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战争
War
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
内战吗?这是什么意思?有外国战争吗?不是每一场战争都是人与弟兄之间的战争吗?
It wasn't so easy though, ending the war. A war is a huge fire; the ashes from it drift far, and settle slowly.
然而，结束战争并不容易。战争是一场大火;灰烬飘得很远，慢慢地沉淀下来。
War is like a fire. One man may start it, but it will spread all over. It is not about one thing in particular.
战争就像火。一个人可以挑起战争，但它会蔓延到全世界。它不是关于一件特别的事情。
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
故胜兵先胜而后求战，败兵先战而后求胜。
Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war.
年轻人，你知道士兵是什么吗?他是那个使文明的人们蔑视战争成为可能的人。
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.
在冷战后的狂喜中，有一种错误的观念认为，联合国可以在任何地方解决所有问题。
If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.
如果你想在现代战争中去任何地方，在空中，海上，陆地上，你必须控制空中。
Fears don't exist in isolation. They tend to rise and fall depending on what people think they can do about them.
恐惧不是孤立存在的。它们的起落往往取决于人们认为自己能做些什么。
Those who are skilled in combat do not become angry. The wise win before the fight and the ignorant fight to win.
善于战斗的人不会生气。智者在战斗前获胜，愚者为胜利而战。
Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their
君主应该处死战争的起草者和煽动者，把他们当作死敌，把他们当作危险
Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
每一场战争，每一场革命，都需要一代人，需要一个集体，需要承担战争的人做出牺牲。
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
当大国之间的所有条约与生存斗争发生冲突时，它们就不再具有约束力。
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War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
战争造就了奇异的盟友，而和平本身就可能分裂。
Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
耶和华我的磐石是应当称颂的。他教导我的手能以争战，教导我的指头能以争战。
We make war that we may live in peace.
我们发动战争是为了和平。
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.
我早期的战争经历使我怀疑纪律的价值，即使是在纪律常常被认为是成功的首要条件的领域。
War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.
战争就是战争。唯一的好人是一个死人。