《百战奇略·第七卷·速战》
孟达在叛魏附蜀之初，曾给蜀相诸葛亮写信说： 宛城离洛阳八百里，而距我这里有一千二百里。驻守宛城的司马懿获悉我起兵举事后，必先写奏表上报洛阳的魏明帝，等到皇帝批复回来时，已经一个月时间了。到了那时，我的城防已经加固，诸将所属部队都已部署停当。
初，达与诸葛亮书曰： 宛去洛八百里，去吾一千二百里，闻吾举事，表上天子，比相往反时，一月间也，则吾城已固，诸将足办。
When Meng Da first betrayed Wei and joined Shu, he wrote a letter to Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and said: Wanze is 800 li from Luoyang, and it is 1,200 li from me. When Sima Yi, who is stationed at Wanze, learns that I have started an uprising, he will first write a memorial to report it to Emperor Ming of Wei in Luoyang. By the time the emperor's response comes back, it will have been a month. By then, my city defenses will have been strengthened, and all of my generals and their troops will have been properly deployed.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 初，达与诸葛亮书曰： 宛去洛八百里，去吾一千二百里，闻吾举事，表上天子，比相往反时，一月间也，则吾城已固，诸将足办。 [/INST]
 English interpretation: When Meng Da first betrayed Wei and joined Shu, he wrote a letter to Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and said: Wanze is 800 li from Luoyang, and it is 1,200 li from me. When Sima Yi, who is stationed at Wanze, learns that I have started an uprising, he will first write a memorial to report it to Emperor Ming of Wei in Luoyang. By the time the emperor's response comes back, it will have been a month. By then, my city defenses will have been strengthened, and all of my generals and their troops will have been properly deployed.
Structural analysis:
- 初 (chū): "at first" or "when ..."
- 达 (dá): Meng Da's courtesy name
- 与 (yǔ): "to" or "and"
- 诸葛亮 (Zhūgé Liàng): Prime Minister of Shu
- 书 (shū): "letter" or "book"
- 曰 (yuē): "say" or "speak"
- 宛 (wǎn): Wanze, a city in present-day Hubei province
- 去 (qù): "to go" or "to be distant from"
- 洛 (luò): Luoyang, the capital of Wei
- 八百里 (bābǎi lǐ): "800 li"
- 千二百里 (yīqiānbǎi èrshí lǐ): "1,200 li"
- 闻 (wén): "to hear" or "to learn"
- 吾 (wú): "I" or "my"
- 举事 (jǔshì): "to start an uprising" or "to rebel"
- 表 (biǎo): "memorial" or "report"
- 上 (shàng): "to present" or "to send up"
- 天子 (tiānzǐ): "emperor"
- 比 (bǐ): "by the time" or "when ..."
- 相 (xiāng): "each other" or "reciprocally"
- 往 (wǎng): "to go" or "to proceed"
- 反 (fǎn): "to return" or "to come back"
- 时 (shí): "time"
- 月 (yuè): "month"
- 间 (jiān): "between" or "during"
- 也 (yě): "also" or "too"
- 则 (zé): "then" or "in that case"
- 吾 (wú): "I" or "my"
- 城 (chéng): "city"
- 已 (yǐ): "already"
- 固 (gù): "strong" or "secure"
- 诸 (zhū): "all" or "various"
- 将 (jiàng): "general"
- 足 (zú): "enough" or "sufficient"
- 办 (bàn): "to manage" or "to deploy"</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 初，达与诸葛亮书曰： 宛去洛八百里，去吾一千二百里，闻吾举事，表上天子，比相往反时，一月间也，则吾城已固，诸将足办。
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English interpretation: When Meng Da first betrayed Wei and joined Shu, he wrote a letter to Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and said: Wanze is 800 li from Luoyang, and it is 1,200 li from me. When Sima Yi, who is stationed at Wanze, learns that I have started an uprising, he will first write a memorial to report it to Emperor Ming of Wei in Luoyang. By the time the emperor's response comes back, it will have been a month. By then, my city defenses will have been strengthened, and all of my generals and their troops will have been properly deployed.
Structural analysis:
- 初 (chū): "at first" or "when ..."
- 达 (dá): Meng Da's courtesy name
- 与 (yǔ): "to" or "and"
- 诸葛亮 (Zhūgé Liàng): Prime Minister of Shu
- 书 (shū): "letter" or "book"
- 曰 (yuē): "say" or "speak"
- 宛 (wǎn): Wanze, a city in present-day Hubei province
- 去 (qù): "to go" or "to be distant from"
- 洛 (luò): Luoyang, the capital of Wei
- 八百里 (bābǎi lǐ): "800 li"
- 千二百里 (yīqiānbǎi èrshí lǐ): "1,200 li"
- 闻 (wén): "to hear" or "to learn"
- 吾 (wú): "I" or "my"
- 举事 (jǔshì): "to start an uprising" or "to rebel"
- 表 (biǎo): "memorial" or "report"
- 上 (shàng): "to present" or "to send up"
- 天子 (tiānzǐ): "emperor"
- 比 (bǐ): "by the time" or "when ..."
- 相 (xiāng): "each other" or "reciprocally"
- 往 (wǎng): "to go" or "to proceed"
- 反 (fǎn): "to return" or "to come back"
- 时 (shí): "time"
- 月 (yuè): "month"
- 间 (jiān): "between" or "during"
- 也 (yě): "also" or "too"
- 则 (zé): "then" or "in that case"
- 吾 (wú): "I" or "my"
- 城 (chéng): "city"
- 已 (yǐ): "already"
- 固 (gù): "strong" or "secure"
- 诸 (zhū): "all" or "various"
- 将 (jiàng): "general"
- 足 (zú): "enough" or "sufficient"
- 办 (bàn): "to manage" or "to deploy"
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