出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第47页（216字）
身体、精神全不好，例曹雪芹晚年身心交瘁，却依然坚持着完成文学巨着《红楼梦》。
Though a sick and depressed man in his old age，Cao Xue-qin managed to finish writing his famous novel Dream of the Red Chamber．