Truces are not a new idea.

休战并不是什么新的理念。

Previous military operations have ended in truces.

以往的军事行动都以停火而告终。

Israel and Hamas called unilateral truces at the end of Israel's offensive against Gaza last month.

以色列而且哈马斯上个月在反对加沙的以色列攻势结束时要求单方休战。

Each week they drag young, bloodied men away from the drug traffickers and into their churches, and mediate informal truces between warring factions.

每星期他们把受了重伤的年轻人拉出贩毒队伍，拉进他们的教堂，为交战各派的非正式停战进行调停。

Corporate warfare over patents is not new. Companies historically preferred to reach truces, choosing to cross-license their intellectual property rather than risking bigger losses in court.

这并不是第一次企业间的专利之战，企业通常更愿意达成和解，选择签订知识产权交叉许可，而不是在法庭上真的斗个你死我活。