英文：In 354 BC, the state of Wei attacked Zhao and laid siege to its capital Handan. Zhao turned to Qi for help, but the Qi general Sun Bin² determined³ it would be unwise to meet the army of Wei head on, so he instead attacked their capital at Daliang. When the Wei general Pang⁴ Juan heard that the capital was being attacked，he rushed his army back to defend the capital. The army of Wei retreated in haste, and the tired troops were ambushed⁵ and defeated at the Battle of Guiling. Zhao was thus rescued while Pang Juan barely escaped back to Wei to recoup his losses.

 

中文：公元前354年，魏国攻打赵国，并围困其都城邯郸。赵国急忙向齐国求救，但齐国军师孙膑断定与魏军兵锋相对非明智之举，于是转而突袭其在大梁的都城。魏国大将庞涓听见都城被围，便急忙回师解救。魏军慌忙撤退，兵困马乏之际又中了埋伏，在桂陵之战中大败。赵国因此得救，庞涓则勉强收拾残部逃回了魏国。

 

 

hold: 这里指“认为，持有（观点，见解等）”，相当于consider

 

armo(u)r: 盔甲，保护层，保障

 

lay siege to: 包围，围攻

 

retreat: 撤退，退避

 

haste: 此处作名词，意思是急忙，慌忙；如：The more haste, the less speed.（欲速则不达。）

 

troop: 军队，部队；troop（通常用复数形式troops）与army均可表示“军队，部队”，但troops侧重指构成军队的士兵成员，且并不指个别士兵，所以“派兵上前线”在英语中应是send troops to the front；army则着重指军队的整体，且一般指陆军，所以“参军”在英语中应是join/go into the army

 

ambush: 埋伏突袭，伏击；如：ambush on all sides（十面埋伏）

 

recoup: 收回，重获（所失去的东西）

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