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TombRaiders

Chapter1TheWaterboy

nlynineortenyearsold,buthewas

tawaterboylikehim,

,hewasthemainmanaroundhere,thatwasforsure.

7“You!Waterboy!Here!Now!”

“Yessir!”kerswantedadrink.“Yessir,

coming,yessir!”

anoncehenearly

stumbled.

withrockyfragmentsthatkickedupchoking

leyoftheKings,theEuropeanscalledit.

“TheValleyofHeatandFliesmorelike,”ghitwasonlyafe

kilometresfromthebanksoftheNile,thevalleycouldhavebeenamillionyearsfrom

urroundedbyhighhills,andfromthestartlinglyblueskyshonea

mercilessandunblinkingsun

Thesunheatedtherocks,andtherocksweredugawaybytheworkers,localmenhiredby

rthevalley,theentrancetoancienttombshadbeendugout,andnowthe

’d

foundnothingformonths.

HowardCarter

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9HelookedoveratMrCarter,whowassittingonarock,dMrCarter.

Hetreatedhisworkerswell,andhespokethelocallanguage,unlikemostofthe

wasatallman,dresdinasmartbutdusty

suit,withahatfirmlyonhisheadtoguardagainstthesun,andathickblackmoustache

erboycouldn’thelpfeelingthatMrCarterlookedsad

andnervousthatday.

10HowardCartergavethewaterboyabriefsmileandanod,andthewaterboywandered

years,th

tobelearnt.

eterminedtosweep

ure—absolutelysure—thatthetombofthe

ngking,whohaddiedmysteriouslyalltho

hadanoforthiskindofwork

and…

…

didn’nothingwasfoundsoon,

eyandthepatienceofCarter’swealthypatron,Lord

Carnarvon,hadtomakediscoveriesnow,orhe’dnevergetthe

chancetolookagain.

Chapter2Sixteensteps

page12Theonlysounds,echoingagainstthehills,ng,

shovelling,scraping,clearing.

AsCarterwatchedandworried,blefeltsharpandhot

ched,rt

nsomethinghard.

Somethingflat.

13Thewaterboysweptfaster,omethingwide,andflag

andmadeofstone.

Helookedup,shieldinghiyesfromthefierceglareofthesun."MrCarter!”heyelled."MrCarter!”

nstoppeddigging

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andlookedtowardsthewaterboy,whowasbeckoningwildlyforpeopletocomeoverandlook.

14.“Probablyfoundafragmentofapot,”theymumbledtothemlves.

nutesbefore,

he'dbeenfeelingthatthearchwaspointless,butnow...anythingcouldhappen.

HowardCarterjoinedhim."Couldbethetopofalargerstructure，”saidCarter,brushingsandaside

frantically.

Itwasastep.

15Therewasaflatsurface,needge,thestoneturned

downwards,intotheground.

ofspadeswereaimedat

ngsunlightthrewtwistingshadowsonthegroundastheyworked.

uld

meanbonuspaymentsforallofthem!

Soonacondstephadbeencleared.

eadingunderground.

Cartercouldhardlycontainhixcitement."No,don'tgetyourhopesupyet,"

tbenothingofimportance.

Oritmightbetheonetombhe'dspentyearslookingfor.

16Asfastastheheatofthedaywouldallow,theworkmendug-asfastasbucketsofearthcouldbe

movedawayfromthesteadilygrowingholeintheground.

,hereweresixteen.

17Andbelowgroundlevel,atthefootofthestairca,wasalargeplasterblock,tallerthanaman.

Acrossitsroughsurfacewere...markings...?

ge,and

theroughmaterialoftheplaster,meantthattheycouldn'tbereadclearly.

sanancienthidingplaceofsomesort,thatmuchwascertain.

Thewo

chatteredtogetherhurriedly,inhushedvoices,aboutthepossibilitiesofdiscoveryandthemeritsof

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erboyflickedhishairfromhiyeswithagrimyhand.

Talkofdisturbingthedeadworriedhim,but

19theworkmendidn'sgoingtobea

gooddayforthem,too.

uzzedaroundhisheadandhe

swattedthemaway.

Nowwasatimeforclear,perthingtodowouldbetosummonLord

Carnarvontothesite,dashedbackupthesteps.

20Chapter3TheBoyKing

lthnormallygavehimacomfortablelife,but

nothingcouldprotecthimfromthescorchingtemperaturesoftheEgyptiandert.

"Thishadbetterbeworthit,Carter,m'boy,"hegrumbled,"It'salongtrek

21herefromthehotelontheothersideoftheNile."Heturnedandcalledtohistravellingcompanion,

hisdaughterLadyEvelynHerbert,whowaslaggingafewmetresbehind.“Comealong,girl!Chopchop!”

cheduphercalf-lengthskirtsa

littlefurtherandtotteredawkwardlyacrosstherubbleofthevalley.

"Ihopewe'regoingtobebackforlunch，father,''shecalled."Isimplycan'tstayoutinthe

conditionsamomentmorethannecessary!"

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vonstoppedforamoment,toorderthewaterboy

antedtoewhathadbeen

foundwitheveryoneel,notlookafterthehors.

vonmadehiswaydowntherock-strewnstepsasfastashe

rivedatthefootofthestairca,Carterwaspointingoutmarkingsontheplasterwall.

"ThedesigniscertainlyfromtheEighteenthDynastyofthepharaohs,"saidCarter."Youethe

shapeofthecartouches,theovalswhichcontainthehieroglyphs?Atfirst,Ithoughtthatit

n…”

"Thenwhat?”saidCarnarvonquietly,sittingonthestepsanddabbinghisbrowwithahandkerchiefHe

paudforamoment,suddenlyrealisingwhatCartermeant."Soyou'vefoundaname?"

AcartouchefromtheLordCarnarvon,LadyEvelyn,andHoward

tombofRamessIICarterattheentrancetothetombofTutankhamun

firsttime,shesawthewall-almarkedwith

trangenessoftheplaceenvelopedher,shealmostforgotaboutthehotandtiring

.

"Didwebringahamperwithus?”shecalled."We'redefinitelynotgoingtobe,backatthehotelin

timeforlunch,arewe?”

edatCarnarvonsteadily.

"Wehaveaname,"eddownthelowerpartoftheplaster."ressionsare

sone?Nineslaves,e,three

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tsofsymbolsspellingoutthenameofthepharaoh.”

spellingoutTutnkhamun

26LordCarnarvonsquatteddownandpeeredatthehieroglyphswithscrewed-upeyes."Can'tgetclo

enough,m'hm''llhavetotranslateforme."

Carterpointedtothethreetsofsymbols,oneaftertheother."Tut...Ankh…Amun…”

utahandtosteadyhimlf"GoodLord,"hewhispered."The

boyking!Thisisthetombyou'hamun."

pointedtothetopleftcorneroftheplaster."It'e,canyoue?”

Therer,whiter.

"Graverobbers?”saidCarnarvon.

Carternodded."Inancienttimes,ombhadbeenrobbedmorerecently,we'dhave

aybesomethingleftinside,berswouldn'thave

botheredtore-alacompletelyemptytomb."

"Thenlet'snotdelay"saidCarnarvon.“Evelyn!Stopgettinginthewayupthere,girl!Letthediggers

through!"

itwasasquare-shapedcorridor,slopingdownwards,

28noticedwithgrowingdismaythatatunnelhadobviouslybeenmadethroughthechippings,inthetop

ehadbeentherebeforethem.

Heturnedtohismen."Let'sgetitclear!”.

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,jagged

29shadowsmovedlikebrokenfingersthroughthevalley,throughthethick,dust-filledair.

Theburntorangeglowoflateafternoonbathed：thestepsleadingtothetomb.

estepswentworkerswith

y,unendingparade,upanddown,downandup.

Asthesunbegantosinkbehindthehills;ylikethe

first,athickplasterblockacrossthecorridor.

ridorwaslong,andwhatdaylightwasleftcould

barelyreachthisfarunderground.

Hetookoutashortcandle,struckamatch,andranthefaintglowfromthetinyflame

rehieroglyphsagain,thesameasonthefirstal,

butfarbetterprerved.

Carter'htfromthecandle

idhishandwasshaking.

Allacrosstheplaster:Tut...Ankh...Amun...Tut...Ankh...Amun…

Tut...Ankh...Amun...Andagain,inthetopleftcorner,signsthat

someone,longago,haddugaholeandcrawledthroughtothechamberbeyond.

“Whatd’youthinksbehindthiswall?”ceechoedinthestone

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elyn,

32inchingcautiouslyalongthecorridorfromthesteps,shiverednervouslydespitethe

stickyheat.

Cartershrugged."Wecanethatsomeone'sbeeninhere,soit'smostprobablyan

,

al，it'sstillanimportantarchaeologicalfind."

ofplasterdropped

vonandLadyEvelyn

starednervouslyatCarter,CarnarvonholdingoutthecandlesothatCartercouldewhat

ereonlythesoundsofCarterhardatwork,and

anunbearabletension.

,thiswasbecauofthethick,

,r

thistombhadbeenrobbedornot,,coldfeelingsofdreadcrept

alongherspine,justastheywouldhavedoneiftheyhadbeendiggingupagraveback

homeinEngland.

"I'mthrough!"cesoundedloudanddeninthe

stuffyatmosphereofthecorridor.

34Chapter4WonderfulThings

minsidethetombstreamedoutthroughthe

holeCarterhadmade,likealastgaspthathadbeenheldintightlyfor

lorers'lungsfilledwiththestinking,particle-filledairthat

ughedhoarly.

Carterheldthecandletothehole,anonceinthe

past,archaeologistsandadventurershadbeenovercomebythefoulnessofancient

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tomb-air.

"Ithinkit'ssafe,"hewhisperedatlast."Thechambercan'tbefilledwithrocks,like

thiscorridorwas,ortheairwouldn'thaveescapedlikethat."

"Lookinside,m'boy,"eiftheroomisverylarge?"

CartermovedupclototheholehehadmadeinthewalkHotairwasstillflowing

ewasaragged,ond

it...?

lly,slowly,soasnottoputouttheflame,hepushedit

dplasterfragmentdgedinsidehissleeveashisarmslidforward.

viewsofthe

Antechamberwithstackedupobjectsand

eonebeentherebefore?

37Momentslater,hewasholdingthecandleupinsidethechamber,peeringpasthisarm

toeintothedarkness.

hiyesgrewaccustomedtothegloom,shapesbegantoemerge.

s,Furniture.

Andallreflectingthecandlelightwiththeglowingshineofgold.

38Everywhere.

"Carter!”calledCarnarvon."Whatcanyoue?Whatcanyoue?"

Cartercouldhardlyspeak.''Wonderfulthings,"hewhisperedatlast.“Wonderful

things.”

kmenatthesurfacewereasamazedanddelightedasCarter

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morecould

beaccomplisheduntildaybreak,andtheexcavationofafindassignificantasthiswould

takeplanning,andexperti,andequipment.

,CarnarvonandLadyEvelynreturnedto

Carter’’ddesignedithimlf,

andcalleditCastleCarter.

HowardCarter’sArab-stylehouatThebes

eirnerveswerestretchedto

breakingpoint,whentheydiscoveredasluggishcobrainCarter'slivingroom,afreshmeal

atenCarter'spetbird.

"Filthybeast,"grumbledCarnarvon.

"It'sjustdoingwhatitdoestosurvive,"mumbledCarter."Fromthelookofthatsnake,

mypoorbirdwasbittenaboutanhourago.”

"Themomentwhenwebrokeintothetomb,"saidLadyEvelyn."Father,I'mgetting

ytheancienttombsarecurd."

41"Steadyon,girl,"saidCarnarvon,feelingratherunsteady.

"Superstitiousnonn,"saidCarter."Thelocalpeopledon'tbelieveinallthatcur

'

thefactsarethatthiscouldbethefind,ofthecentury."

"Iagree,"saidCarnarvon."Wehavetohandlethesituationverycarefully."

"Somethinglikethiscan'tbekeptquiet."noddedCarter."There'sneverbeenafindlike

weknowit,thevalleywill

togettheEgyptianauthoritiesonoursideandmake

stworkoutexactlywhatwe'

soonaspossible."

42"I'lltelegraphthemuumsinLondonandNewYorkfirstthingtomorrow,"said

Carnarvon."Getthemtond,outtheirtopchaps.”

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Carterpaudforamoment."Iwasthinking...inkingwe

shouldtakeaclorlooktonight"

"Tonight?"gaspedLadyEvelyn."Onourown?Inthedark?Downthere?You

mustbemad!”

"Wehaveelectrictorches,"saidCarter."Wehaveourknowledgeoftheancient

don'thaveistime."

43Chapter5APairofEyes

Inthedeadofnight,tofthedayhadvanished

completely,lmilesaway,theyoungwaterboyhadbeen

dhavekickedhimlfifhe'dknownwhathewas

missing.

Downthestonestepsofthetomb,alongthelong,echoingcorridorwentthethree

rriedabrightlyshiningflashlightwhichthrewawidebeamacrossthe

ndoftheirfootstepsemedunbearablyloud.

long,he'dmadeagaplargeenoughforthemalltocrawl

through.

Theroomwasabouteightmetreswide,lswereplainstone.

Theirfeetwerethefirsttotouchthechamber'rewasan

oillampinonecorner,andtheclearmarkofafingerprintinthepaintonastatue.

45Awithered,dry-as-bonegarlandofflowershadbeenplacedinfrontofthedoorwaythey

sifthetombhadbeenaledonlyyesterday.

"Ifeellikeweshouldn'tbehere,"whisperedLadyEvelyn.

erethreehuge,giltcouchesdirectly

infrontofthem,surroundedbydecoratedboxescarvedfigures,goldenobjectsofevery

nsofasacredoxsculptureshoneoutofthedarkness.

thefarcorneroftheroom,beneathoneofthecouches,wasaholeleadingintoasmall

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exewasachaoticmessofsmashedoddsandends.

47"Therobbersmusthavecomeinmuchaswedid,"saidCarter,pointinghistorchinto

theannexe."Thentheystoleeverythinginthisannexeandleft,re-alingtheentrance.

Theymusthaveintendedtocomeback,stheywere

killedforthetreasuresthey'sthelocationofthistombwaslostfor

way,it'stoourgreatgoodfortune."

ostdroppedhertorchinfright.

Totherighthandsideofthemainchamberwasathirdal,blockingoffanotherroom.

Toeithersideofthealwerecall,black,woodenstatues,dresdingold,facingeachother.

"Guardians,"whisperedCarter,

"Guardingwhat?”breathedLadyEvelyn.

andCarnarvonlifteditto

onesideandstoodbeforethethirdal.

Inthesharptorchlight,reathing

echoedofftheceiling.

edhistorchtooneside，

Thelightfromitfallingacrosshimthrewweird,wrigglingshapesaroundthechamberashe

dug.

49Oncehewasthrough,

threeexplorersstoodinpoolsoftorchlight,hardlydaringtomakeasound.

"Well,"saidCarteratlast."Let'sewhat'sinside,shallwe?”

tedback

wereancientEgyptiandesigns,shapedingoldagainstavibrantblue.

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50“Isitmadeofgold?"saidCarnarvon,crouchingdownasfarashisoldboneswould

allow.“Whatisit?Anotherwall?”

“No,woodIthink,"saidCarter.“tbeabox,orthe

sideofalargeornament."

"Perhapsweshouldmakeacondholetooneside?”saidLadyEvelyn."Toget

aroundit?"

C

coughedasstirred-updustclungaroundhisface."Idon'tthinkwe’llneedto,"hesaid.

"There'sjustenoughspacetocrawlthroughandstandupin."Hestruggledtotwisthimlf

erthisishere,it''tfeelacorneryet."

"Youtwogothrough,"saidCarnarvon."I'mfeelingasancientastheartefactsmelf!

Don'tthinkI'dquitemakethesqueeze."

'dlefthis

torchintheouterchamber.

Th

itchblack,thetipsofhisfingersfeltthewalltoone

side,feltsomethingonthefloor…Loo,

round…Ajar,perhaps.

Helookedoverhisshoulder,Theglowofthetorchesfromtheouterchamber

Head(calleda“Bust”)ofTutankhamun

52flickeredandshiftedasLadyEvelyncrawledthroughafterhim.

"Careful,girl,"calledCarnarvon."Pricelessrelicsinthere,don'tforget!"

"Stilltreatsmelikeababy,"mumbledLadyEvelyntoherlfAfteralittlestruggling,

shemanagedtopullherfeetthroughandstand,tchedoutherarms.

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“Ican’tfeelacornertothisobjectevennow,”shewhispered.

53"NeithercanI,"whisperedCarter."Itmustbeagoodfivemetreswide."

Fromtheouterchamber,and

LadyEvelyn'sfacessuddenlyflashedinthebeamsastheywerepickedup.

Ontheothersideofthewall,Carnarvonsatnexttothehole,tryingtocatchhisbreath.

"Whatisit?"heyellowy,glowingtorchlightthroughtheholegrow

dimasCarterswunghistorchuptotakeafirstlook.

54"Carter?Evelyn?"hecalled."Whatcanyoue?”

"Eyes!"calledCarter."Apairofeyes!"

Carter'gyptianeye-designs,placed

theretoguardagainstevil,staredbackathim,centimetresfromhisno.

sdherbacktothewall,

pthewholeroom.

55Chapter6TheFinalRoom

thefirstroom'swallshadbeenbare,thewallsinhereweredecoratedwithpaintingsand

olourswerebrightandfresh,asifthepainthadonlyjustdried.

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ight,paintings

oftwelvemonkey-gods,reprentingthetwelvehoursofthenightthroughwhich,itwas

said,thesunhadtotravelinordertoshineagainthenextday.

Aboveandaheadofthem,picturesoftheboyking,Tutankhamun,andthepharaohwho

followedhim,icture,TutankhamunwasgreetedbythegoddessIsisand

her,hemetOsiris,her,the

dog-headedAnubis,theembalmer.

Totheleft,asceneofthefullymummifiedking,ine

wasonabarge,beingpulledbytwelvemenwearingwhite,thecolourofmourning.

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upalmosttheentire

chamber.

Cartershonehistorchalongthestripofflooronwhichthetwoofthemstood.

ObjectsofvariouskindshadbeenplacedthereastheancientEgyptianshadlefttheroom

forthelasttime,asa

58winejar,asCarterhadalreadyfound,alongwithboxesmadeofreedandpapyrus,small

figurinesofOsiris,shrivelled-upofferingsoffoodandmore.

OsirisshowninanancientEgyptianpainting

,hiyeswide,crepthis

artoftheshrinewasdecoratedincarvingsand

hieroglyphs,andatoneend,nearwhereLadyEvelynstood,wasapairoflowdoors..

"LadyEvelyn!Bringyourtorch!”calledCarter."Ineedmorelight!"

LadyEvelynsqueezedaroundthecorneroftheshrineandcroucheddownbesideCarter.

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Asthebeamofhertorchswungaroundandlitupthespacebehindhim,sheletouta

terrifiedgasp.

,long-earedfaceglaredoutatthemfromanotherdoorway,this

tueofajackalwascoveredincloth,andsatonaraidsled.

"Thefinalroom,"breathedCarter."'sthegodAnubis,watchingover

thedeadking.”

Anubis,whotakestheformofajackal.

Heguidesthedeadintothenextworld,andwasconsideredtobethe

inventorofmummificaton.

tofthedoors,onthefloor,had

beehplacedalittleperfumeveslonastand,rswere

boltedshut,andmarkedwiththesamecartoucheofthejackalandnineslavesthatthey'd

61enonthefirstal-wall,atthefootofthestonesteps.

"Isthereanythingthere?”calledCarnarvon.

"Theshrineisunbroken,"saidCarter,"It''tbeenopenedforover

threethousandyears.”

“So...what'sinsidethisshrine?"saidLadyEvelyn.

"Tutankhamunhimlf,"thisshrinethere'llbeacond

shrine,perhapsathird,andinsidethat,idethat...themummyofthe

ere,inthesilence,inthedarkness."

Withtremblinghands,hepulledbacktheboltthatheldthedoorsshut.

StoryBackground

62HowardCarter'etomb

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itlfwasdiscovered,everyoneofthethousandsofobjectsthatitcontainedwasrecorded

ormationwasuncoveredabouthowtheancientEgyptianslivedand

died.

enyearsbefore

itwasfinished!Themostamazingtreasureswerefoundinsidethesarcophagus:the

,likemanyof

Carter’sfinds,isnowintheMuumofAntiquitiesinCairo.

HowardCarterandassistantexaminingtheinnercoffin

63Thekingwasn'tverytall,'s

thoughtthathemayhavebeenmurdered,althoughwhyisn'shissuccessor,

Aywantedthethrone?InthehistoryofEgypt,Tutankhamunwasarelativelyminorfigure,

butwiththehelpofHowardCarter,hisnamewillliveforever.

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注释：

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adventurers冒险家

pharaohs法老

fabulousriches巨额财富

posssions财物

Afterlife来世

ornaments装饰品

mummified把（尸体）制成木乃伊

ValleyoftheKings古埃及帝王谷

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precious珍贵的

aledup密封

robbers盗墓者

strippedclean洗劫一空

plundered被劫掠

archaeologists考古学家

relativelylittlewasleft所剩无几

undisturbed未被扰动的

sarcophagus（古代有雕饰的）石棺

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Waterboy茶童，水童

scurriedacrosstherubble匆匆跑过碎石

堆

site现场

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sandals凉鞋

uneven不平坦

stumbled绊倒

Strewnwithrockyfragments满地都是碎

石块

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kickedupchokingpuffsofdust扬起令人

窒息的阵阵粉尘

trudgedacross费力地走过

Flies苍蝇

morelike还差不多，更像

theNile尼罗河

startlinglyblue蓝得惊人的

mercilessandunblinking残酷无情、毫无

遮掩的

weredugaway被挖走

hiredby被…雇佣

wassuppodto必须，要

unearth挖掘

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guardagainst遮挡

moustache髭，胡子

drooping耷拉在

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wanderedoff走开

depresd沮丧

convinced确信

wasdeterminedto下决心

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sweep地毯式搜索

hadanofor...对…敏感;精于…

cea停止：

patron赞助人

wereatanend终结，到此为止

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echoing发出回声

chipping开凿

shovelling铲

scraping挖洞

idly漫不经心地

scratchedat扒,挖

palms手掌

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crouched蹲下来

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ignoring不顾

shielding遮挡

fierceglareofthesun强列的太阳光

jumpedtohisfeet一跃而起

beckoning招手

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fragmentofapot铁锅的残片

mumbled嘟哝

pounding怦怦跳动

pointless没有意义

structure建筑物

frantically拼命地

step台阶

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flatsurface平滑的表面

spades铲子

dazzling耀眼的

twistingshadows扭曲的影子

find（有价值或有用的）发现

bonus奖金

contain抑制

don'tgetyourhopesupyet不要期望过高

nothingofimportance毫无价值

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bucketsof一桶桶的

steadilygrowinghole越来越大的坑

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stairca楼梯

plasterblock石膏块

rough粗糙的

markings符号，文字

imprints印记

hieroglyphics象形文字

Greatage年代久远

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ofsomesort某种

thatmuchwascertain这一点是肯定的

ajostlingcrowd拥挤的人群

chattered喋喋不休

inhushedvoices低;声地

merits功过

flicked轻轻拂去

grimy沾满污垢的

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concerned关心的.

fannedhisface（用帽子）给脸扇风

buzzed嗡鸣

swatted拍，打

summon召唤

dashed冲，跑

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scorchingtemperatures灼热的气温

grumble嘟囔道

Thishadbetterbeworthit它最好值得跑

这一趟

alongtrek长途跋涉

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lagging落后

Chopchop!赶快赶快！

hitchedup提起

calf-length长及腿肚子的

tottered踉踉跄跄地走

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amomentmorethannecessary一分钟也

不要多

excavation发掘现场

attendto照看

impatienttoproceed等不及要往前走

Dynasty王朝，朝代

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cartouches图廓花边，漩涡花饰

ovals椭圆形

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noble贵族

dabbinghisbrow轻轻擦了擦额头

RamessII埃及拉美西斯二世

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Tutankhamun图坦卡蒙（古埃及新王朝

时期第十八王朝的一位法老，九岁登基，

十九岁便驾崩）

wall-al密封墙

enveloped包围着

hamper食篮，野餐篮

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dustdown拂去尘土

impressions字迹，印记

prerved保存jackal豺狼

threetsofsymbols三组图标

flankedby侧翼有

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squatteddown蹲下来

peeredat注视着

screwed-upeyes眉头皱起的眼睛

Notwithm’backplayingup.我背使劲都

不行。

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triangular三角的

Graverobbers盗墓者

evidence证据

bothered麻烦

re-al重新密封

gettingintheway挡住道路

Letthediggerthrough.让挖掘工人进来.

demolished被拆除

slopingdownwards向下倾斜

packedtotheroofwithchippingsof

limestone从底到顶填满了石灰石渣

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dismay惊愕

tunnel地洞

toiled埋头苦干

jagged参差不齐的

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bathedthesteps（阳光）沐浴着石阶

ladenwith携带着；承载着

parade行进队伍

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whatdaylightwasleftcouldbarelyreach

thisfarunderground残留的阳光几乎照不

到这么深的地下

struckamatch划了一根火柴

ranthefaintacross将微弱的烛光照过

outlines轮廓

shuddered抖动

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signs迹象

chamber墓室

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inchingcautiously谨慎地前进

stickyheat湿热的天气

trowel小铲子

Chunksof大块大块的

swirlinggustsofdust一阵阵旋转的土

unbearable不能忍受的

tension紧张

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eye-stinging刺眼的

curtainofdust弥漫的灰尘

dread恐惧

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creptalongherspine袭上她的脊梁；使

她不寒而栗

I'mthrough!我挖通了！

hisd低声说道

den浑厚

stuffy闷热的

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flickered闪烁着

streamedout流出来

lastgasp最后一口气

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lungs肺

stinking恶臭的

particle-filled满是尘埃的

entombed掩埋在

coughedhoarly粗哑地咳嗽

testforpoisonousgas测试有无毒气

overcome毒倒..

foulness污浊

brushedagainst拂吹

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grit砂砾

edgedinsidehissleeve掉进他的袖子里

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shifting摇晃

grewaccustomedto...慢慢适应了…

emerge出现

Statues塑像.

Furniture家俱

reflecting反射

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accomplished完成

significant有意义的

takeplanning,andexperti,and

equipment需要计划、技术和设备

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Arab-style阿拉伯风格

Thebes底比斯（埃及尼罗河畔的古城）

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anticipated想，期望

nerveswerestretchedto神经已经绷到了

极限

sluggish懒洋洋的；迟钝的

cobra眼镜蛇

slowlydigestinglump慢慢消化的一团食

物

coiled盘绕的

Filthy肮脏的

survive生存

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arecurd被诅咒了

Steadyon镇静些

Superstitious迷信

allthatcurbusiness那些诅咒的说法

dealinfacts用事实说话

makeheadlinenews成为头条新闻

swarmingwithpeople人群蜂拥而至，人

群云集

get...onourside争取到我们这一边

authorities当局

makesurethingsaredoneourway保证按

我们的意愿行事

workout弄清

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telegraphthemuums发电报给博物馆

firstthingtomorrow明天一早

chaps人员

electrictorches手电筒

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vanished消失

tuckedup盖上被子（睡觉）

kickedhimlf（懊悔得）想踢自己一脚

flashlight手电筒

beam光柱

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fingerprint指纹

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Annexe附属墓室

Antechamber前墓室

Treasury宝藏室

withered干枯的

garland花环，花冠

gilt镀金的

couches长椅

decorated有装饰的,

carved雕刻的

horns角，牛角

sacred神圣的

sculpture雕像

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remains残留物，遗骸

chariots二轮战车

achaoticmessofsmashedoddsandends

一堆乱七八糟的零碎东西

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intended打算

fortune运气

blockingoff堵住

Guardians护卫者

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caske（装珠或贵重物品的）小盒子，小

箱

lifted抬，搬

amazeoflightanddark忽明忽暗

echoedofftheceiling在顶上回响

weird怪异的

wriggling扭曲的

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scattered散落

vibrant鲜艳的；有活力的

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crouchingdown弯下腰

asfarashisoldboneswouldallow在他的

老骨头允许的范围内

layonhisback仰卧着

pulledhimlfthrough使自己钻过洞去

stirred-up扬起的

clung粘附

artefacts艺术品

makethesqueeze挤过去

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haulinghimlfthrough钻过去，把自己

拖进去

thewhatever-it-was那不知是什么的东

西

groped摸索

pitchblack漆黑

intricate精心雕刻的

jar罐子

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relics遗物

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catchhisbreath喘气

dim昏暗，微弱

swung摆动

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guardagainstevil阻止邪恶

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staredat凝视

centimetres厘米

litup照亮

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bare没有装饰

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loomed赫然出现

reprenting代表

Ay艾（历史上杀害图坦卡蒙的嫌疑人之

一，图坦卡蒙在位时的宰相,后当上法老）

thegoddessIsis埃及的自然女神（司生育

与繁殖）

Osiris欧西里斯（古埃及神话中的冥王）

Anubis阿努比斯（埃及神话中的豺面神，

引导亡灵）

embalmer给尸体防腐者

encad装入

shrine神龛

barge平底船

mourning服丧；哀悼

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depiction刻画

funeralceremony葬礼

tookup占据

stripoffloor一块地

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reed芦苇

papyrus纸莎草

figurines小雕像

shrivelled-up干枯的

offerings祭品

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commanded吸引（注意）

araidsled一只突起的雪撬

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mummification制作木乃伊

perfume香水

vesl容器

stand展示台

bolted闩住

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mummy木乃伊

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sorting整理；把…分类

cataloguing编入目录

painstaking辛苦的

MuumofAntiquities（埃及）古物陈

列馆，古代博物馆，

Cairo开罗（埃及首都）

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murdered被谋杀

successor继承人，下任

throne王位

inner内部的，里面的

coffin棺材