中国文化英语教程.ppt

中国文化英语教程
Insights inta Chinese culture
外语教学与研究出版社
Unit 3
Sunzi's Art of war
Source for all Books on war
多?Lead-in
The art of war is of vital importance to the
state. It is a matter of life and death a road
either to safety or to ruin Hence it is a
subject of inquiry which can on no account be
neglected
What's the Chinese version of these
lines? Where are they selected from?
Whose words are they?
Lead-in
死
不可不察
生
存亡之道
之大事
兵者
多? Text stud
口 Introduction
a The strategic Thought of Sunzi
D The Dialectical Thinking of Sunzi
a Sunzi's caution Against War
a Sunzi's wisdom beyond the military
多 ntroduction
Sun Wu, respectfully
called sunzi, was born
sometime between 550
and 540 Bc, or toward the
end of the spring and
Autumn period
He was a native of the state of Qi but later
moved to the state of wu, where he became the
kings trusted strategist
多 Introduction
Sunzi s Art of War(Sunzi Bingfa), is an ancient
classic of war, consisting of 13 chapters in about
characters
As many of the books contents bear features of
the Warring states Period (475-221 BC),some
scholars believe the book was probably written in
the middle of that period
It represents the theories of war of the sunzi
School originated by Sun Wu
多 Introduction
Of the more than 3, 000 books on war from the
pre-Qin(before 221 BC) period to the Qing
Dynasty(1616-1911), Sunzi's art of War stands
out as the greatest classic
It excels over the other books in terms of
strategy design, philosophical grounding and in
tactical application
Over the centuries it has been respected as the
source for all books on war(百代谈兵之祖).
aieP The Strategic Thoughts of Sunzi
Of the rich strategic thoughts of Sunzi, the
following are four aspects selected for
illustration
Planning before going to war(先计而后战)
v" One can fight and win a hundred wars if
one knows both oneself and the enemy (tll
彼知己,百战不殆).
√" The army survives by treachery(兵