Most of the rebels acquitted themselves nicely, and even though the group was slaughtered, Vargas considers it a moral victory.
多数造反者都表现得不错,尽管这队人马全军覆没,巴尔加斯仍认为在道德上打了场胜仗。His chocolate triumph is not the result of a snap buccaneering move, but follows decades of immersing himself in the cocoa business.
他这场“巧克力胜仗”不是一次海盗式的快速掠夺,而是浸淫可可交易几十载的结果。Had Napoleon at that same moment thought of his infantry, he would have won the battle. This forgetfulness was his great and fatal mistake.
假使拿破仑那时也想到了他的步兵,他也许就打了个胜仗,那一点忽略是他一种无可弥补的大错。"To win battles . . . you beat the soul . . . of the enemy man" (George S. Patton).
“要打胜仗,你就得打败敌人的灵魂”(乔治·S·巴顿)。In all, it was a disastrous defeat for the Persians, and possibly one of Alexander's finest victories.
总而言之,这成了波斯人灾难性的失败,也是亚历山大最棒的胜仗之一。For two years it was there that we had received all the news of battles, of victories and defeats.
这两年,我们就是在这儿得到关于战争的各种消息,有打胜仗的,有吃败仗的。To see victory as something good is to take pleasure in killing people.
以打胜仗为美事的人,就是以杀人为乐。The calm ground to a life decisive battle, prepares for full, will have a successful battle in the next year college entrance examination.
心平气和地面对人生的一次决战,做好充分的准备,在明年的高考中打一个胜仗。Watching the unspeakable carnage, you wonder how any of the soldiers could possibly have survived the battle, let alone triumphed.
看着这难以表述的屠杀场面,你不禁会想,能有多少士兵能从战场上生还,更不用说打胜仗。