新标准大学英语视听说2听力材料文本及答案(17)

It’s called the Warring States Period. Anyway – Qin was king of the largest state and he defeated the six other states, one after another. It took him ten years to conquer them, each with a different strategy. Mark

What kind of man was he?

Janet

Well, he was brilliant, obviously. And also wise. He had this huge army – they were very powerful. After his army had attacked the first state, the next state surrendered without much fight. They were so terrified. Kate Wow! Janet

What else? The army leaders were very clever, they used a river to flood a city. Mark

That can’t have been easy. Janet

Yes, anyway, after conquering the last state, Qin made himself Emperor of the whole of China. Mark

Was he the emperor who created the Terracotta Warriors?

Janet

That’s right. He was so afraid of death that he wanted them to guard him in the afterlife. Kate

Fascinating!

Conversation2 Becky OK. Kate Thank you. Mark Thanks. Kate

So go on about Emperor Qin. It’s really interesting. Janet

It is, isn’t it? Well, so he unified China and that was an incredible achievement. But as a result, huge numbers of soldiers were killed. Kate

About how many? Janet

Oh, I don’t know, something like 500,000 men? Kate That is huge.

Mark

So how do the Chinese see Qin?

Janet

He’s seen as the greatest emperor in Chinese history. Mark

Why? Because he unified China? That’s a very good reason, mind you. Janet

Not only that. The thing is, as a result of the unification, he did many amazing things. He built roads all across China, he standardized writing … and also the money system. Oh, and the system for measuring and weighing things as well.

Mark

So he was a great leader for China. Janet

Yes, he was, but he was also very cruel. Mark

Yes, but most emperors were cruel, weren’t they?

Kate

Well I guess that’s true. You’re right. Mark

So did he have enemies? Janet

Of course, I think all great emperors have some enemies. Some people hated him so much they tried to kill him! Mark

Was he the emperor who built the Great Wall of China? Janet