#62- The First Emperor is a Tyrant and a Genius Man!!

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English Excerpt:

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The First Emperor was a tyrant but also a genius. Besides his tomb, he built the Great Wall and 6500 kilometres (4000 miles) of highways, as well as canals, bridges and palaces.

Chinese Translation:

Page 19
第十九页dì shí jiǔ yè

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第一段dì yī duàn

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The First Emperor (秦始皇qín shǐ huáng) was a tyrant (暴君bào jūn) but also a genius (奇才qí cái). Besides his tomb (坟墓fén mù), he built the Great Wall (长墙cháng qiáng) and 6500 kilometres (公里gōng lǐ )(4000 miles 英里) of highways (公路gōng lù), as well as canals (运河yùn hé), bridges (桥梁qiáo liáng) and palaces (皇宫huáng gōng).

Break-down sentences

1. 秦始皇虽然是个(位)暴君但也是一位奇才
= The First Emperor was a tyrant but also a genius.
2.除了盖坟墓以外
= Besides his tomb,

3.他还造了中国的万里长墙, 六千五百公里的公路 (四千英里), 运河及无数的桥梁和皇宫
= he built the Great Wall and 6500 kilometres (4000 miles) of highways, as well as canals, bridges and palaces

A great short video clip of introducing the Great Wall of China (provided by Travelchannel)