当两军碰上,他们都一路小跑。
When the two armies come together, they come together in a trot.
当两军都觉得自己快输时,那他们可能是对的。
When both sides are covinced that they are about to lose, they are both right.
当两军都感觉本身快输时,那他们可能都是对的。
when both sides are convinced that they are about to lose, they are both right.
And so that when they come together, they come together in a trot.
所以当两军碰上,他们都一路小跑
So, in fact, as Thucydides tells us beautifully in Book V, when the two armies actually hit each other they have already made a slight turn to the right.
因此,事实上,像修西得底斯在第五册里优雅描述的那样,当两军真正开始接触时,他们已经略微向右转了
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