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The tiger tally was a traditionaltoken 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

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2. traditional =传统 chuántǒng

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3. token = 标志 biāozhì

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4. transfer = 转移 zhuǎnyí

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5. power = 权力 quánlì

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6. forge = 锻链 duàn liàn

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7. bronze = 青铜 qīngtóng

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8. shape = 形状 xíngzhuàng

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9. tiger = 老虎 lǎohǔ

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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.

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1. send = 寄出 jìchū

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2. false letter = 假信 jiǎ xìn

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3. order = 命令 mìnglìng

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4. suicide = 自杀 zìshā

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5. to seal = 密封 mìfēng

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6. seal = 图章 túzhāng

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7. as if = 好象 hǎoxiàng

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8. messenger = 送信者 sòngxìn zhě

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9. ride (a horse) = 骑马 qímǎ

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10. arrive = 到达 dàodá

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11. Great Wall = 长城 Chángchéng

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12. prove = 证明 zhèngmíng

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13. match = 相对 xiāngduì/相符 xiāngfú

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14. tiger tally = 虎符 hǔ fú.

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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.

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1. letter = 信 xìn

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2. seal = 密封 mìfēng

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3. but = 但是 dànshì

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4. not yet = 还没有 hái méiyǒu

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5. give = 递给 dì gěi

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6. messenger = 送信者 sòngxìn zhě

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7. persuade = 说服 shuōfú

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8. destroy = 毁坏 huǐhuài

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9. keep = 保持 bǎochí

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10. secret = 秘密 mìmì

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11. begin = 开始 kāishǐ

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12. conspire = 密谋 mìmóu

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13. weak-willed = 脆弱的 cuìruò de

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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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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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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.秦始皇乘坐在一辆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至任何方向的伞, 以遮蔽太阳
= 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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第 二 十 五 页

Paragraph 1
第 一 段

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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第 二 十 页(dì èr shí yè)

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第 二 段 (dì èr duàn )

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It was widely rumored that the boy was Luʼs son rather than the son of royalty. When the King of Qin died, the 13-year-old ascended the throne. He worked day and night to prove that far from being the unworthy son of a mere merchant, he was the greatest king who ever lived.

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1.广大的谣言传说太子并不是皇族/王族的儿子 ,而是吕不韦的私生儿子
= It was widely rumored that the boy was Luʼs son rather than the son of royalty
2.秦王死的时候,十三岁的秦始皇登位
= When the King of Qin died, the 13-year-old ascended the throne
3.他日日夜夜的努力工作,證明他不是吕不韦(那位不受人尊敬的商人)的儿子
= He worked day and night to prove that far from being the unworthy son of a mere merchant
4. 而是全中国有史以来最伟大的国王
= he was the greatest king who ever lived

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1. rumor = 谣言 yáo yán

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2. son = 儿子 ér zi

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3. royalty = 王族 wáng zú

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4. King of Qin = 秦王 qín wáng

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5. ascended the throne = 登位 dēng wèi

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6. prove = 证明 zhèng míng

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7. unworthy = 不值尊敬 bù zhí zūn jìng

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8. merchant = 商人 shāng rén

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9. greatest = 最伟大的 zuì wěi dà de

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Why was the First Emperor so driven? Some historians believe it was because of his family background. His mother had been the concubine of a rich merchant named Lu before she married the King of Qin.

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第 二 十 页dì èr shí yè

Paragraph 2

第二段dì èr duàn

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Why 为什麽 was the First Emperor 秦始 皇 so 如 此 driven? Some historians believe 相 信 it was because of his family家 庭 background 背 景. His mother 母 亲 had been the concubine 小老婆of a rich 富有的 merchant 商人 named Lu 吕 before she married the King of Qin 秦王。

1.为什麽秦始皇如此的努力 ?
= Why was the First Emperor so driven?
2.有些历史学者相信, 这是因为,他的家庭背景的影响
= Some historians believe it was because of his family background.
3.秦始皇的母亲在嫁给秦王以前,是一位姓吕富有商人的小老婆
= His mother had been the concubine of a rich merchant named Lu before she married the King of Qin

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1. Why = 为什麽wèi shén mó

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2. driven = 努力nǔ lì

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3. believe = 相信xiāng xìn

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4. family = 家庭jiā tíng

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5. background = 背景bèi jǐng

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6. mother = 母亲mǔ qīn

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7. concubine = 小老婆xiǎo lǎo po

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8. rich = 富有的fù yǒu de

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9. merchant = 商人shāng rén

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10. King of Qin = 秦王qín wáng

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In the end , 460 scholars chose to die rather than betray their be- loved books. But many more brought their books to the First Emperor out of fear, and the fires burned day and night.

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第 二 十 页dì èr shí yè

Paragraph 1

第 一 段dì yī duàn

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In the end (末了), 460 scholars (学者) chose (选 择) to die rather than betray (出 卖) their be- loved (热 爱) books. But many more brought their books (奉 献) to the First Emperor out of fear (恐 怖), and the fires (火) burned day and night (日日夜夜)。

1.末了,四百六十位学者情愿死亡而不愿出卖他门所热爱的书
= In the end , 460 scholars chose to die rather than betray their be- loved books
2.但是更多无数的学者因为恐惧秦始皇所下的命令, 立刻奉献上他门的书
= But many more brought their books to the First Emperor out of fear
3.而书并被日日夜夜的燃烧
= and the fires burned day and night

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1. In the end = 末了mò liǎo

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2. scholars = 学者 xué zhě

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3. chose = 选择xuǎn zé

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4. betray = 出卖chū mài

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5. beloved = 热爱 rè ài

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6. fear = 恐怖kǒng bù

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7. fires = 火huǒ

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8. day and night = 日日rì rì 夜夜yè yè

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day =日 rì
night= 夜 yè