#72 – Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 3)

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He ordered Eunuch Zhao Gao to write to his elder son, Prince Fu Su, and tell him he must hurry to the capital and be ready to bury the Emperorʼs body in the tomb. At that time, Prince Fu was building the Great Wall in the north with 300,000 troops under his command.


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1.秦始皇命令他的太监赵高, 写信給他的大儿子, 扶苏
= He ordered Eunuch Zhao Gao to write to his elder son, Prince Fu Su,
2.並通知他兒子快去首都并準备坟墓来埋葬秦始皇的屍体
= and tell him he must hurry to the capital and be ready to bury the Emperorʼs body in the tomb.
3.当时,扶苏正在北方指挥他旗下的三十万兵队建盖长城
= At that time, Prince Fu was building the Great Wall in the north with 300,000 troops under his command


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1. order = 命 令mìnglìng

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2. Eunuch = 太 监tàijiàn

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3. Zhao Gao = 赵高zhào gāo

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4. write = 写信 xiěxìn

写=write
信= letter / mail

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5. elder son = 大儿子dà érzi

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6. Fu Su = 扶苏fú sū

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7. hurry = 快去kuài qù

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8. bury = 埋葬 máizàng

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9. body = 尸体shītǐ

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10. The Great Wall = 长城Chángchéng

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11. north = 北方 běifāng

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12. 300, 000 = 三十万sānshí wàn

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13. troops = 兵队bīngduì

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14. command = 指挥 zhǐhuī

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#71- Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 2)

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Nine months into the tour and far from his capital city, the Emperor became ill and knew he was going to die


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1.旅行了九个月以後
= Nine months into the tour
2. 在离开首都很远的地方
= Far from his capital city
3. 皇帝生了病也知道自己很快就会死
= The Emperor became ill and knew he was going to die


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1. nine months = 九个月jiǔ gè yuè

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2. tour = 旅行lǚxíng

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3. far = 远yuǎn

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4. capital city = 首都shǒudū

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5. the Emperor = 皇帝huángdì

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6. became ill = 生了病shēng le bìng

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7. know = 知道zhīdào

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8. going to die = 就会死jiù huìsǐ

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# 70- Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 1)

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He travelled in a chariot pulled by four horses. Fastened to it was an umbrella that could be tilted in any direction to shade him from the sun.


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第 二 十 五 页

第 一 段

1.秦始皇乘坐四匹马拉著的双轮马车旅行
= He travelled in a chariot pulled by four horses

2.联结在马车顶上有一把可倾斜任何方向的伞, 遮蔽太阳
= Fastened to it was an umbrella that could be tilted in any direction to shade him from the sun


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1. travel = 旅行lǚ xíng

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2. chariot = 双轮马车 shuāng lún mǎ chē

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3. four horses = 四匹马sì pī mǎ

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4. fasten = 联结 lián jié

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5. an umbrella = 一把伞 yī bǎ sǎn

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6. tilt = 倾斜 qīng xié

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7. any = 任何 rèn hé

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8. direction = 方向 fāng xiàng

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9. shade = 遮蔽 zhē bì

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10. sun = 太阳 tài yáng

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# 69- DEATH of THE FIRST EMPEROR

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DEATH OF THE FIRST EMPEROR

When the First Emperor was 49 years old , he set off on a tour of his empire. Accompanying him were his Prime Minister Li Si, his younger son Prince Hu Hai and the princeʼs tutor, a eunuch named Zhao Gao.


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1.当秦始皇四十九岁的时候
= When the First Emperor was 49 years old
2.他出发参观他的天下
= He set off on a tour of his empire
3.身边陪伴他的人有他的首相, 李斯
= Accompanying him were his Prime Minister Li Si
4.他的小儿子, 胡亥
= His younger son Prince Hu Hai
5.和胡亥的教师, 赵高. 赵高本身是一位太坚
= And the prince’s tutor, a eunuch named Zhao Gao


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1. When = 当 dāng

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2. 49 = 四 十九 sì shí jiǔ

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3. years old = 岁 suì

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4. set off = 出 发 chū fā

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5. tour = 参观 cān guān

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6. empire = 天下 tiān xià

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7. Accompanying = 陪伴 péi bàn

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8. Prime Minister = 首相 shǒu xiàng

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9. younger son = 小儿子 xiǎo ér zi

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10. tutor = 教师 jiào shī

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11. Hu Hai = 胡亥 hú hài

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12. eunuch = 太坚 tài jiān

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13. Zhao Gao = 赵高 zhào gāo

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