English Original
In Haozhao district, Anhui province, there lived a bailiff and a robber, both noted for their exceptional skill with the spear.
The robber had publicly threatened to kill the bailiff should they ever meet.
One day, while strolling outside the city, the bailiff happened upon the robber in the marketplace. Both men, spears in hand, stared each other down, neither daring to strike first. A crowd gathered, encircling them. A stratagem then occurred to the bailiff. He said to the robber, "The county magistrate is here. We are both men of prowess. Do you dare to duel before him?" The robber, who held government soldiers in contempt, agreed without hesitation. Seizing the moment when the robber was distracted, the bailiff struck him down with his spear, thus saving his own life.
中文翻译
安徽濠州境内有一名捕快和一名强盗，俩人都以擅长用矛著称。
强盗曾扬言，一旦遇见捕快，必取其性命。
一日，捕快信步至城外，恰在集市上与强盗相遇。两人手持长矛，对峙而立，谁也不敢先出手。围观人群将他们团团围住。捕快心生一计，对强盗说：“县尉来了。你我皆是豪杰，敢否在县尉马前一较高下？”强盗素来轻视官军，当即一口答应。捕快趁其分神之际，一矛刺出，结果了强盗的性命，救了自己。