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'
岳飞是南宋有名的将军,他的背上刺着四个字:精忠报国。
Yue Fei was a famed general of the Southern Song; four characters were tattooed on his back: serve the country with utmost loyalty.
他带领岳家军抵抗金兵,岳家军纪律严明,敌人说:撼山易,撼岳家军难。
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.
他一生打仗,从来没有输过。
He fought all his life and never lost a battle.
可惜他被奸臣害死,只有三十九岁。
Yet a treacherous minister had him killed at thirty-nine.
今天,杭州的岳王庙前,还跪着害死他的奸臣的铁像。
To this day, iron statues of the traitors kneel before his tomb temple in Hangzhou.