#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


Vocabulary

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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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