English Original
In the Chinese classic "Zhuangzi", there is a legend:
Once upon a time, a gigantic fish named Kun lived in the northern sea. No one knew its true size. This fish could transform into an enormous bird called Peng (roc), measuring thousands of kilometers in length. When Peng spread its wings, they blotted out the sky like vast clouds. In one mighty flight, it could soar from the northern sea to the southern sea on the other side of the world, reaching heights of ninety thousand li (approximately forty-five thousand kilometers).
This idiom, "A Roc's Flight of Ten Thousand Li", is now used to wish someone a long, successful career and a brilliantly promising future.
中文翻译
中国经典著作《庄子》中有这样一个传说：
很久以前，北海里住着一条名叫鲲的巨鱼。无人知晓它究竟有多大。这条鱼能化身为一种叫做鹏的巨鸟，身长数千里。当大鹏展翅时，其翼若垂天之云。它能振翅一举从北海飞往世界另一端的南海，扶摇直上九万里高空。
成语 “鹏程万里” 现今用以祝愿他人事业绵长，前途光明灿烂。