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死而后已鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已sǐ ér hòu yǐ(not stop doing sth)until one’s dying day(/till one’s heart ceases to beat); (keep doing sth) to the end of one’s days
❍ 那么，我的死相也还得装下去，装下去“～”，岂不痛哉！ (鲁迅《华盖集》33) So I should have to go on looking more dead than alive to the end of my days. How unpleasant!/他全心全意地为了改造中国而耗费了毕生的精力，真是鞠躬尽瘁，～。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—312) He worked heart and soul for the transfor mation of China,devoting his whole life to the cause;of him it can be justly said that he gave his best,gave his all,till his heart ceased to beat.
❍ 吾辈当尽忠报国，～！ (《水浒全传》 1039) We ought to be loyal and serve our country unto death. 死而后已until one's dying day;to an end of one's days 死而后已until one’s heart stops beating; until one’s death;to the end of one’s days
鞠躬尽瘁，～(诸葛亮·《后出师表》)bend one’s back to a task until one’s dying day;devote one’s all till one’s heart stops beating (The Latter Memorial to the Throne Concerning the Military Expedition by Zhuge Liang) 死而后已sǐ ér hòu yǐ已：停止。死以后才停止。形容一生勤恳努力，一直到死了为止。to the end of one’s days, until one’s dying day |