英语听力：自然百科 The.First.Emperor 秦始皇 Part5

Li Si awakens¹ in Ying Zheng a realization² that real power is his. He just needs the courage and the vision to use it. And over the next decade, he will do just that.

In the ten years since he came to the throne in 247 BC, King Ying Zheng has strengthened his power through war. He fights for his life, and for a dream--to forge a new nation, China. Many great kings have tried before him, and all have failed. But this time will be different, because Ying Zheng is different. The youngest king to lead his nation into war, he is its greatest warrior³. A visionary leader, burning with ambition, if anyone can unify⁴ China, it is him.

Ancient China is made up of seven warring states. Six of the seven have been weakened by endless warfare⁵, while one continues to grow at their expense--the state of Chin.

Well, you've won.

In its campaign against the state of Zhao, the Chin army takes over 10,000 prisoners. The rules of war are explicit⁶. Prisoners must be cared for.

And the day is yours, and this is yours.

However, looking after captives would slow down his campaign.

You want to know what to do with that?

1 awakens   

v.（使）醒( awaken的第三人称单数 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• The scene awakens reminiscences of my youth. 这景象唤起我年轻时的往事。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The child awakens early in the morning. 这个小孩早晨醒得早。 来自辞典例句

2 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

3 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

4 unify   

vt.使联合，统一；使相同，使一致

参考例句：

• How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢？
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。

5 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

6 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。