#77- The tiger tally (Cont’d 2)

Posted on May 29, 2012 by aileen

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Meanwhile the conspirators, Prince Hu, Prime Minister Li and Eunuch Zhao, continued touring the country as if the Emperor was still alive

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1.同时,这叁个阴谋者,胡太子,李丞相, 赵太监
= Meanwhile the three conspirators, Prince Hu, Prime Minister Li and Eunuch Zhao,
2.继续旅游国家若乎 (似乎)皇帝还活著
= continued touring the country as if the Emperor was still alive

Vocabulary

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1. meanwhile = 同时 tóngshí

2. conspirators = 阴谋者 yīnmóu zhě

3. Prince Hu = 胡太子 Hú tàizǐ

4. Prime Minister Li = 李丞相 Lǐ chéng xiàng

5. Eunuch Zhao = 赵太监 Zhào tàijiàn

6. continue = 继续 jìxù

7. tour = 旅游(遊) lǚyóu

8. country = 国家 guójiā

9. as if = 若乎 ruò hū (似乎 sìhū)

10. still alive = 还活着hái huózhe

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#76- The tiger tally (Cont’d 1)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by aileen

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The right half was kept by the Emperor. The left half was given to the commander at the battlefield. When a messengerʼs piece fitted the commanderʼs, it proved that his message came directly from the Emperor and must be obeyed at once.

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1.虎符的右半是由皇帝自己保留
= The right half was kept by the Emperor.
2.左半则给予战场上的统帅
= The left half was given to the commander at the battlefield.
3.当送信者将皇帝的右半与统帅的左半虎符配合
= When a messengerʼs piece fitted the commanderʼs,
4. 这证明他的消息是直接来自於皇帝 , 一定要立即听从
= it proved that his message came directly from the Emperor and must be obeyed at once

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1. right half = 右半 yòu bàn

2. keep = 保留 bǎoliú

3. left half = 左半zuǒ bàn

4. give = 给于 gěi yú

5. commander = 统帅 tǒngshuài

6. battlefield = 战场 zhànchǎng

7. messenger = 送信者 sòngxìn zhě

8. fit = 配合 pèihé

9. prove = 证明 zhèngmíng

10. message = 消息 xiāoxi

11. direct = 直接 zhíjiē

12. from = 从 cóng

13. obey = 听从 tīngcóng

14. at once = 立即 lìjí

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#75- The tiger tally

Posted on May 15, 2012 by aileen

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The tiger tally was a traditional token by which the Emperor transferred his power. Forged in bronze in the shape of a tiger, it had two halves.

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1.虎符是秦朝传统标志,并用来转移皇帝的权力
= The tiger tally was a traditional token by which the Emperor transferred his power
2.虎符是用青铜锻链出老虎的形状并被分成两半
= Forged in bronze in the shape of a tiger, it had two halves.

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1. tiger tally = 虎符 hǔ fú

2. traditional =传统 chuántǒng

3. token = 标志 biāozhì

4. transfer = 转移 zhuǎnyí

5. power = 权力 quánlì

6. forge = 锻链 duàn liàn

7. bronze = 青铜 qīngtóng

8. shape = 形状 xíngzhuàng

9. tiger = 老虎 lǎohǔ

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# 74- Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 5)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by aileen

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They sent a false letter to Prince Fu ordering him to commit suicide. The letter was sealed with the Emperor’s seal as if it had come from him. Their messenger rode day and night and arrived at the Great Wall. To prove who he was, he gave Prince Fu the matching half of a tiger tally.

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1.他们寄出一封假信给扶太子, 命令他自杀
= They sent a false letter to Prince Fu ordering him to commit suicide.
2.他们在这封信上盖了秦始皇的图章并把信密封, 就好象是秦始皇亲手写的
= The letter was sealed with the Emperor’s seal as if it had come from him.
3.送信者日日夜夜的骑著快马赶到长城
= Their messenger rode day and night and arrived at the Great Wall.
4.见到扶太子後, 送信者拿出相对的半个虎符来證明他是秦始皇所派送的
= To prove who he was, he gave Prince Fu the matching half of a tiger tally.

Vocabulary

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1. send = 寄出 jìchū

2. false letter = 假信 jiǎ xìn

3. order = 命令 mìnglìng

4. suicide = 自杀 zìshā

5. to seal = 密封 mìfēng

6. seal = 图章 túzhāng

7. as if = 好象 hǎoxiàng

8. messenger = 送信者 sòngxìn zhě

9. ride (a horse) = 骑马 qímǎ

10. arrive = 到达 dàodá

11. Great Wall = 长城 Chángchéng

12. prove = 证明 zhèngmíng

13. match = 相对 xiāngduì/相符 xiāngfú

14. tiger tally = 虎符 hǔ fú.

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# 73- Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 4)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by aileen

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The letter was sealed but not yet given to the messenger when the Emperor died. Eunuch Zhao persuaded Prime Minister Li to destroy the letter. They kept the Emperorʼs death a secret and began to conspire with his weak-willed younger son, Prince Hu.

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1.虽然这封信已被密封, 但是信还没有递给送信者的时候,秦始皇就死了
= The letter was sealed but not yet given to the messenger when the Emperor died.
2.赵太监说服李丞相,毁坏这封信
= Eunuch Zhao persuaded Prime Minister Li to destroy the letter.
3.他们保持秦始皇死的秘密和开始与精神脆弱的胡太子密谋毒计
= They kept the Emperorʼs death a secret and began to conspire with his weak-willed younger son, Prince Hu.

Vocabulary

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1. letter = 信 xìn

2. seal = 密封 mìfēng

3. but = 但是 dànshì

4. not yet = 还没有 hái méiyǒu

5. give = 递给 dì gěi

6. messenger = 送信者 sòngxìn zhě

7. persuade = 说服 shuōfú

8. destroy = 毁坏 huǐhuài

9. keep = 保持 bǎochí

10. secret = 秘密 mìmì

11. begin = 开始 kāishǐ

12. conspire = 密谋 mìmóu

13. weak-willed = 脆弱的 cuìruò de

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