no peace but a sword 不是太平而是刀兵
I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
我来并不是叫地上太平,乃是叫地上动刀兵。
Cried all the boys, but with a magnificent gesture, Peter invited his opponent to pick up his sword.
所有的孩子都叫了起来,但彼得做了个漂亮的手势,请对手把剑捡起来。
The sword hasn't had a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an officer's full-dress uniform, precisely because a sword always symbolized "an officer and a gentleman".
刀剑失去军事功能已有一百年了,但它仍然是军官全套制服的一部分,因为刀剑总是象征着“军官和绅士”。
So control of these international highways brought a great deal of wealth to the area, but the central location was a double-edged sword, because in times of peace it would bring prosperity, but, of course, in times of war the land was perpetually invaded as armies would crisscross the land going off to do battle with the great powers.
对这些国际要道的控制,给这个地区带来了大量的财富,但这处于中心的地理位置也如同一把双刃剑,因为在和平时期它带来繁荣,但,在战乱时期,这块土地常常被侵略,当军队在此刀刃相交,或者经过与强国征战。
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