东山再起

Dōng Shān Zài Qǐ

离开后重新出来工作或活跃起来。比喻失败或退下之后,再一次振作、回到舞台。

Rising again from East Mountain — making a strong comeback after stepping away.

东dōng晋jìn时shí候hòu,有yǒu一yī位wèi很hěn有yǒu才cái能néng的de人rén,名míng叫jiào谢xiè安ān。他tā年nián轻qīng的de时shí候hòu,朋péng友yǒu们men都dōu劝quàn他tā去qù做zuò官guān,他tā却què不bù想xiǎng过guò那nà种zhǒng忙máng碌lù的de日rì子zi,带dài着zhe家jiā人rén搬bān到dào东dōng山shān,一yī住zhù就jiù是shì许xǔ多duō年nián。

在zài东dōng山shān,谢xiè安ān每měi天tiān和hé朋péng友yǒu一yī起qǐ读dú书shū、下xià棋qí、写xiě文wén章zhāng,过guò得de清qīng清qīng爽shuǎng爽shuǎng。可kě是shì他tā心xīn里lǐ,始shǐ终zhōng惦diàn记jì着zhe天tiān下xià的de百bǎi姓xìng。

有yǒu一yī年nián,北běi方fāng的de敌dí人rén很hěn强qiáng大dà,朝cháo廷tíng打dǎ了le几jǐ次cì仗zhàng都dōu不bù顺shùn利lì,国guó家jiā眼yǎn看kàn就jiù要yào出chū大dà乱luàn子zi。大dà臣chén们men想xiǎng来lái想xiǎng去qù,一yī致zhì请qǐng谢xiè安ān出chū来lái帮bāng忙máng。这zhè一yī年nián,他tā已yǐ经jīng四sì十shí多duō岁suì了le。

谢xiè安ān答dā应yìng了le。他tā从cóng东dōng山shān走zǒu了le下xià来lái,重chóng新xīn回huí到dào朝cháo廷tíng,带dài兵bīng打dǎ了le著zhù名míng的de淝féi水shuǐ之zhī战zhàn,把bǎ敌dí人rén打dǎ得de落luò花huā流liú水shuǐ,保bǎo住zhù了le东dōng晋jìn。人rén们men从cóng此cǐ说shuō他tā:“东dōng山shān再zài起qǐ。”

后hòu来lái,“东dōng山shān再zài起qǐ”就jiù用yòng来lái形xíng容róng一yī个gè人rén失shī意yì或huò退tuì下xià之zhī后hòu,又yòu重chóng新xīn出chū来lái做zuò事shì,再zài次cì成chéng功gōng。

In the Eastern Jin dynasty there lived a very talented man named Xie An. When he was young, his friends urged him to take a government post, but he did not want a busy official life. He took his family to live on East Mountain, and there he stayed for many years.

On East Mountain, Xie An spent his days reading, playing chess, and writing essays with friends. Life was peaceful. Yet in his heart he never stopped thinking about the people of the land.

One year, enemies from the north grew very strong. The court lost battle after battle, and the country was in danger. The ministers thought it over and together begged Xie An to come out and help. By then he was already in his forties.

Xie An agreed. He came down from East Mountain, returned to the court, and led the army in the famous Battle of Feishui, crushing the enemy and saving the Eastern Jin. From then on people said of him, “He has risen again from East Mountain.”

Today “rising again from East Mountain” describes someone who, after setback or retirement, steps back into the arena and succeeds once more.