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岳飞精忠报国

岳飛精忠報國

Yue Fei: Utmost Loyalty

Level 4 · Historical Anecdotes · 历史轶事 · 62 vocabulary words

Source: 《宋史·岳飞传》 · History of Song, 'Biography of Yue Fei'

岳yuè飞fēi是shì南nán宋sòng有名yǒu míng的de将军jiāng jūn,他tā的de背bèi上shàng刺cì着zhuó四sì个gè字zì:精jīng忠zhōng报bào国guó。

Yue Fei was a famed general of the Southern Song; four characters were tattooed on his back: serve the country with utmost loyalty.

他tā带领dài lǐng岳yuè家jiā军jūn抵抗dǐ kàng金jīn兵bīng,岳yuè家jiā军jūn纪律jì lǜ严yán明míng,敌人dí rén说shuō:撼hàn山shān易yì,撼hàn岳yuè家jiā军jūn难nán。

He led the Yue family army against the Jin; so disciplined were his troops that the enemy said: to shake a mountain is easy, to shake Yue's army is hard.

他tā一生yī shēng打仗dǎ zhàng,从来cóng lái没有méi yǒu输shū过guo。

He fought all his life and never lost a battle.

可惜kě xī他tā被bèi奸jiān臣chén害hài死sǐ,只有zhǐ yǒu三sān十shí九jǐu岁suì。

Yet a treacherous minister had him killed at thirty-nine.

今天jīn tiān,杭háng州zhōu的de岳yuè王wáng庙miào前qián,还huán跪guì着zhuó害hài死sǐ他tā的de奸jiān臣chén的de铁tiě像xiàng。

To this day, iron statues of the traitors kneel before his tomb temple in Hangzhou.

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