There was a minister named Li Si who helped Emperor Qin Shi Huang unify China.
有一位叫李斯的大臣，他帮助秦始皇统一了中国。
Li Si was very smart and helped Qin Shi Huang create many laws.
李斯非常聪明，帮助秦始皇制定了许多法律。
Emperor Qin Shi Huang began to be very strict, wanting to make the country stronger.
秦始皇开始变得很严格，他想让国家更强大。
He began to take extreme actions, like burning books and banning speech.
他开始做一些非常严厉的事情，像烧书、禁言。
Li Si thought these measures were effective, so he supported the emperor.
李斯觉得这些措施很有效，就支持了秦始皇。
As time passed, Qin Shi Huang's policies became more and more harsh.
随着时间的推移，秦始皇的政策越来越严苛。
He forced the people to do many hard tasks.
他强迫百姓做很多艰苦的工作。
He also increased control over the people, limiting their freedoms.
他还加强了对人民的控制，限制了他们的自由。
The people began to feel oppressed and grew increasingly unhappy.
百姓开始感到很压抑，越来越不满。
However, both Qin Shi Huang and Li Si believed these measures would make the country stronger.
但是，秦始皇和李斯都认为这些措施能让国家更强大。
Gradually, the people's anger grew, and riots began to break out.
渐渐地，人民的怒火越来越大，暴乱开始爆发。
Many people started to rebel, and the country's situation became unstable.
许多人开始反抗，国家的局势变得不稳定。
Even though Qin Shi Huang tried to suppress the rebellions, the results got worse.
即使秦始皇试图镇压这些暴动，效果也越来越差。
In the end, the Qin Dynasty's rule collapsed completely, and the country fell into chaos.
最后，秦朝的统治彻底崩溃，国家陷入混乱。
Li Si also paid a heavy price for supporting extreme policies.
李斯也因支持极端政策而付出了沉重的代价。
He finally understood that excessive oppression only leads to rebellion.
他终于明白，过度的压迫只会引发反抗。
"Everything Reaches Its Limit and Then Reverses" means that when things reach an extreme point, they will inevitably reverse.
“物极必反”这个成语，字面意思是事物发展到极点，必然会发生反转。
It means that when anything goes to an extreme, the opposite result will occur.
它的意义是任何事物走到极端时，都会产生相反的结果。
If one suppresses too much, it may lead to a greater backlash.
如果太过压制，最后可能导致更大的反抗。
Therefore, one should avoid going to extremes and should act with moderation.
所以，做事不能走向极端，要适度而行。
