4
Fourth Stratagem
以逸待劳
(yǐ yì dài láo)
Wait at Leisure While the Enemy Labors
Choosing when and where a battle takes place can be a great advantage. When circumstances can be so arranged, the opportunity to cause one's opponent to needlessly expend energy will often arise.
In 342 B.C., during the Battle of Maling, the Wei forces had the advantage over those of Qi in both numbers and morale. Sun Bin (serving Qi) ordered his men to retreat. Being well positioned and well-prepared while the Wei pursued them with tiresome haste, Sun Bin was able to ambush and defeat them [18], [29].
Wait at Leisure While the Enemy Labors is also associated with the 41st hexagram, Mountain over Thunder. What was below has moved upward, weakening what was below. One interpretation is that a benefit may be got from a loss suffered by the opponent [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 4:
to stay/to await:等待: ěngdài
of course: 当然: dāngrán
and: 和/还有/而且: hé/hái yǒu/érqiě
with: 和: hé
than... (e.g. less than...): 比...: bǐ...
about (approximately): 大约: dàyuē
have...(past tense, e.g. have eaten): ...过: ...guò
labor: 劳动: láodòng
to seem like: 像/好像: xiàng/hǎoxiàng open/close (e.g. a door): 开/关: kāi/guān
open/close (e.g. one’s mouth): 张/闭: zhāng/bì also: 也: yě
front/behind/middle (as nouns): 前面/后面/中间: qiánmiàn/hòumiàn/zhōngjiān
in front of/behind/in the middle of: 在...前面/在...后面/在...间:
zài...qiánmiàn/zài...hòumiàn/zài...zhōngjiān
in front of/behind/in the middle of: 在...的前面/在...的后面/在...的中间:
zài...de qiánmiàn/zài...de hòumiàn/zài...de zhōngjiān
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Sample Sentences 4:
1) Q: 你有没有吃过狗肉？
A: 我当然吃过狗肉。
2) 我很喜欢吃苹果, 还有香蕉。
Trans.: I much like to eat apples and bananas.
4) 你喜不喜欢吃苹果和香蕉？
5) 她要他在小店门口等待。
6) 她下个星期要劳动。
7) 这个对他来说很困难，而且不重要。
8) 你比他高，也比我高。
Trans.: You are taller than him, and taller than me.
9) 开这个门似乎很容易。
10) 我应不应该关门？
11) 闭嘴！
12) 张开双手。
13) 他大约两米高。
14) 她在小店前面休息。
15) 小店的后面也有门。
16) 这个学校在森林的中间。
17) 它后面有一棵很高的树， 它前面有一辆车。
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