art of war孙子兵法英文版

1、 The Art of War introduction n The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as Sun Wu and Sunzi),1 a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and it was believed to have been compiled during the late Spring and Autumn period or early

2、Warring States period n The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of Chinas Seven Military Classics, and: for the las

3、t two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name. n It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, and beyond. Chapter Summery n 1.Laying Plans/The Calculations n 2.Waging

4、War/The Challenge n 3.Attack by Stratagem/The Plan of Attack n 4.Tactical Dispositions/Positioning n 5. Energy/Directing n 6.Weak Points (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. 空城计 n 三十六计中的第三十 一计-空城计，指在敌众我 寡的情况下，缺乏兵备而 故意示意人以不设兵备， 造成敌方错觉，从而惊退 敌军之事。后泛指掩饰自 己力量空虚、迷惑对方的 策略。 三

5、十六计或称 “三十六策”，是指中国 古代三十六个兵法策略， 语源于南北朝，成书于明 清。它是根据我国古代卓 越的军事思想和丰富的斗 争经验总结而成的兵书， 是中华民族悠久文化遗产 之一。 计囊 n 空城计，是一种被动作战的被动行为，当那些实力空 虚、因遭受意外压力被迫走投无路的一方，采用此招，目 的就是企图蒙混过关或避免遭受更大的损失。由于此计具 有很大的不确定性和风险性，有许多主动权和机遇还掌握 在对方手里，因而，在万不得以的情况下，不宜使用空城 计，同时，此计也不宜重复、多次地运用。 在实际 战略中，风险往往与机遇、利益和成功共存，“不入虎穴 ，焉得虎仔”，空城计的奇巧之处在于：要善于正确、及 时地把握对方的战略背景、心理状态、性格特性等，因时 、因地、因人地以奇异的谋略解除自己的危机。三国时，