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English Excerpt:
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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.)
Chinese Translation:
Page 18
第十八页dì shí bā yè
Paragraph 4
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.)
Break-down sentences
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.
Vocabulary
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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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