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1. Man at his birth is supple1 and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle2; at their death, dry and withered3.

2. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.

3. Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer; and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and thereby4 invites the feller.)

4. Therefore the place of what is firm and strong is below, and that of what is soft and weak is above.


       人之生也柔弱,其死也坚强;
       草木之生也柔脆,其死也枯槁。
       故坚强者死之徒,柔弱者生之徒。
       是以兵强则灭,木强则折。
       强大处下,柔弱处上。

【译文】
       人活着的时候身体柔弱灵动,死了以后身体就变得顽固强硬;草木生长的时候枝干柔嫩,死了以后就变得枯槁。所以,顽固强硬是速死之道,柔弱灵动是生长之道。因此,国家肌体中军兵过强就会走向灭亡,植株体系中树枝过硬就会遭致摧折。顽固强硬处于劣势,柔弱灵动处于优势。


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1 supple Hrhwt     
adj.柔软的,易弯的,逢迎的,顺从的,灵活的;vt.使柔软,使柔顺,使顺从;vi.变柔软,变柔顺
参考例句:
  • She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好,因为她的天性柔和。
  • He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。
2 brittle IWizN     
adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的
参考例句:
  • The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
  • She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。
3 withered 342a99154d999c47f1fc69d900097df9     
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
  • The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
4 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。


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