rampant, then it will be unable to deal with an outside threat. This is the time to attack.第六计声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west敌志乱萃，不虞，坤下兑上之象。

利其不自主而取之。

In any battle the element of surprise can provide an overwhelming advantage. Even when face to face with an enemy, surprise can still be employed by attacking where he least expects it. To do this you must create an expectation in the enemy's mind through the use of a feint.第二套敌战计Enemy Dealing Stratagems第七计无中生有creating something out of nothing诳也，非诳也，实其所诳也。

少阴，太阴，太阳。

You use the same feint twice. Having reacted to the first and often the second feint as well, the enemy will be hesitant to react to a third feint. Therefore the third feint is the actual attack第八计暗度陈仓catching your enemy with his guard down.advancing secretly by an unknown path页脚内容3示之以动，利其静而有主，“益动而巽”。

Deceive the enemy with an obvious approach that will take a very long time, while surprising him by taking a shortcut and sneak up to him. As the enemy concentrates on the decoy, he will miss you sneaking up to him.第九计隔岸观火watching a fire from the other side of the river阳乖序乱，阴以待逆。

暴戾恣睢，其势自毙。

顺以动豫，豫顺以动。

Delay entering the field of battle until all the other players have become exhausted fighting amongst themselves. Then go in at full strength and pick up the pieces.第十计笑里藏刀covering the dagger with a smile信而安之，阴以图之。

备而后动，勿使有变。

刚中柔外也。

Charm and ingratiate yourself with your enemy. When you have gained his trust, move against him in secret.第十一计李代桃僵alming off substitute for the real thing势必有损，损阴以益阳。

Thereare circumstances in which you must sacrifice short-term objectives in order to gain the long-term goal. This is the scapegoat strategy whereby someone else suffers the consequences so that the rest do not.第十二计顺手牵羊picking up something in passing页脚内容4微隙在所必乘，微利在所必得。

少阴，少阳。

While carrying out your plans be flexible enough to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself, however small, and avail yourself of any profit, however slight.Attacking Stratagems第三套：攻战计第十三计打草惊蛇beating the grass to frighten the snake疑以叩实，察而后动。

复者，阴之媒也。

Do something unaimed, but spectacular ("hitting the grass") to provoke a response of the enemy ("startle the snake"), thereby giving away his plans or position, or just taunt him.Do something unusual, strange, and unexpected as this will arouse the enemy's suspicion and disrupt his thinking. More widely used as "[Do not] startle the snake by hitting the grass". An imprudent act will give your position or intentions away to the enemy.第十四计借尸还魂有用者，不可借；不能用者，求借。