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1、ReferenceforTeachingⅠ.异域风情King’smummytellsofpastAnEnglishmanandagroupofEgyptianworkersweredigginginadry,rockyvalleyinEgypt.Itwas1922.AndtheEnglishman,HowardCarter,wasascientiststudyingancientEgypt.Hehadalreadydiscoveredseveraltombs.Dayafterdaytheyworkedintheburningheat,sear
2、chingforthehiddentombofanancientboyking—Tutankhamun（图坦卡蒙）.KingTutankhamun,calledKingTutforshort,probablybeganrulingEgyptin1333BCwhenhewasonlyabouteightyearsold.Tenyearslater,theyoungrulerdied.TheEgyptiansburiedKingTutinatombcarvedintorockycliffs.Thecliffswereinanareapeoplen
3、owcalltheValleyoftheKings.ManyPharaohs（法老）,orEgyptiankings,duringKingTut’stimechosetobeburiedinhiddentombsinthisvalley.Theydidn’twantthievestorobtreasuresintheirgraves.BuriedwithjewelsAncientEgyptiansburiedtheirkingswitheverythingfromfoodandclothingtojewelsandthrones（宝座）.Th
4、eybelievedthekingwouldneedthesethingsinthelifeafterdeath.Butsuchtreasuresattractedthieves.Carterandtheworkersusedshovels(铁铲),picks(镐)andeventheirbarehandstotakeawaytonsofrubble（碎石）.Itwasslowwork.Forfiveyearstheyhadworkedveryhardbutfoundnothinguseful.Thenoneday,ayoungworkern
5、eededaflatplacetoresthiswaterjar.Sohekickedsomerocksaway.Hisheel(脚后跟)strucksomethinghard.Hecalledtotheotherworkersandtheyfoundawhitestep,thenanother.Werethesestepstheentrance（入口）tothetomboftheboykings?Thestepsleddowntoadoorway.Carterrecognizedaroyalseal（王室图章）stampedonthedoo
6、r.Thismeantthetombwasforsomeoneimportant.Shocked,CartersentamessagetoLordCarnarvon,awealthyEnglishmanwhohadpaidforCarter’strip,askinghimtohurrytoEgypt.WhenLordCarnarvonarrived,thegroupfoundsomewritingatthebaseofthetombdoor.Carterreadtheancientletters—theyspelledTutankhamun!
7、Theteambrokedownthestonedoor.Behinditwasalongpassageleadingtoaseconddoor.Cartercutaholeinit.Apuff（一股）ofstale（不新鲜的），warm,3000-year-oldaircameoutfromtheroomontheotherside.Shakingwithexcitement,Carterthrustacandlethroughtheholeinthedoorsohecouldsee.Glitteringgoldwaseverywhere.
8、Thereweregoldcoveredcouches(睡椅）,statues（雕像）,musicalinstruments,athroneandmuchmore.
