《孙子兵法·虚实》英译本节选(二)
微乎微乎,至于无形;神乎神乎,至于无声,故能为敌之司命。
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.
进而不可御者,冲其虚也;退而不可追者,速而不可及也。
You may advance and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy’s weak points; you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy.
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.
进而不可御者,冲其虚也;退而不可追者,速而不可及也。
You may advance and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy’s weak points; you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy.
(编辑:柳敬智)