# 63-More Qin Shi Huang’s contributions!
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English Excerpt:
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He ordered everyone to use the same coins , weights and measures, and a common written language. Hard-working and disciplined, he read 55 kilograms (120 pounds) of reports written on bamboo slips every day.
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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He ordered (命令mìng ling)everyone to use the same coins (硬币yìng bì) , weights and measures (计量制jì liàng zhì), and a common written language (文字wén zì). Hard-working (努力nǔ lì) and disciplined (遵守纪律zūn shǒu jì lǜ) , he read 55 kilograms (公斤gōng jīn) (120 pounds 磅) of reports (报告bào gào) written on bamboo (竹zhú) slips(帛 bó) every day.
Break-down sentences
1. 他命令所有老百姓(每个人)都用同样的硬币,计量制和文字
= He ordered everyone to use the same coins , weights and measures, and a common written language.
2.他本身则继努力又遵守纪律
= Hard-working and disciplined,
3.他每天读看五十五公斤(也就是一百二十磅)所写在竹帛上的报告
= he read 55 kilograms (120 pounds) of reports written on bamboo slips every day
Or 他每天读看写在竹帛上的报告.而这些报告重达五十五公斤(也就是一百二十磅)
Vocabulary
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1. ordered =命令mìng ling
2. coins =硬币yìng bì
3. weights and measures =计量制jì liàng zhì
4. written language = 文字wén zì
5. Hard-working = 努力nǔ lì
6. Disciplined = 遵守纪律zūn shǒu jì lǜ
7. kilograms = 公斤gōng jīn
8. 120 pounds = 120 磅bàng
9. reports = 报告bào gào
10. bamboo slips = 竹帛zhú bó
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