在中国古代历史中，《史记》是一部重要的文献，其中记载了许多著名的历史故事和人物事迹。《田忌赛马》便是其中之一，它不仅是一个精彩的故事，更蕴含着深刻的智慧与哲理。以下是原文及其翻译，希望能为大家带来启发。

原文：

齐威王与田忌善射，尝相与游猎。田忌常输于齐威王，以故郁郁不乐。孙膑闻之，乃往见田忌曰：“君何不以君之长技，制人之短？”田忌问其故，孙膑曰：“今君虽胜，然非尽智也；若能用计，则可必胜矣。”

于是田忌依孙膑之策，以弱马当先，而以强马继后。齐威王初见田忌所遣之马劣于己，大笑曰：“汝以弱马敌吾良驹，岂非自取其辱乎？”遂不以为意，命人放马驰逐。未几，田忌之弱马已远去，齐威王方觉有异，急催其良马追赶，却为时已晚，田忌之强马早已超越齐威王，直抵终点。

田忌大喜，齐威王亦叹服不已。自此，齐威王对田忌另眼相看，而田忌则更加敬重孙膑之才。

翻译：

King Wei of Qi and Tian Ji were both skilled archers who often went hunting together. Tian Ji frequently lost to King Wei, which made him feel disheartened. Sun Bin heard about this and went to see Tian Ji, saying, “Why don’t you use your strengths to counteract others’ weaknesses?” Tian Ji asked what he meant, and Sun Bin replied, “Even though you win now, it is not entirely due to wisdom. If you can employ strategy, you will surely win.”

Following Sun Bin’s advice, Tian Ji sent his weakest horse first, followed by his stronger ones. When King Wei saw Tian Ji’s inferior horses compared to his own fine steeds, he laughed and said, “Do you think sending weak horses against my good ones is foolish? Surely you bring shame upon yourself!” He paid no further attention and ordered his horses to race ahead. Before long, Tian Ji’s weaker horse had pulled far ahead, and only then did King Wei realize something was amiss. He hurriedly urged his better horses to catch up but found it too late—Tian Ji’s stronger horses had already overtaken him and reached the finish line.

Tian Ji rejoiced, and King Wei also expressed admiration. From that day on, King Wei treated Tian Ji with greater respect, while Tian Ji cherished Sun Bin’s wisdom even more.

这个故事告诉我们，在面对竞争或挑战时，巧妙运用策略往往比单纯依靠实力更为重要。通过观察对手的优势与劣势，并灵活调整自己的战术，才能在逆境中取得胜利。希望我们每个人都能从中学到这种智慧，并将其应用到生活中的各个方面。