勿以独见而违众,勿以辩解为自然

English translation: 是在翻译六韬吗?

16:20 Dec 7, 2014
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Chinese term or phrase: 勿以独见而违众,勿以辩解为自然
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Tony Zhou
Local time: 15:59
English translation:是在翻译六韬吗?
Explanation:
网上有已出版版本:
http://books.google.com/books?id=h6zGfgLNHGUC&printsec=front...
“Do not be opinionated and contravene the masses. Do not take verbal facility to be a sign of certainty.”
但说实话,看了也不知所云。个人觉得应该这样翻译:

Do not insist on your own strategy if the entire army is against it; do not imagine that an idea is right just because an argument can be made for it.
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Phil Hand
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Local time: 16:59
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Explanation:
Don't pit your personal opinon against the majority, and don't take argument and defense as a ready measure. (..... take self-defense and argument for granted.)

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是在翻译六韬吗?


Explanation:
网上有已出版版本:
http://books.google.com/books?id=h6zGfgLNHGUC&printsec=front...
“Do not be opinionated and contravene the masses. Do not take verbal facility to be a sign of certainty.”
但说实话,看了也不知所云。个人觉得应该这样翻译:

Do not insist on your own strategy if the entire army is against it; do not imagine that an idea is right just because an argument can be made for it.

Phil Hand
China
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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