【Original text】
楚子、秦人侵吴，及雩娄(1)，闻吴有备而还。遂侵郑。五月， 至于城麇(2)。郑皇颉戌之，出，与楚师战，败。穿封戌囚皇颉，公 子围与之争之(3)，正于伯州犁。伯州犁曰：“请问于囚。”乃立囚。 伯州犁曰：“所争，君子也，其何不知？”上其手(4)，曰：“夫子为 王子围，寡君之贵介弟也(5)。”下其手(6)，曰：“此子为穿封戌，方 城外之县尹也。谁获子？”囚曰：“助遇丁丁。弱焉(7)。”戌怒，抽 戈逐王子围，弗及。楚师以皇颉归。
Chuzi and Qin invaded Wu, and Yu Lou (1) heard that Wu was well prepared and returned. Then he invaded Zheng. In May, as for Chenglu (2). Emperor Zheng went out to fight against the Chu army and fought with the Chu army, but was defeated. He passed through the seal and imprisoned Huang Jie. The young master surrounded him and fought with him (3). He was in Bozhou Li. Bozhouli said, "May I ask the prisoner?" Bozhou Li said: "What you are fighting for is a gentleman, why don't you know?" He put up his hand (4) and said: "The master is surrounded by princes, and I am the noble brother of the few kings (5)." He put down his hand (6) and said: "This son is Chuan Fengxu, a county Yin outside Fangcheng. Who gets the son?" The prisoner said: "He met Ding Ding. He is weak (7)." Xu was angry and whipped. The enemy chases the prince and surrounds him, unable to reach him. The Master of Chu returned with the imperial concubine.
【注释】
【Note】
①楚子：楚康王，名昭，共王之子。雩(yu)娄：越国地名，在今河南 商城东。(2)城麇(jun)：郑国地名。(3)皇颉：郑国大夫。穿封戌：人 名楚国方城外的县尹、公子围：楚共王之子，康王之弟。(4)上其手：高 举他的手，指向公子围。(5)贵介：贵宠，尊贵。(6)下其手：下垂他 的手，指向穿封戌。(7)弱：战败。
① Chu Zi: King Kang of Chu, famous, son of King Gong. Yu (yu) Lou: The place name of the Yue Kingdom, located east of Shangcheng City in present-day Henan Province. (2) Chenglu (jun): the place name of Zheng State. (3) Huangjie: Doctor of the State of Zheng. Chuanfengxu: Name of the county Yin outside Fangcheng of Chu State, Gongziwei: the son of the King of the Communist Party of Chu and the younger brother of King Kang. (4) Raise his hand: Raise his hand high and point at Gongziwei. (5) Guijie: Noble pet, noble. (6) Lower his hand: lower his hand, pointing towards Chuan Fengxu. (7) Weak: defeated.
【译文】
【Translation】
楚康王和秦国人侵袭吴国，到了雩娄，听说吴国有了防备就 退了回去。于是又去侵袭郑国。五月，到了城麇。郑国的皇颉驻 守在城麇，出城与楚军交战，吃了败仗。穿封戌俘虏了皇颉，公 子围同穿封戌争夺起来，于是。请伯州犁评判是非。伯州犁说：“让 我问问这个俘虏吧。”于是就叫俘虏站著。伯州犁问道：‘我们争 夺的，是您这位君子，难道还有什么不明白的？”伯州犁高举著手 说“这一位是王于围，是我们国君尊贵的弟弟、”伯州犁又下垂 著手说；“这个是穿封戌，是方城外的县官。是谁俘虏了您？”俘 虏说；“我遇上王子，打败了。”穿封戌听后大怒，抽子围，没有追上。楚国军队把皇颉带了回去。
King Kang of Chu and the people of Qin invaded the state of Wu. When they arrived at Yulou, they retreated when they heard that the state of Wu was on guard. So he went to invade Zheng again. In May, we arrived at Chenglu. Huang Jie of Zheng State was stationed in the city. He went out to fight with the Chu army and was defeated. Chuan Fengxu captured Huang Jie, and the young master surrounded and fought with Chuan Fengxu. Please ask Bozhou Li to judge right from wrong. Bo Zhouli said, "Let me ask this prisoner." So he asked the prisoner to stand. Bo Zhouli asked, "What we are fighting for is you, your gentleman. Is there anything you don't understand?" "Bozhouli raised his hands and said, "This is Wang Yuwei, the distinguished younger brother of our monarch." Bozhouli lowered his hands again and said, "This is Chuan Fengxu, the county magistrate outside Fangcheng. Who captured you? "The prisoner said; "I met the prince and defeated him. After hearing this, Chuan Fengxu was furious and surrounded him, but failed to catch up. The Chu army took Huang Jie back.
【读解】
【Interpretation】
上下其手”这个成语便出自这个故事，意思是说玩弄手法， 串通作弊。
The idiom "upper and lower hands" comes from this story, which means to play tricks and collude to cheat.
在为利益发生纷争的场合，当事人的心理、仲裁者的心理，都 是十分微妙的，各人心里都在打著各自的算盘，在算计著对手。当事人发生争执不必说了，而仲裁者则是个关键因素。仲裁者是否 能公正客观，是否为自己的私利打算，直接影响到纷争的结果。
In situations where disputes arise over interests, the psychology of the parties and the arbiter are very subtle. Everyone has their own calculations in mind and is calculating their opponents. Needless to say, when the parties have a dispute, the arbitrator is a key factor. Whether the arbitrator can be fair and objective and whether he or she is acting for his or her own selfish interests will directly affect the outcome of the dispute.
仲裁者公开表明态度，站到争执的某一方，这时他的角色发 生了变化，变成了争执的参与者。最叫人气不打一处来的是，仲 裁者表面上装出公允，显得没有参与，实№上却暗中为自己谋 取好处，又不给他人留下任何作弊的把柄。想要指控他偏袒，但 拿不出任何证据，他甚至还可以对你假惺惺地表示理解和同情。
The arbiter publicly expresses his attitude and takes sides in the dispute. At this time, his role changes and he becomes a participant in the dispute. The most popular thing is that the arbitrator pretends to be fair and uninvolved on the surface, but in fact he secretly seeks benefits for himself without leaving any reason for others to cheat. If you want to accuse him of favoritism, but you can't produce any evidence, he may even pretend to show understanding and sympathy to you.
要知道什么叫阴险，伯州犁的做法就是示范。这种人如同隐 藏在阴暗角落的敌人，危害性比公开拿枪站出来的敌人要大得多， 更让人痛恨。因此，锋芒所向，不应仅仅指向贪婪者，更应指向 阴险的作弊者。
If you want to know what insidiousness means, what Bozhou Li did is an example. This kind of person is like an enemy hiding in a dark corner. He is much more harmful and more hated than an enemy who stands out openly with a gun. Therefore, the target should not only be directed at greedy people, but also at insidious cheaters.
