1. Original poem:
Although the tortoise lives long.
Han Dynasty: Cao Cao
Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.
The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust.
An old horse crouches, aiming at a thousand miles.
The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.
The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky;
Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
2. Translation:
Even if the tortoise has a long life, there is still a time when its life will end.
Although poisonous snakes can fly in fog, they will eventually die and turn to dust.
The old swift horse is lying in the stable, and its ambition is still to gallop thousands of miles.
People with great ambitions will never stop working hard in their later years.
The length of a person's life is not just determined by heaven.
You can live longer as long as you take care of your body and mind.
I am glad that I used this poem to express my inner ambition. ?
3. About the author: Cao Cao (in the first month of Gengzi Year 155-220), the word Meng De, an auspicious character, a small character, Pei Guoqiao (now Bozhou, Anhui Province), Han nationality. An outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After Cao Pi, the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms, proclaimed himself emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Taizu. Cao Cao is good at writing poems, expressing his political ambitions with great boldness of vision, generosity and sadness, and reflecting the miserable life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. Prose is also neat, which opens and prospers Jian 'an literature and leaves precious spiritual wealth to future generations. Historically, it was called Jian 'an Style, and Lu Xun rated it as "the founder of reforming articles". At the same time, Cao Cao is good at calligraphy, especially at carving grass. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Huaiguan named it a "wonderful flower" at the end of Shu.
Note: The reference is Li Chaodong. Classical Chinese in junior high school: Hohai University Press, July 1 Japanese edition: 1 174- 175.