1. One day the roc rose with the wind and soared ninety thousand miles. If the wind stops and comes down, it can still blow away the water. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Shang Li Yong"
Vernacular interpretation: The Dapeng rose from the wind in one day and soared to a height of ninety thousand miles. If it stops when the wind breaks, its power can be as strong as blowing away the water in the sea.
2. The world is full of courage, and there is no reason to want to soar. When the blue sky of thousands of miles is finally gone, I don’t know who is the one who can solve the problem. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Cui Xuan's "Ode to the Eagle on the Stand"
Vernacular interpretation: The eagle's heart is in the sky, but its body is trapped on the stand. It wants to take off but has no chance or conditions. In the end, it will always soar into the blue sky, but I don’t know who will be the one to untie the rope.
3. The bitter wind blows away the frost, and the goshawk knocks over the dawn. The clouds are covered with mist, the rainbow is broken, and the thunderbolts are flying across the mountains. The powerful feathers cut through the thorns, and the foxes and rabbits are caught in the vast sky. The claw hair kisses the blood and hundreds of birds pass away. When I look around independently, I am excited. ——From the Tang Dynasty: "Caged Eagle Ci" by Liu Zongyuan
Vernacular interpretation: Severe frost is flying in the bleak autumn wind, and the eagle spreads its wings straight into the sky to welcome the dawn. The iron wings broke through the clouds and mist, cut off the rainbow, and carried thunder and lightning across the vast hills. Suddenly he swooped down, cut through the thorns, grabbed the fox and rabbit, and returned to the sky. The sharp claws are covered with hair, the steel beak is stained with blood, all the birds are hiding, the eagle looks around, no one can defeat it, and it can't help but be impassioned.
4. It is shameful to eat chickens together and grow up in groups with phoenixes. A strike of nine thousand ren, the phase is full of purple atmosphere. ——From the Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Gift to Guo Jiying"
Vernacular interpretation: You think it is shameful to compete with chickens for food, and you only socialize with people as elegant as phoenixes. One day, Fenyu flew nine thousand feet high, traveling in the dense purple atmosphere of space.
5. The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies in the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frost compete for freedom in the sky. ——From modern times: Mao Zedong's "Qinyuanchun·Changsha"
Vernacular interpretation: In the vast sky, the eagle is flying vigorously, the fish are swimming briskly in the clear water, and everything is under the autumn light. Striving to live a free life.