干戈

I met an old lady once, almost one hundred years old, and she told me, "There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge?" Everything else is somehow manageable.

我遇过一位年近百岁的老太太，她告诉我：“有史以来，只有两个问题使人类大动干戈。‘你爱我有多深？’‘谁做主？’”而其他的事情则多少都能控制。

Experts say the seven-storey bell tower should now be safe from further intervention for at least the next 200 years.

维护斜塔的专家称，经过这次“大动干戈”，比萨斜塔可以以目前的身姿再“昂首”屹立200年。

Huang asked the cooks why they were making such a fuss about one little turtle.

黄于是问厨子,为什么它们为了这么一只小乌龟大动干戈.

The two nations went to war over a territorial dispute.

两国为了领土问题大动干戈.

This does not necessarily require major overhaul. Simple changes can make all the difference.

这也并不是说要大动干戈, 只需简单的一些变化就能收效甚大.

Some people in the countryside would even fight for a tomb with good'feng shui '.

农村一些人甚至会为了抢夺一座风水好的坟墓而大动干戈.

Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.

他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。

The two tribes got into a fight over a border dispute.

两个部落因边界之争而大动干戈.

After years of quarrelling we at last sent our cousins a Christmas card as an olive-branch.

我们与堂兄弟多年不和,最后我们送给他们一张圣诞卡,算是化干戈为玉帛.

Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale.

很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。

Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale

很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。

So we do see altercations everywhere in the sky, whether it's the guy who brings the [ Knee] Defender on and gets in a fight with person in front of him because he can't recline his seat.

所以我们也经常看到飞机上有人吵架，有人带着膝盖捍卫者（Knee Defender，一种令前座的椅背无法放倒的小玩意——编注）上飞机，结果前座的人没法把靠背放倒，双方大动干戈。

It is therefore only logical to conceive of ways to use them for productive purposes, much as the Bible exhorts its readers to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

因此，设想为提高生产率而使用它们仅仅只是逻辑上的，这非常像圣经告诫读者要化干戈为玉帛。

The spirit of peace is a defining feature of the Chinese civilization throughout history. Such spirit values peace, seeks good relations among nations and aims to turn swords into ploughshares.

和为贵、协和万邦、化干戈为玉帛的和平精神，贯穿中华文明的历史。

Some never moved from their old positions, some are constantly slipping back to the old ways of thought and the old action of seizing a musket and relying on force.

有些国家从未改变其原有立场，有些国家则时常滑回到过去的思想方式，重新走上大动干戈和依赖武力的老路。

Make your enerly your friend.

化干戈为玉帛.

Secondly, the IMF does not need to rock the boat too much.

其次，IMF没必要为选择接班人一事大动干戈。

He'd have to really push the genes miles around to move an inch in form.

为了让形态产生微小的变异,他都不得不对基因大动干戈.

Request: Your future sister-in-law wants to throw you a shower, but you don't want the fuss.

要求：你未来的小姨希望给你办一次派对，但你不想如此大动干戈。

He exchanged the plough for the sword.

他以犁换剑(化干戈为玉帛).

But in a tight game with the Hornets, the two seemed to bury the hatchet.

但是在一场与黄蜂队打得难分难解的比赛中, 这两位球员似乎已化干戈为玉帛(而携手御敌).

Page 48 : The clatter of armor and clanking of metal could be heard.

铠甲的哗啦声和干戈相碰的金属声已经能听到.

Conflicts often occurred among tribes. The barehanded fights developed into fights with weapons.

部落间经常出现矛盾, 由徒手的搏斗发展为操干戈的械斗.

I certainly would rather have you easily than have to fight for you.

我宁肯以礼的方式赢得你,决不愿意为了你而大动干戈.

The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics...

没有恶语相向也没有大动干戈就把这笔钱要回来了。

The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics

没有恶语相向也没有大动干戈就把这笔钱要回来了。

We should turn hostility into friendship.

我们应该化干戈为玉帛.

For the last two years, Liang Yu, a 20-year-old economics major at East China University of Science and Technology, has had big fights with his girlfriend on Christmas Eve.

在过去两年中，来自华东科技大学经济学专业，20岁的梁宇就常常在圣诞前夕同女友大动干戈。