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Saved by the Gong: History

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ID: 0807 Upper Intermediate
You won't find Screech in this classroom, but you will find some interesting characters in our new junior high drama. Someone once said: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The same is true for history class. So here's some history in Mandarin Chinese, and don’t forget to use the exercises or you’ll be doomed to repeat this lesson.
Sat Mar 01 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
历史 lìshǐ history
统一 tǒngyī to unite
离谱 lípǔ ridiculous
秦始皇 Qínshǐhuáng the first emperor of the Qin dynasty
上次的课大家复习了吗？
shàngcì de kè dàjiā fùxí le ma ？
Did everyone review the last lesson?
复习了！
fùxí le ！
Yes, we have!
那，林峰你说说，历史上谁第一次统一了中国？
nà ，Lín Fēng nǐ shuō shuo ，lìshǐ shàng shéi dì yī cì tǒngyī le Zhōngguó ？
So, Lin Feng, tell us, who was the first person in history to unify China?
毛泽东！
Máo Zédōng ！
Mao Zedong!
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