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cái gāo bā dǒu
才 高 八 斗
cáo pī yǔ cáo zhí dū shì cáo cāo de
曹 丕 与 曹 植 都 是 曹 操 的
ér zǐ èr zhě jūn yǒu cái huá
儿 子 , 二 者 均 有 才 华 ,
tè bié shì cáo zhí gèng jù wén cǎi
特 别 是 曹 植 更 具 文 采 。
zài cáo cāo sǐ hòu cáo pī jì rèn
在 曹 操 死 后 , 曹 丕 继 任
dà tǒng dàn tā jí dù cáo zhí de
大 统 , 但 他 嫉 妒 曹 植 的
cái huá tóng shí yě jù pà cáo zhí
才 华 , 同 时 也 惧 怕 曹 植
huí móu fǎn suǒ yǐ yī zhí zài sì
回 谋 反 , 所 以 一 直 在 伺
jī shā hài cáo zhí
机 杀 害 曹 植 。
yǒu yī tiān cáo pī yào qiú jiē jiàn
有 一 天 , 曹 丕 要 求 接 见
cáo zhí tā yào qiú cáo zhí zài tā
曹 植 , 他 要 求 曹 植 在 他
qī bù zhī nèi zuò shī yī shǒu rú
七 步 之 内 作 诗 一 首 , 如
guǒ zuò bù dào jiù huì yǒu shēng mìng
果 做 不 到 , 就 会 有 生 命
wēi xiǎn
危 险 。
bēi fèn zhī xià cáo zhí jí zhōng shēng
悲 愤 之 下 , 曹 植 急 中 生
zhì zuò chū qī bù shī shì de
智 , 作 出 七 步 诗 , 是 的
yì sī jiù shì běn lái jiù shì qīn
意 思 就 是 “ 本 来 就 是 亲
xiōng dì wèi shén me yào zhè yáng bù
兄 弟 , 为 什 么 要 这 样 步
bù jǐn bī shāng jí gǎn qíng
步 紧 逼 , 伤 及 感 情 ? ”
cáo zhí wén cǎi jù jiā rè ài xué
曹 植 文 采 俱 佳 , 热 爱 学
xí tā céng zuò guò bù shǎo cái huá
习 , 他 曾 做 过 不 少 才 华
héng yì de wén fù jūn lìng shì rén
横 溢 的 文 赋 , 均 令 世 人
gǎn tàn bù yǐ céng yǒu yī wèi xué
感 叹 不 已 。 曾 有 一 位 学
zhě shuō dào rú ruò tiān xià wén
者 说 道 : “ 如 若 天 下 文
cǎi gòng yǒu shí dǒu cáo zhí yī rén
采 共 有 十 斗 , 曹 植 一 人
dú zhān bā dǒu
独 占 八 斗 。 ”
jīn tiān rú guǒ wǒ men shuō yī gè
今 天 , 如 果 我 们 说 一 个
rén cái gāo bā dǒu jiù shì
人 “ 才 高 八 斗 ” , 就 是
zhǐ tā cái huá héng yì hěn yǒu
指 他 “ 才 华 横 溢 , 很 有
wén cǎi
文 采 ” 。
Tsau Pi and Tsau Jr were sons of Tsau Tsau. Both were very gifted writers, andTsau Jr was especially quick-witted.
After Tsau Tsau's death, Tsau Pi took over the throne of the kingdom of wei. Jealous of Tsau Jr's literary ability, and afraid that he might cause problems, Tsau Pi was always looking for a way to kill his brother.
One day, Tsau Pi called Tsau Jr into see him.He ordered his brother to make up a poem within the time it took to walk seven steps, adding that if he could not, his life would be in danger.
Greatly saddened, Tsau Jr began to walk and to think. Before he had taken the seven steps, he had already finished his poem, the meaning of which was: "Brothers are of the same family, so why should the oppress each other?"
Tsau Jr was very intelligent and loved to study. He wrote many outstanding articles which showed his artistic talent and earned him the admiration of many people. One scholar said of him: "Heaven gave the world ten decalitres of talent, and Tsau Jr alone has eight of them."
Today, to say that a person "has eight decalitres of talent" is to say that he has a great aptitude for writing.
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