英语听力：自然百科 The.First.Emperor 秦始皇 Part3

Never life-size or in such incredible detail. But the huge army is just the beginning. The researchers have so far uncovered over 180 separate pits, and they are still digging. And the more they unearth¹ here, the greater the riches promised by the ultimate prize, the emperor's tomb itself.

For 2,000 years, all that could be seen was a vast mound² of earth as big as the largest Egyptian Pyramids. Now professor Jeffery Riegel is hoping that new experimental archeology will unlock the secrets of the tomb, and finally reveal the truth behind the legend of the emperor. For the first time, archaeologists are probing the mound, and Riegel hopes to be able to answer centuries-old questions. Is the emperor's tomb actually there? Has it been plundered³? And could it, as the legend says, really contain rivers and seas of flowing mercury? And if this turns out to be true, what does that say about the rest of the incredible legend?

If someone could be responsible for a burial complex of that size, of that enormity, then yes all of these now suddenly rings true.

The first emperor shows little sign of greatness the day he becomes king of the western Chinese state of Chin. It's 247BC, the omens⁴ aren't good. The previous king of Chin has just last three years.

Majesty⁵, the King is dead. Long live the King.

King Yingzheng is barely 13 years old, already the sharks begin to circle hungry for power, and caught up at their heart is his own mother.

My dear boy, I'm so sorry, but...The queen has a longtime lover, the last King's advisor⁶, Lü Buwei.

We are here for you.

1 unearth   

v.发掘，掘出，从洞中赶出

参考例句：

• Most of the unearth relics remain intact.大多数出土文物仍保持完整无损。
• More human remains have been unearthed in the north.北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。

2 mound   

n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
• The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。

3 plundered   

掠夺，抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
• The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。

4 omens   

n.前兆，预兆( omen的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The omens for the game are still not propitious. 这场比赛仍不被看好。 来自辞典例句
• Such omens betide no good. 这种征兆预示情况不妙。 来自辞典例句

5 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

6 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。