用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)中國(guó)的秦朝
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用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)中國(guó)秦朝：Qin Great Wall 秦長(zhǎng)城
After Qin Emperor Shihuang unified China, he sent forces led by general Meng Tian to suppress the Huns, and gained much land.
秦始皇統(tǒng)一中國(guó)后，他派將軍蒙恬為首的部隊(duì)去鎮(zhèn)壓匈奴，并獲得遼闊的土地。
In order to guard against the attacks from the Huns, Meng Tian led soldiers to build the world-renowned Great Wall.
為防范來(lái)自匈奴的攻擊，蒙恬率領(lǐng)戰(zhàn)士建造了舉世聞名的萬(wàn)里長(zhǎng)城。
In the Warring States Period (475----221B.C.), many states built the Great Wall as fortification.
在戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期 (公元前475-221年)，許多國(guó)家建造了長(zhǎng)城作為防御工事。
The states of Qin, Zhao and Yan all once built some sections to resist the Huns invasions.
秦、趙、燕都曾建造部分長(zhǎng)城以抵御匈奴入侵。
It was not until the Qin Dynasty (221----206B.C.) that Meng Tian connected the separate walls to form a defensive system on the northern border.
直到秦朝(公元前221----206年)蒙恬才將分散的墻壁連接起來(lái)，在北部邊境形成了一個(gè)防御性的系統(tǒng)。
It took about nine years to finish and the wall stretched from Lintao (in the eastern part of today’s Gansu Prov-ince) in the west to Liaodong (in today’s Jilin Province) in the east.
這個(gè)龐大的工程耗費(fèi)了九年的時(shí)間才得以完成，長(zhǎng)城從臨洮(今甘肅省東部) 西部一直延伸到遼東(今吉林省)東部。
The 5 000-kilometer-long wall not only served as a defense in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.
綿延5000公里的長(zhǎng)城不僅僅是北方的防御工事，更代表著帝國(guó)的權(quán)力。
Further construction and extensions were made in the successive Han (206B.C.----220A.D.), Northern Wei (386----534), Northern Qi (550----577) and Sui (581----618) dynasties.
其后的漢朝(公元前206年----公元220年)，北魏(386----534)北齊(550----577)以及隋朝(581----618)都對(duì)長(zhǎng)城進(jìn)行了進(jìn)一步的修繕和擴(kuò)建。
And in terms of both length and quality, the later constructions were better than that made in Qin.
無(wú)論從長(zhǎng)度還是質(zhì)量上來(lái)看，這些后世的工程都比秦朝的要精良得多。
The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368----1644).
現(xiàn)今在北京保存下來(lái)的長(zhǎng)城主要是明長(zhǎng)城。
During this period, bricks and granite were used when the workers laid the foundation of the wall and sophisticated designs and passes were built in the places of strategic importance.
明朝時(shí)，石磚和花崗巖被用于建造長(zhǎng)城的地基部分，而精密復(fù)雜的設(shè)計(jì)和關(guān)口則被建造在有重要戰(zhàn)略意義的位置。
To strengthen the military control of the northern frontiers, the Ming authorities divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each under the control of a Zhen (garrison headquarters).
為加強(qiáng)對(duì)北方邊境的軍事控制，明朝廷將長(zhǎng)城分為九個(gè)區(qū)，將其安排在每個(gè)鎮(zhèn) (駐軍總部)的控制下。
The Ming Wall starts from Yalujiang River (in today’s Heilongjiang Province), via today’s Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, to Guansu.
明長(zhǎng)城東起鴨綠江(今黑龍江省境內(nèi))，經(jīng)過(guò)遼寧、 河北、 內(nèi)蒙古、山西、陜西、寧夏，綿延12700里(超過(guò)5000公里)，西止甘肅。
The total length reaches 12700 li (over 5 000 kilometers).
山海關(guān)和嘉峪關(guān)市迄今保存相對(duì)完好的兩個(gè)關(guān)口，它們坐落在長(zhǎng)城的兩端。
The Shanhaiguan Pass and the Jiayuguarv Pass are two well-preserved passes at either end.
長(zhǎng)城的高度在5到10米之間，每隔130米就有一個(gè)瞭望塔。
Its height varied from 5 to 10 meters and watch houses were built every 130 meters.
如果有敵人入侵，干草摻雜狼糞，這在白天這可以充當(dāng)送信兵——其燃燒后煙會(huì)高高地升起，哨兵因此得到了遠(yuǎn)方的警告。
If enemies came to invade, hays blended with wolf shit was bum in the daytime, the smoke of which would rise very high so that sentinels could get the warn.
到了晚上，木柴硫一起燃燒會(huì)發(fā)出明亮的火焰，甚至幾公里外的哨兵都可以注意到。
At night, firewood combined with sulphur would make so bright a fire that sentinels miles away could get noticed.
我們?cè)诮裉爝€可以看到秦長(zhǎng)城的遺跡。
We can see frie remains of the Qin Wall today.
距今山西大同5英里外的西北方有一座紫色的長(zhǎng)城，名曰紫關(guān)。
Five miles to the north-west of Datong in Shanxi Province there is a purple wall whose name is Purple Pass.
甘肅省岷縣往西十公里處我們也可以找到的秦長(zhǎng)城遺跡。
And ten kilometers west to the Minxian city in Gansu Province we can also find remains of the Qin Wall.
而我們今天看到的著名的八達(dá)嶺長(zhǎng)城始建于明朝。
The famous Badaling Great Wall we see today was built in the Ming Dynasty.
用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)中國(guó)秦朝：Chen Sheng- Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義
Chen Sheng-Wu Guang Uprising was the first large-scale peasant uprising in Chinese history, which led to the downfall of the Qin Dynasty (221----206B.C.).
陳勝吳廣起義是中國(guó)歷史上第一次大規(guī)模的農(nóng)民起義，起義最終推翻了秦朝(公元前206年----公元前221年)的統(tǒng)治。
In 210B.C, Qin Emperor Shihuang died on his inspection travel.
在公元前 210 年，秦始皇死在視察旅行中。
The eunuch Zhao Gao wrote a faked letter to Fusu in the name of the deceased emperor, ordering Fusu to commit suicide, and his younger brother Huhai, the deceased emperor's favorite, was installed as Second Emperor.
太監(jiān)趙高以死去的秦始皇的名義偽造詔書(shū)，命令秦始皇鐘愛(ài)的大兒子扶蘇自殺，另立始皇幼子胡亥為帝，即秦二世。
He was a cool-hearted and cruel ruler.
他是一個(gè)冷血?dú)埲痰慕y(tǒng)治者。
In order to keep secret of Qin Emperor Shihuang's mausoleum, he plugged up the exit and killed all the workers in it.
為了保護(hù)皇帝秦始皇的陵墓的秘密，他堵住了出口，殺了所有的工人。
In his first year, rebellions of the old nobility and peasantry broke out.
其當(dāng)政第一年，舊貴族和農(nóng)民的起義爆發(fā)了。
In 209B.C, Hu Hai, the Second Emperor, ordered 900 people in the Huaihe River region to Yuyang (today’s Miyun in Beijing) to keep guard.
公元前209年，秦二世胡亥，命令900余人到榆陽(yáng)(今北京密云)的淮河地區(qū)戍邊。
It was July when it rained a lot.
時(shí)值七月，時(shí)常下雨。
When people arrived in Dazexiang (southwest in today’s Suxian County in Anhui Province), it began to rain cats and dogs; and they were bound to be late.
當(dāng)人們抵達(dá)大澤鄉(xiāng)時(shí)(在今天的安徽省宿縣縣西南)，天降大雨，他們注定要遲到了。
According to the laws at that time, those who failed to observe deadlines would be sentenced to death.
根據(jù)當(dāng)時(shí)的法律，那些未能遵守截止日期到達(dá)的人會(huì)被判處死刑。
People had no other choice but to rise up in revolt.
人們沒(méi)有其他選擇，只能站起來(lái)反抗。
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were both from Henan Province.
陳勝、吳廣都來(lái)自河南省。
They led the peasants to attack and occupy finally the Chen County (today’s Hengyang in Henan Province), and they established their own regime of Zhangchu.
他們帶領(lǐng)農(nóng)民，最終攻占了陳縣(今衡陽(yáng)河南省)，隨后建立了張楚政權(quán)。
Then their army sent westward by Chen Sheng to fight against Qin army was defeated by Zhang Han.
隨后陳勝指揮軍隊(duì)西進(jìn)，與秦軍作戰(zhàn)的軍隊(duì)被打敗張韓。
Later, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were murdered by their subordination.
后來(lái)，陳勝、吳廣被部下謀殺，剩余的軍隊(duì)被劉邦和項(xiàng)羽收編。
And the rest of the army was surrendered to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.
公元前 206 年，秦王朝迎來(lái)了其臭名昭著的瓦解，這個(gè)曾經(jīng)輝煌的王朝最終倒在了由自己暴虐的荒淫無(wú)度的行為所導(dǎo)致的民怨載道上。
In 206B.C, the Qin Dynasty came to an infamous end and the glorious dynasty fell victim to the fear and mistrust bred by its own despotic excesses.
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