秦始皇是中国历史上最重要的人物之一。中国的英文China这个词就是来自他创建的秦朝。我们会用两集节目给你讲述秦始皇，嬴政的一生。在这一集里，我们会关注秦始皇建立秦朝之前发生的事情。当时处于战国时代，七个国家都试图吞并其他国家。嬴政13岁纪即位，30岁开始军事进攻。仅仅花了九年时间就消灭了其他六个国家。不过，统一六国并不是一帆风顺。“荆轲刺秦王” 的故事一直流传至今，讲述了勇士荆轲牺牲自己，企图刺杀嬴政的故事。
The Emperor of Qin is one of the most important historical figures in Chinese history. The word “China” derives from the dynasty that he built, the Qin Dynasty. We will use 2 episodes to tell the story of Ying Zheng, which is his former name. In today’s episode, we will turn our focus on his life before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty. During the Warring States Period, all 7 states were constantly attempting to conquer each other. Ying Zheng became king at the age of 13, launched his military operations when he was 30, eventually eliminating all 6 states within 9 years of time. However, it wasn’t always easy unifying the 6 states. “Jing Ke’s assassination of the Emperor of Qin” is passed on till this day, which tells the story of a warrior named Jing Ke, and his attempt to kill Ying Zheng.