近来围绕同事间的话题，是孙子。单是看字面，一班鬼佬聊孙子兵法？好像很厉害一下！ Main reason was on certain courses, we will discuss and talk about leadership, management and development. So… one day, one of the trainer asked:
Mr. : Yean, you know San Su (三苏)?
Me : No. Who’s that? Mr. : U don’t know him? He was one of the greatest general in China, the author of The Art of War.1
Me : Oh… U meant Sun Tzu 2, yeah!
Mr. : Who is Sun Tzu? Me : The “San Su”. Mr. : … …
他们将孙子的英译名Sun 读成太阳；英文拼音也没有轻声zi。 接下来的几天，“孙子”成了一直在我口中重复和纠正他们的二字。不知那个佬，为了以免忘记， 就索性把我称为yean aka Sun Tzu! 3 ______________________________________ Foot note:- 1 Attributed to Sun, and it was originally called the Sun Tzu Ping Fa (Pinyin: Sunzi Bingfa), or simply the Sun Tzu. It presents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and winning battles. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu) 2 Traditional Chinese: 孫子; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ, pronounced SOON-dzi, translated to "Master Sun"; c. 400–320 BCE), also called Sun Wu (traditional Chinese: 孫武), is traditionally believed to be the author of The Art of War, sometimes called the Sun Tzu, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy considered to be a prime example of Taoist strategy. Sun has had a significant impact on Chinese and Asian history and culture, both as an author of the Art of War and as a legendary figure. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Sun's The Art of War grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western society, and his work has continued to influence both Asian and Western culture and politics. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu) 3 Abbreviation of also known as.
