万事模棱持两端,脂韦自饰巧求全。
如何身处周唐际,党武翻成徇一偏。
万事模棱持两端,脂韦自饰巧求全。
如何身处周唐际,党武翻成徇一偏。
处理万事都模棱两可,持两端态度。
用圆滑谄媚的言辞自我修饰,巧妙地谋求保全。
为何身处武周与李唐交替之际,
他依附武氏一党反而变得偏执片面?
In all affairs, he wavered, holding both ends.
With greasy words, he polished his image, seeking perfect safety.
Yet how, caught between the courts of Zhou and Tang,
Did his partisan zeal turn into a narrow, biased course?
官场生存策略的选择,反映了特定政治周期中的个体博弈。
刻画苏味道处事模棱两可、圆滑自保的官僚形象,暗含批判。
本诗为七言绝句,押平声韵。
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