兵戈：武器，指战争；抢攘：纷乱。形容战争时期社会动荡混乱

Conflicts and strife

犹言倒持泰阿。干、戈，皆兵器。

Holding weapons upside down

沟：壕沟。深挖沟和高筑墙。指坚固的防御工事

Deep ditch and strong wall

慎：谨慎。谨慎收尾，如同开始时一样。指始终要谨慎从事

Be cautious at the end as at the beginning

偃：放倒。放倒武器，收起盔甲。指停止战争

Lay down arms and rest shields

仆：向前跌倒。前面的倒下了，后面的紧跟上去。形容斗争的英勇壮烈

Fall in front, rise at the back

掩：掩袭。备：防备。趁敌人毫无防备时进行突然袭击。亦作“掩其无备”。

Covering his unpreparedness

征：征讨。形容作战经验丰富，敢于作战

Able to conquer and dare to fight

比喻战争中互相配合、夹击敌人的态势，或分出兵力牵制敌人

The posture of horns and corners

搴：拔取；馘：割敌人的左耳。拔取敌人的旗帜，斩杀敌人的将士。形容勇猛善战

Raising the flag to behead the captive

折：损失。军士和将领都遭到损失

Defeated soldiers and broken generals

兵：指战争。战争连年不断，灾祸持续相结

The longer the wars, the deeper the calamities

堑：壕沟。高高的城墙，深深的护城河。形容防卫坚固

High city walls and deep trenches

指中国长城。比喻国家所依赖的大将或军队

The Great Wall stretches for ten thousand miles

搴：拔取；虏：俘获。拔取敌旗，斩杀敌将。形容勇猛善战

Raising the flag against the enemy general

〖释义〗驰马盘旋，张弓要射。形容摆开架势，准备作战。后比喻故做惊人的姿态，实际上并不立即行动。

Gallop the horse and bend the bow

隈：隐避的地方，躲避。比喻遇战事退缩不前。

Ducking a knife and avoiding arrows

比喻英勇善战，行动迅捷的军队

寨：防守用的栅栏；安：安置；营：营房。指军队驻扎下来。比喻建立临时的住宿或基地

Set up camp at the lower village

形容作战经验丰富，善于作战

Used to fighting and contending