中国神话故事与三十六计

Chinese Mythology

盘古开天地

Pangu creates the world

女娲造人

Nuwa makes man

女娲补天

Nuwa mends the sky

伏羲的故事

The works of Fuxi

神农的故事

Hail the ‘Divine Farmer’

精卫填海

Jingwei tests the sea

燧人钻木取火

Saved by Fire Fetcher Suiren

夸父追日

Kuafu chases the sun

嫘祖的故事

Tale as smooth as silk

仓颉造字

Birth of a language

后羿射日

Sun-birds bake Earth

嫦娥奔月

Restless Chang’e flees

鲧盗息壤

Gun steals Magic Soil

大禹治水

Yu harnesses flooding

瑶姬的故事

Goddess Peak of Wushan Mountain

牛郎织女

The cowherd and the girl weaver

十二生肖

Zodiac animals

愚公移山

Moving mountains

钟馗的故事

The Demon Queller

Thirty-Six Stratagems

瞒天过海

Deceiving the heavens to cross the sea

围魏救赵

Besieging Wei to save Zhao

借刀杀人

Killing with a borrowed knife

以逸待劳

Waiting at ease for a worn-out enemy

趁火打劫

Looting a house when it’s on fire

声东击西

Making a feint to the east, but hitting out in the west

无中生有

Creating something out of nothing

暗度陈仓

A ruse to divert your enemies

隔岸观火

Watching the fire burning from the other side of the river

笑里藏刀

Hiding a dagger behind a smile

李代桃僵

A plum tree sacrificed to protect the peach tree

顺手牵羊

Pilfering a goat in passing

打草惊蛇

Startling the snake, or not

借尸还魂

The ploy of incarnation

调虎离山

Luring tiger out of the mountains

欲擒故纵

Letting up on your pursuit

抛砖引玉

Throwing out a brick to attract a piece of jade

擒贼擒王

To beat the enemy army, capture their leader first

釜底抽薪

Removing the burning firewood from beneath a boiling cauldron

浑水摸鱼

Fishing in turbid waters

金蝉脱壳

Ruse of the golden cicada

关门捉贼

Shut the door to catch the thief

远交近攻

Making distant states allies while attacking a neighbor

借道伐虢

Defeating one enemy at a time

偷梁换柱

Swapping good wood for bad

指桑骂槐

Achieving the result without waging too many battles

假痴不癫

Feigning weakness to wait for the right time to strike

上屋抽梯

Cutting off escape routes

树上开花

Defending with ‘blossoms’

反客为主

Guest outstaying welcome

美人计

Beaten by womanly wiles

空城计

An empty fortress strategy

反间计

Sowing distrust in enemy camp

苦肉计

When one hurts himself, he is really to hurt his enemy

连环计

Multi-ploy scheme at play

走为上计

When everything fails, retreat

虚构或半虚构的故事和现实部分就像阴和阳——中国古代哲学的两大基本原则。《Chinese Mythology & Thirty-Six Stratagems》就为大家呈现了这样两种风格的故事——“中国神话”和“三十六计”。这里的“神话故事”描述了人们对自身起源、祖先、历史以及神祗的古老信仰。而“三十六计”则集合了古人在战场上使用的谋略和计策。今天，许多中国人将这些计策运用到政治、商业、体育以及日常生活中去。
　　Fictional or semi-fictional stories and practical concepts are like yin and yang, the two fundamental principles of ancient Chinese philosophy. In this book, we present just such yin and yang, namely, “Chinese Mythology” and the "Thirty-Six Stratagems."
　　The mythology here describes ancient beliefs in origins, ancestors, history and deities. On the other hand, the "Thirty-Six Stratagems" were originally a collection of strategies or practical ruses for warfare. But today, many Chinese people apply them to politics, business, sports as well as their daily life.

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　　《Chinese Mythology & Thirty-Six Stratagems》由上海文化发展基金会图书出版专项基金赞助出版。
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