以下是摘自"Sun Tzu for Success"一书的《孙子兵法》关于火攻的译文：

"There are five ways to attack with fire. The first is to burn soldiers in their camp; the second, to burn provision and stores; the third, to burn baggage-trains; the fourth, to burn arsenals and magazines; and the fifth, to burn the lines of transportation."

中文原文是：孙子曰：凡火攻有五，一日火人，二日火积，三日火辎，四日火库，五曰火队。

很多人都知道"magazine"是“杂志”的意思，但是孙子的时代还没有杂志这玩意，孙子肯定不会建议烧杂志。

我不仅一次指出，英文的很多单词都是一词多义。

"magazine"在上面那段话里是“弹药库、军火库”的意思。

magazine:a room or building for storing weapons, explosives etc

另外，magazine还可以指手枪里的弹仓。-the part of a gun that holds the bullets.

不简单吧。

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