新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文Unit.docx

Janet: Janet: Um . .. Well, before that, there Unit 7-Conversation 1 Mark: Hi! Kate： Hi, Janet! Have you been waiting long Janet: Not at all. What did you think of Hero Kate: It was brilliant, thanks for suggesting it. Janet: Well, it was nominated for an Oscar, you know. Kate: That figures. Its a beautiful film. Mark： Yes. The costumes, and scenery were amazing, Kate: Id love to know more about the emperor, he was cool. Who was he Janet： Qin Shi Huang — its said he was the first emperor in the history of China —he unified China. Kate： Did he When Janet: Er .. . 221 BC. Mark: As long ago as that! Waitress- Hi guys! What can I get you Kate: Yes, I 11 have a coke, thanks. Mark: Er ... Just a coffee. Waitress： Sure. Mark: Tell us more were seven big states and they had been fighting each other for many years. Mark： Right. Janet: Its 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 cant 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: Thats right. He was so afraid of death that he wanted them to guard him in Janet: Janet: Yes, he was, but he was also very cruel. cruel. the afterlife. Unit 7-Conversation 2 Becky： OK. Kate： Thank you. Mark: Thanks. Kate: So go on about Emperor Qin. Its 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 sol