长生不老

The first emperor's pursuit for immortality

秦始皇一心想长生不老

stemmed from his megalomania.

是因为其性格的狂妄自大

He had conquered and created

他创建了一个史无前例

this vast, never-seen-before empire,

幅员辽阔的国家

and he thought he would rule forever.

就妄想永久地统治它

But he could not cheat death.

但他无法战胜死亡

Aged 49, shi huang di,

秦始皇 中国的第一位皇帝

China's first emperor, dies.

在其四十九岁那年驾崩

He's buried in a tomb stretching 20 square miles,

他被安葬于一个二十平方英里的陵墓里

But he does not journey to the afterlife alone.

但在另一个世界中他并不孤单

With him go the wives who failed to bear him children.

未曾生育过的妃嫔为他陪葬

And hundreds of craftsmen,

为了掩盖墓穴的秘密

buried alive to keep the secrets of his tomb.

几百名工匠被活埋

And guarding their emperor,

为了守卫地下王国

An extraordinary force of 8000 soldiers.

还特意建造了八千兵士

The terracotta army.

这就是兵马俑

重点讲解

1、immortality

不朽的；流芳百世的

the immortal Reverend Dr Spooner.

不朽的斯普纳牧师

Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte's immortal love story.

《呼啸山庄》，艾米莉·勃朗特不朽的爱情小说

不死的;长生的

The pharaohs were considered gods and therefore immortal.

法老们被视为神灵，且长生不死。

(语句)著名的，不朽的

Roosevelt's immortal words, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.'

罗斯福的不朽名言——“说话温和,手持大棒”

I keep remembering Hannah Pakula's immortal line: 'Hollywood is no place for a woman over forty with a library card.'

我一直谨记汉娜·帕库拉的名言：“好莱坞不是年过四十手拿图书证的女人呆的地方。”

2、conquer

占领;征服

During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia.

1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。

Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.

11世纪早期，整个英格兰再次被北欧海盗征服。

克服;攻克

I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences.

我相信爱足以克服我们的种种差异。

He has never conquered his addiction to smoking.

他一直未能戒除烟瘾。

3、extraordinary

非凡的;优秀的;出色的

We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

在那个方面，我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。

The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

非常奇特的;令人惊奇的

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

这事儿真蹊跷！

His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.

他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。