▸ 一一yī yī零líng三sān年nián，岳飞yuè fēi出生chū shēng在zài河南hé nán的de一个yī ge农民nóng mín家庭jiā tíng，家里jiā lǐ很hěn穷qióng。

In 1103, Yue Fei was born into a farming family in Henan; his family was very poor.

▸ 传说chuán shuō他tā出生chū shēng的de时候shí hou，一只yī zhī大dà鸟niǎo从cóng房子fáng zi上shàng飞过fēi guò，所以suǒ yǐ父亲fù qīn给gěi他tā起qǐ了le个gè名字míng zi，叫jiào“飞fēi”。

People say that when he was born, a great bird flew over the house, so his father gave him the name "Fei" — "to fly."

▸ 岳飞yuè fēi小时候xiǎo shí hou话huà不bù多duō，人rén很hěn严肃yán sù，可是kě shì力气lì qi特别tè bié大dà。

As a boy, Yue Fei spoke little and was very serious, but he was remarkably strong.

▸ 他tā跟着gēn zhe老师lǎo shī学xué射箭shè jiàn和hé武艺wǔ yì，每天měi tiān练习liàn xí，从来cóng lái不停bù tíng。

He studied archery and martial arts with a teacher, practicing every day without stopping.

▸ 那时候nà shí hou，北方běi fāng的de女真nǚ zhēn人rén建立jiàn lì了le金朝jīn cháo，金朝jīn cháo的de军队jūn duì开始kāi shǐ进攻jìn gōng宋朝sòng cháo。

In those days, the Jurchen people of the north founded the Jin dynasty, and the Jin armies began to attack the Song.

▸ 一一yī yī二èr七qī年nián，敌人dí rén占领zhàn lǐng了le首都shǒu dū开封kāi fēng，还hái抓走zhuā zǒu了le两个liǎng gè皇帝huáng dì。

In 1127, the enemy occupied the capital, Kaifeng, and even carried off two emperors.

▸ 岳飞yuè fēi看着kàn zhe自己的zì jǐ de国家guó jiā，心里xīn li又yòu痛tòng又yòu急jí，决定jué dìng参军cān jūn。

Watching what was happening to his country, Yue Fei was heartsick and anxious, and he decided to join the army.

▸ 传说chuán shuō，在zài他tā离开lí kāi家jiā以前yǐ qián，母亲mǔ qīn让ràng他tā跪下guì xia，在zài他的tā de背上bèi shàng刺cì了le四sì个gè字zì。

It is said that before he left home, his mother had him kneel down and tattooed four characters on his back.

▸ 刺字cì zì很hěn痛tòng，可是kě shì岳飞yuè fēi一yī动dòng也yě不动bù dòng。

Tattooing hurts, but Yue Fei did not move at all.

▸ 那nà四sì个gè字zì的de意思yì si是shì：用yòng全部quán bù的de忠心zhōng xīn报答bào dá国家guó jiā。

The four characters meant: repay the country with all your loyalty.

▸ 母亲mǔ qīn对duì他说tā shuō：“孩子hái zi，不管bù guǎn走到zǒu dào哪里nǎ lǐ，你nǐ都dōu不能bù néng忘记wàng jì背上bèi shàng的de这zhè四sì个gè字zì。”

His mother said to him: "Child, no matter where you go, you must never forget the four characters on your back."

▸ 在zài军队jūn duì里lǐ，岳飞yuè fēi打仗dǎ zhàng非常fēi cháng勇敢yǒng gǎn，总是zǒng shì在zài最zuì前面qián miàn。

In the army, Yue Fei fought with great courage and was always at the very front.

▸ 他tā从cóng一个yī ge普通pǔ tōng的de士兵shì bīng，一步yī bù一步yī bù做到zuò dào了le将军jiāng jūn。

From an ordinary soldier, he rose step by step to become a general.

▸ 他的tā de军队jūn duì纪律jì lǜ特别tè bié好hǎo：士兵shì bīng冻死dòng sǐ也yě不bù拆chāi老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng的de房子fáng zi，饿死è sǐ也yě不bù抢qiǎng老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng的de东西dōng xi。

His army's discipline was extraordinary: his soldiers would freeze to death before tearing down a commoner's house, and starve to death before robbing the people.

▸ 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng都dōu爱ài他的tā de军队jūn duì，敌人dí rén却què非常fēi cháng害怕hài pà。

The common people all loved his army — but the enemy was terrified of it.

▸ 金朝jīn cháo的de士兵shì bīng常常cháng cháng说shuō：“摇动yáo dòng一座yī zuò山shān容易róng yì，打败dǎ bài岳飞yuè fēi的de军队jūn duì，难nán！”

Jin soldiers often said: "Shaking a mountain is easy; defeating Yue Fei's army — that is hard!"

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