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He ordered everyone to use the same coins , weights and measures, and a common written language. Hard-working and disciplined, he read 55 kilograms (120 pounds) of reports written on bamboo slips every day.

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第 十 九 页dì shí jiǔ yè
Paragraph 1
第 一 段dì yī duàn
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He ordered （命令mìng ling）everyone to use the same coins （硬币yìng bì） , weights and measures （计量制jì liàng zhì）, and a common written language （文字wén zì）. Hard-working （努力nǔ lì） and disciplined （遵守纪律zūn shǒu jì lǜ） , he read 55 kilograms （公斤gōng jīn） (120 pounds 磅) of reports (报告bào gào) written on bamboo (竹zhú) slips（帛 bó） every day.

1. 他命令所有老百姓(每个人)都用同样的硬币,计量制和文字
= He ordered everyone to use the same coins , weights and measures, and a common written language.
2.他本身则继努力又遵守纪律
= Hard-working and disciplined,
3.他每天读看五十五公斤(也就是一百二十磅)所写在竹帛上的报告
= he read 55 kilograms (120 pounds) of reports written on bamboo slips every day

Or 他每天读看写在竹帛上的报告.而这些报告重达五十五公斤(也就是一百二十磅)

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1. ordered =命令mìng ling

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2. coins =硬币yìng bì

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3. weights and measures =计量制jì liàng zhì

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4. written language = 文字wén zì

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5. Hard-working = 努力nǔ lì

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6. Disciplined = 遵守纪律zūn shǒu jì lǜ

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7. kilograms = 公斤gōng jīn

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8. 120 pounds = 120 磅bàng

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9. reports = 报告bào gào

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10. bamboo slips = 竹帛zhú bó

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The First Emperor was a tyrant but also a genius. Besides his tomb, he built the Great Wall and 6500 kilometres (4000 miles) of highways, as well as canals, bridges and palaces.

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第 十 九 页dì shí jiǔ yè

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第 一 段dì yī duàn

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The First Emperor (秦 始 皇qín shǐ huáng) was a tyrant (暴 君bào jūn) but also a genius (奇 才qí cái). Besides his tomb (坟 墓fén mù), he built the Great Wall (长墙cháng qiáng) and 6500 kilometres (公 里gōng lǐ )(4000 miles 英 里) of highways (公 路gōng lù), as well as canals (运 河yùn hé), bridges (桥 梁qiáo liáng) and palaces (皇 宫huáng gōng).

1. 秦始皇虽然是个(位)暴君但也是一位奇才
= The First Emperor was a tyrant but also a genius.
2.除了盖坟墓以外
= Besides his tomb,

3.他还造了中国的万里长墙, 六千五百公里的公路 (四千英里), 运河 及无数的桥梁和皇宫
= he built the Great Wall and 6500 kilometres (4000 miles) of highways, as well as canals, bridges and palaces

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1. The First Emperor of Qin = 秦 始 皇qín shǐ huáng

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2. Tyrant =暴 君bào jūn

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3. genius =奇 才qí cái

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4. Great Wall = 长墙cháng qiáng

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5. kilometres = 公 里gōng lǐ

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6. miles = 英 里yīng lǐ

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7. highways =公 路gōng lù

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8. canals = 运 河yùn hé

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9. bridges =桥 梁qiáo liáng

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10. palaces = 皇 宫huáng gōng

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By the time he was 38 years old, his country of Qin had defeated the six other states and unified the country. He gave himself the title of First Emperor of All China. (The English name ʻChinaʼ probably came from the word Qin.)

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第十八页dì shí bā yè

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第四段dì sì duàn

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By the time he was 38 (三十八sān shí bā) years old (岁suì), his country of Qin 秦 had defeated (打 败 dǎ bài) the six other states and unified (统 一 tǒng yī) the country (国 家guó jiā). He gave himself the title (自 封zì fēng)
of First Emperor of All China (秦 始 皇qín shǐ huáng). (The English <英 文yīng wén> name <名 子míng zǐ> ʻChinaʼ probably <大 概dà gài> came from the word Qin 秦qín.)

1.当他到了叁十八岁的时候,已经打败其他六个国家并统一中国.
= By the time he was 38 years old, his country of Qin had defeated the six other states and unified the country.
2.他自封自己为秦始皇.
= He gave himself the title of First Emperor of All China.
3. (CHINA)中国的英文名子大概是从秦这个字引申而来的
= The English name ʻChinaʼ probably came from the word Qin.

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1. defeated = 打败dǎ bài

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2. unified = 统一tǒng yī

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3. country = 国家 guó jiā

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4. gave himself the title = 自封zì fēng

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5. First Emperor = 秦始皇qín shǐ huáng

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6. English name = 英文名子yīng wén míng zǐ

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7 probably = 大概dà gài

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8. Qin = 秦 qín

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As soon as he became King, he transported 700000 (seven hundred thousand) men from all over China to construct a tomb for him just outside his capital city (close to Xian ). He really wanted to live forever and searched for an elixir of immortality, but a grand tomb was the next best thing. The project continued until he died 36 years later. It became by far the most elaborate tomb in the world, a complex of many chambers around a central tomb the height of a 25-storey 25 building.

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Page 18 = 第 十 八 页dì shí bā yè

Paragraph 3 = 第 三 段dì sān duàn

As soon as he became King (国 王guó wáng), he transported (运 输 yùn shū) 700,000 (seven hundred thousand 七 十 万 qī shí wàn ) men from all over China to construct a tomb for him just outside his capital city (首 都 shǒu dū ) (close to 靠 近 kào jìn Xian 西 安xī ān ). He really wanted to live forever and searched (搜 寻sōu xún ) for an elixir of immortality (仙 方xiān fāng), but a grand tomb was the next best thing. The project (工 程 gōng chéng ) continued until he died 36 years later. It became by far the most elaborate (精 巧 jīng qiǎo ) tomb in the world, a complex of many chambers 无 数 后 宫 around a central tomb the height 高 of a 25-storey 25 (层 楼 céng lóu)building (大厦 dà shà).

1. 他一做了国王以後, 就在中国各地找寻并运输了七十万人到靠近西安的首都,来建设他的坟墓,
=As soon as he became King, he transported 700000 (seven hundred thousand) men from all over China to construct a tomb for him just outside his capital city (close to Xian ).

2. 他非常渴望永远不死（长生不老),但是因为收寻不到仙方,他只可造他的坟.
=He really wanted to live forever and searched for an elixir of immortality, but a grand tomb was the next best thing.

3. 这笔工程一直继续到他死,一共叁十六年,
=The project continued until he died 36 years later.

4. 结果,可以说是他造了全世界最精巧的坟墓
=It became by far the most elaborate tomb in the world,

5. 他以无数的後宫包围著有25城楼高的古墓中心
=a complex of many chambers around a central tomb the height of a 25-storey 25 building.

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1. King = 国王guó wáng

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2. transported = 运输yùn shū

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3. 700000 = 七十万qī shí wàn

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4. capital city = 首都shǒu dū

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5. close to = 靠 近 kào jìn

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6. Xian = 西安 xī ān

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7. searched = 搜寻sōu xún

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8. elixir of immortality = 仙方xiān fāng

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9. project = 工程gōng chéng

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10. elaborate = 精巧jīng qiǎo

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11. 25-storey building = 25 层楼大厦céng lóu dà shà

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Storey =层楼céng lóu
Building =大厦 dà shà

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