
Lesson 83 Television Day: A great archaeological discovery.
第83课 电视日:伟大的考古发现
In 1992 a British archaeologist, Howard Carter,
1922年英国考古学家霍华德.卡特
was working in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
在埃及的国王谷工作.
One day he asked his labourers to pull down a small hut which was in his way.
有一天,他叫工人把一间挡道的小屋推倒.
Carter noticed some steps beneath the hut and asked his men to clear them.
卡特看见小屋下有几个台阶,就叫工人清扫干净.
The steps led to a stone wall and Carter told his men to cut through it,
台阶通往一堵石头墙.卡特叫工人把墙打穿,
but to take care not to disturb anything that might be behind it.
但要小心别把墙后可能有的东西给弄乱了.
There was a passage behind the wall which led to yet another wall.
墙后有条通道,它通向另一堵墙.
They cut through this one very carefully
他们小心翼翼地打穿了这堵墙,
and suddenly came into a room full of household furniture and treasure.
眼前突然出现一间堆满家具和财宝的房间.
Carter spent several months making a list of every article in the room.
卡特花了几个月的时间把房间里每一件物品全登记入册.
When he had finished,he decided to cut through the opposite wall.
完成以后又决定打开对面的墙.
Then he found another room full of priceless objects.
这时他发现了另一个房间堆满无价之宝,
He noticed two black wooden statues which looked like guards
还发现了2个黑色木雕看上去像卫士
and he made a hole in the wall between them.
他在这2个雕像中间的那扇墙上打了个洞.
Here he found three wooden chests which fitted inside each other
在那儿他发现3个套在一起的木箱,
and finally a fourth chest which was,in fact,a coffin
最后又发现了第4个木箱.那实际上是口棺材.
Carter had discovered the tomb ofTutankhamen,
卡特发现了图顿卡曼的陵墓
an Egyptian King who lived more than 3000 years ago.
他是生活在3000多年前的埃及国王.
On the tomb there was a wreath of wild flowers.
陵墓上有只用野花编成的花圈.
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