However,he notes the saying that "the pen is mightier than the sword."

VOA: special.2010.03.19

It was God, not the sword or the bow, that drove out the enemy.

是上帝将敌人驱逐而不是刀和弓。

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Why is the Lord taking us to that land to fall by the sword?

为什么上帝要把我们带到那个地方，让我们倒在刀下呢？

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Just hours after the announcement of "Operation Strike of the Sword,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

And so the thing to do, unless you have something else, you would go for your sword.

怎么办呢,除非你有别的东西可以当做武器,不然就只能拔剑战斗了

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I collected my sword and a spear. I hurried out of the building and joined a group of warriors moving toward the end of the city.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

The accounting profession is a sword.

会计这行当就像一把剑。

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At the end,two women had a sword fight while dancing to tango music.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

The other weapon was a short sword that he kept at his side, which presumably he would not use so long as he had a spear, which was a better weapon.

另外一把武器是别在腰间的一柄短剑,当有矛在手时,可能就不会用到它,因为矛的杀伤力要比它强

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Our beliefs were taken from us, and beliefs were imposed upon us at the point of sword and cannon.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

But if that broke, if that wasn't available to him, he could turn to his short sword, which was a thrusting sword, not like the Roman short sword which was double edged and slashing.

但是如果矛断了,他就不能使用矛了,那么他就得使用短剑了,这种短剑也是用来刺的,不像罗马士兵的双刃剑那样用砍的

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So control of these international highways brought a great deal of wealth to the area, but the central location was a double-edged sword, because in times of peace it would bring prosperity, but, of course, in times of war the land was perpetually invaded as armies would crisscross the land going off to do battle with the great powers.

对这些国际要道的控制,给这个地区带来了大量的财富，但这处于中心的地理位置也如同一把双刃剑，因为在和平时期它带来繁荣，但，在战乱时期，这块土地常常被侵略,当军队在此刀刃相交,或者经过与强国征战。

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