the pen is as sharp as the spear and the tongue as the sword ❍ 老话说： “～”，如果有一个报，那比我们在营盘里叽叽咕咕说的力量大得多。(李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—161) As the old saying goes，“The pen is as sharp as the spear and the tongue as the sword!” When we have a newspaper as a mouthpiece,we’ll be far more influencial than we are when we just prattle among ourselves within this little ring of barracks.