of King Tut
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Finding Tut.
目录 查找图。
4 King Tut’s Homeland.
4个 图特国王的国土。
5 King Tut’s Family.
5 图特国王家族.
7 The Boy Pharaoh.
7"男孩"法老.
10 End of a Dynasty.
10 沧源一朝.
12 King Tut’s Tomb.
12 图特国王墓.
14 The Suspects.
14个疑犯
16 The Body.
16 该尸体。
17 Mystery Solved?
17个神秘解谜?
19 Glossary.
19 词汇表。
20 Finding Tut In 1922, a British archaeologist (AR-kee-OLL- oh-jist) made a fantastic discovery in the country of Egypt.
20 Finding Tut 在1922年,一位英国考古学家(AR-kee-OLL-oh-jist)在埃及国内做了一个奇妙的发现.
He found the tomb of Tutankhamun (toot-an-KAH-muhn), better known as King Tut.
他发现了图坦克哈蒙之墓(tot-an-KAH-muhn),更被称作图特国王.
Tut ruled ancient Egypt more than 3,300 years ago, becoming pharaoh (FAIR-oh) at the age of nine.
土特统治了古代 3300多年前的埃及,9岁时成为法老(英语:FAIR-OH).
He ruled for almost ten years and died suddenly at about age nineteen.
他统治了将近十年,在大约19岁时突然去世.
In the years since the opening of Tut’s coffin, many have wondered how the young king died.
在Tut开棺后的几年里,许多人对年轻的国王是怎么死的感到疑惑.
Just like detectives, archaeologists solve mysteries by looking at the evidence and asking questions.
和侦探一样,考古学家通过观察证据和提问来解决谜题.
Where did Tut live?
图特住在哪里?
Who were his family and friends?
他的家人和朋友是谁?
Did he have enemies?
他有敌人吗?
Answers to these questions may help solve the ultimate question: Why did King Tut die at such a young age?
回答这些问题可能有助于解决最终问题: 为什么国王 塔特这么年轻就死了?
King Tut’s Homeland Ancient Egypt was ruled for about three thousand years by a series of dynasties, or ruling families.
图特国王的"古埃及国土"(Homeland Ancient Egypt)由一连串王朝或统治家族统治了大约三千年.
Historians group them into historical periods called the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
历史学家将他们分入历史时期,称为"老王国","中王国"和"新王国".
King Tutankhamun was a member of the 18th Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom, which began around 1550 bc, about two hundred years before Tut was even born.
图坦卡蒙国王是新王国第一王朝第十八王朝的成员,开始于1550年bc左右,比图特甚至还早出世约200年.
In ancient Egypt, religious belief was an important part of life.
在古埃及,宗教信仰是生活的重要组成部分.
Egyptians at that time worshipped many different gods and goddesses.
当时的埃及人崇拜许多不同的神和女神.
To understand King Tut’s life and perhaps his death, one must learn the history behind this religious belief.
来理解国王 Tut的生平,也许他的死,必须了解这种宗教信仰背后的历史。
Giza Memphis Akhetaten (Amarna) Thebes Valley of the Kings RED SEA SINAI MEDITERRANEAN SEA EGYPT Hermopolis N i l e R i v e r Map of Ancient Egypt Heliopolis (Cairo) Alexandria At the beginning of the New Kingdom, two of Egypt’s most important gods were Ra (RAH) and Amun (AH-muhn).
Giza Memphis Akhetaten (阿玛尔纳) Thebes Valley of the Kings RED SEA SINAI MEDITRANANEAN SEA EGYPT 赫莫波利斯(英语:Hermopolis (Amarna)) 维基百科中的相关条目: 赫莫波利斯 古埃及赫利奥波利斯地图(开罗) 新王国之初,埃及最重要的两位神祇是拉(RAH)和阿蒙(AH-muhn).
Ra was the Sun god.
拉是太阳神
In images, he was often depicted as a falcon.
在图像中,他经常被描绘为猎鹰.
Amun was a creator god.
阿蒙是一个创造神。
He was usually depicted as a man with a tall crown.
他通常被描绘为一个有高冠的男人.
During the late New Kingdom period, however, some Egyptians gradually began worshipping the Sun in a different way.
然而在后新王国时期,一些埃及人逐渐开始以不同的方式崇拜太阳.
They called this god Aten (AH-tuhn) and depicted him as a golden Sun disk.
他们称此神为"Aten"(AH-tuhn)并把他描绘为"金色的太阳光碟".
As Aten’s power grew, other gods, such as Ra and Amun, were worshipped less.
随着阿顿权力的不断增长,其他神祇,如拉和阿蒙,都很少受到崇拜.
Religion was an established part of life in Egypt, but there was some flexibility.
宗教是埃及生活的一个既定部分,但有一些灵活性。
To most people, Aten was just another god among many.
对大多数人来说,阿腾只是许多人中的另一个神.
He did not pose a threat to their religious beliefs until a young man named Amenhotep (ah-muhn- HO-tep) IV—Tut’s father— became pharaoh.
在一位名叫Amenhotep(ah-muhn-HO-tep)的年轻人(Tut的父亲)成为法老之前,他并没有对他们的宗教信仰构成威胁。
King Tut’s Family Amenhotep IV began his rule in 1352 bc.
图特国王家族阿门霍特普四世于1352年bc开始统治.
He has been shown in Egyptian artwork as an odd- looking man with a long face, large lips, and a protruding belly.
在埃及的艺术作品中,他被展现为一个长相长相,嘴唇宽大,腹部出血的怪人.
Amenhotep IV had been raised in the new Aten religion and was a true believer.
阿门霍特普四世在新阿腾教中被养活,是一位真正的信徒.
He saw Aten as a universal god for all the people in the world.
他视阿腾为世界所有民族的普世神.
The pharaoh believed Aten created the world at the beginning of time, ruled over it alone, and continued to give life to the world through his bright rays of light.
法老相信阿腾在出世之初创造了世界,独自统治了世界,并透过他明亮的光线继续给世界以生命.
Thus, Amenhotep IV has been called the world’s first monotheist, someone who believes in a single, all-powerful god.
因此,阿门霍特普四世被称为世界上第一位一神论者,他相信一个单一的,全能的神.
Gods on the Job Out of hundreds of deities, people usually chose to devote themselves to a small group of major and minor gods and goddesses.
神在任务 在数百个神灵中,人们通常选择奉献给一小群主要的和次要的神和女神.
One reason Egyptians worshipped particular deities was to get help with their careers.
埃及人崇拜特殊神灵的一个原因就是寻求对其职业生涯的帮助.
Thoth, god of writing and knowledge, was worshipped by many scribes in ancient Egypt.
写作和知识之神Thoth被许多古埃及的文士所崇拜.
Seshat, goddess of writing and measurement, would have been a better choice than Thoth for ancient astronomers, architects, and mathematicians.
对古代天文学家、建筑师和数学家来说, 塞沙特是写作和测量的女神, 本来是比托斯更好的选择。
Ptah, god of craftspeople, was worshipped by artisans of all kinds, such as those who painted tomb walls or those who made statues.
工匠之神Ptah受到各种工匠的崇拜,如画出墓墙或雕像的人.
After about five years, the new pharaoh took a drastic step.
大约五年之后,新法老迈出了一大步。
He began a sudden and complete change in the official religion of Egypt.
他开始突然彻底地改变埃及的官方宗教.
He declared that Egyptians could only worship Aten.
他宣称埃及人只能崇拜阿腾.
He changed his name to Akhenaten (ahk-eh- NAH-tuhn), which means “He Who Serves Aten.”
他改名为Akhenaten(ahk-eh-NAH-tuhn),意思是“为Aten服务的人”。 “
Akhenaten closed and tried to destroy temples of many of the other gods in Egypt.
阿克赫纳腾关闭并试图摧毁埃及许多其他神的神庙.
Akhenaten’s severe actions upset people who were used to worshipping many gods and angered the priests of the old gods.
阿克赫纳滕的严厉行动令被用来崇拜多神的人心烦意乱并激怒了老神的祭司.
In various parts of Egypt, people tried to stop the destruction of their temples, but the pharaoh’s military was able to control them.
在埃及各地,人们试图阻止对寺庙的破坏,但法老的军队得以控制.
In addition to closing temples, Akhenaten also built a new capital city.
除关闭寺庙外,阿克赫纳滕还新建了都城.
He moved the capital away from Thebes and called the new city Akhetaten (ahk-eh-TAH-tuhn), which means “Horizon of Aten.”
他将首都从Thebes迁出,并称新城为Akhetaten (ahk-eh-TAH-tuhn),意思是“Aten之地”。 “
Today this area is called Amarna.
今天这个地区被称为"阿玛娜".
Queen Nefertiti Except for Cleopatra, no other queen of Egypt is as well known as Nefertiti (neh-fer-TEE-tee).
除克利奥帕特拉外,内费蒂蒂王后没有其他埃及王后像内费蒂蒂那样出名(neh-fer-TEE-tee).
She was the favorite wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.
她是法老阿克赫纳滕最爱的妻子.
Nefertiti was likely stepmother to young Prince Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamun) after his mother died.
尼费蒂蒂在母亲去世后,可能是年轻的图坦克哈滕亲王(后为图坦克哈蒙亲王)的继母.
Nefertiti died in her early thirties.
尼费蒂蒂在她30多岁时去世了
It was in this new capital of Egypt that King Tut was born in about 1345 bc.
正是在埃及这个新首都,图特国王生于约1345年bc.
He was named Tutankhaten, meaning “the Living Image of Aten.”
他被命名为Tutankhaten,意为“活生生的阿腾形象”。 “
Researchers recently used genetic tests to identify mummies that were Tut’s parents and grandparents.
研究者最近利用基因测试来鉴定图特的父母和祖父母的木乃伊。
Using DNA samples taken from bones, the tests identified a mummy that might be Akhenaten as Tut’s father and provided a family tree for the boy king.
使用从骨骼取取的DNA样本,测试确定一名可能是Akhenaten的母亲是Tut的父亲,并为男孩王提供一棵家庭树。
Tut’s mother is known to be one of Akhenaten’s sisters, but which one is uncertain.
Tut的母亲是Akhenaten的姐妹之一,
Akhenaten ruled for seventeen years.
阿克赫纳滕统治了十七年.
What happened next is as puzzling as the other mysteries surrounding Tut’s life and death.
接下来发生的事情和Tut的生与死的其他谜团一样令人困惑。
There were two rulers during the next three or four years whose identities are unclear.
在接下来的三四年中,有两位统治者的身份不明.
After them, the throne of Egypt was again empty, so nine-year-old Tuta n k haten became pharaoh.
在他们之后,埃及的王位再次被空出,于是九岁的图塔恩克所憎恨成为了法老.
Akhenaten and Nefertiti, possibly Tut’s stepmother, with three of their children in a carving from a temple at Amarna The Boy Pharaoh Tut lived the life of the wealthy.
阿克赫纳滕和尼费蒂蒂,可能 Tut的继母,带着三个孩子在从阿玛纳的一所寺庙出土的雕刻中 童子法老图特活了富人的生活.
He wore jewelry, linen clothing, perfumed oils, and makeup.
他戴了首饰、被子衣服、香水油和化妆品。
Archaeologists found all these items in his tomb.
考古学家在他墓中发现了所有这些物品.
As pharaoh, he would have been expected to hunt with members of his royal court, usually with a bow and from a chariot.
作为法老,他本被期望会和他皇家宫廷的成员一起打猎,通常会用弓和从战车.
Chariots, nearly fifty bows, and board games were put into his tomb for his use in the afterlife.
查里特人,近五十个弓和棋盘游戏被放入他的墓中,用于来生.
Tutankhaten married his half-sister Ankhesenpaaten (AHNK-eh-suhn-PAH-ah-tuhn).
图坦克哈滕与同父异母的妹妹安克申帕滕(AHNK-eh-suhn-PAH-ah-tuhn)结婚.
Her name means “She Lives Through Aten.”
她的名字意为“她通过阿腾生活。 “
Tut fathered at least two daughters, but neither lived.
Tut至少生了两个女儿,但都没有活下来。
King Tut had several servants in the court.
国王 Tut在法庭里有几个仆人。
One personal attendant, Tutu, had served Tut’s family for years, since his grandfather had been king.
一名私人服务员图图 自他祖父出任国王起,
Other servants, some even younger than King Tut, would help him with even the smallest tasks.
其他仆人,有些甚至比图特国王还小,会帮助他完成甚至最小的任务.
For example, he had a cupbearer, whose job was to make sure everyone’s drinking cups stayed full, especially the young king’s.
例如,他有一个接杯者,他的工作就是确保每个人的喝杯都保持饱满,特别是年轻的国王。
Because the pharaoh was so young, the military and political work of the royal court was mostly carried out by others—two men in particular.
由于法老年幼,王室宫廷的军事与政治工作大多由他人进行——尤其是两人.
One of them was the chief advisor, named Ay.
其中一位是首席顾问,名叫艾.
The other was the general in charge of the army, named Horemheb (HOR-ehm-heb).
另一个是掌管军队的将领,取名"HOR-ehm-heb".
Although they had both served Akhenaten, they strongly disliked his religious reforms.
虽然他们都为阿克赫纳滕服务过,但他们强烈地厌恶他进行的宗教改革.
The two men wanted King Tut to bring back the old ways of worshipping.
两个人想要国王 特来取回旧道来作礼拜.
Horemheb and Ay used their influence to persuade Tut to end the worship of Aten.
霍伦赫布和艾利用他们的影响力来说服 特地结束了对阿腾的崇拜.
They wanted Tut to return Amun to his position as chief god.
他们想要 塔特让阿蒙回到他作为首席神的地位.
The young king did so and changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun, “the Living Image of Amun.”
年轻的国王这样做,并将他的名字从Tutankhataten改为Tutankhamun, “Amun活生生的形象”。 “
The queen also took a new name, Ankhesenamun (AHNK-eh-suhn- AH-muhn).
王后还取了新的名字"Ankhesenamun"(AHNK-eh-suhn-AH-muhn).
Historians are certain that Ay and Horemheb were the main forces behind the changes that took place during King Tut’s reign.
历史学家们确信,阿伊和霍雷姆赫布是图特国王统治期间发生的变革的主力军.
Because he was so young, the king did as he was told.
由于他年幼,国王照他说的做.
As part of a return to the old ways, the royal court moved back to the city of Thebes.
作为回回旧道的一部分,皇家宫廷迁回了特比斯城.
The city of Amarna, devoted to the god Aten, was left to decay in the Egyptian sun.
献给神阿腾的阿玛纳城被留在了埃及的太阳下衰落.
End of a Dynasty In 1327 bc, when he was about nineteen years old, King Tutankhamun died.
一个王朝的终结 1327 bc,他大约19岁时,图坦卡蒙国王去世.
How he died was not officially recorded.
他的死因没有被正式记录.
The young pharaoh was mummified and buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, a large royal cemetery near Thebes.
年轻的法老被木乃伊化为灰烬并被安葬于国王之谷的一个坟墓中,该坟墓是特布斯附近的一个大型皇家公墓.
Tut had no living children, but the throne of Egypt needed a new king.
图特没有活生生的孩子,但埃及的王位需要一个新的国王.
Ay, because of his long experience in the court, became the new pharaoh and married Tut ’s widow.
Ay,因为他在宫廷中的长期经验,成为了新法老并嫁给了Tut的遗孀.
After ruling for just four years, Ay died in 1323 bc.
仅仅判了四年 阿依于1323年bc去世.
Horemheb then became pharaoh.
霍伦赫布后来成为了法老.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Just like a person today might have a first, middle, and last name, pharaohs had more than one name.
就像今天一个人可能有一个第一个,中间,和姓一样,法老有一个以上的名字.
They had one name at birth, and when they became pharaohs they were given other names.
他们出生时有一个名字,当他们成为法老时,他们得到了其他名字.
Often these names appeared inside an oval known as a cartouche (car-TOOSH).
这些名字常常出现在被称作"车"(car-TOOSH)的椭圆体内.
Ancient Egyptians believed names were very powerful.
古埃及人相信名字非常强大.
They thought that by writing a person’s name on something and then breaking it, they could hurt or even kill that person.
他们认为,在某事上写出一个人的名字,然后打破它,就可能伤害甚至杀死此人。
To show his devotion to Amun, Horemheb ordered the destruction of everything connected with the Aten religion and Akhenaten.
为了表明他对阿蒙的奉献,霍雷姆赫布下令摧毁了与阿腾教和阿克赫纳滕教相关的一切.
In Amarna, his men demolished the temples of Aten.
在阿马尔纳,他的部下拆毁了阿腾的寺庙.
They also smashed statues of Akhenaten and his family—including those of King Tut.
他们还砸倒了Akhenaten和他的家人——包括图特国王的雕像。
Later, workers removed the blocks of stone with the wall art from the buildings in the city and used them for construction projects in Hermopolis, a city on the other side of the Nile River near Amarna.
后来,工人从市内的建筑中取出带有墙壁艺术的石块并用来进行赫莫波利斯(Hermopolis)的建设项目,该地是靠近阿马尔纳的尼罗河对岸的城市.
The shattered remains of Akhenaten’s once-splendid capital were covered by drifting sand and forgotten.
阿克赫纳滕一度辉煌的首都被漂流的沙子所覆盖并被遗忘了。
Horemheb ruled for twenty-seven years, dying in 1295 bc.
霍伦黑布统治了27年,死于1295年bc.
With his death, the 18th Dynasty ended.
随着他的去世,第十八王朝灭亡.
Archaeologists digging in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings always hope to find a ruler’s untouched tomb.
埃及国王之谷的考古学家总是希望找到一个统治者未受污染的坟墓。
King Tut’s Tomb In the 1800s, many archaeologists went to Egypt to study Egyptian picture writing, called hieroglyphics (hy-ur-uh-GLIF-iks), which is found on many walls and monuments.
图特国王墓 1800年代,许多考古学家到埃及去研究埃及相片写作,被称作象形文字(hy-ur-uh-GLIF-iks),这在许多墙壁和纪念碑上被找到.
From the writing, archaeologists learned much about Egypt and its pharaohs.
从写作中,考古学家们对埃及及其法老们了解甚多.
They learned that the tombs of pharaohs would be filled with all the things a person might need in the afterlife.
他们得知,法老的墓穴将充满一个人在来世可能需要的一切.
Expecting to find riches, they excavated many tombs but were always disappointed.
为了寻找财富,他们挖掘出许多坟墓,但总是感到失望。
Thieves had robbed every tomb of its valuable treasures long ago.
盗贼早就抢劫了每个坟墓 珍贵的宝藏
The Rosetta Stone Scholars and scientists had long puzzled over the ancient Egyptian picture language, hieroglyphics.
罗塞塔石学学者和科学家们长期对古埃及的图片语言,象形文字感到迷惑.
No one could decipher the meaning of its symbols and drawings.
没有人能够破译它的符号和图纸的含义.
When Napoleon brought his army to conquer Egypt in 1798, he was there for military glory.
当拿破仑于1798年带着军队去征服埃及时,他为了军事荣耀而在那里.
But one of his French soldiers found something more enduring: a flat black rock about the size of a coffee table, with writing in three languages carved into its surface.
但他的一位法国士兵发现了更能持久的东西:一个平坦的黑色岩石,其大小与咖啡桌相仿,用三种语言来写作被刻入地表.
Two of the languages on the stone were unreadable forms of ancient Egyptian, but the third was Greek.
石上有两种语言是古埃及语的不可读形式,但第三种是希腊语.
Over the next twenty-five years, using the Greek text as a key, scholars translated the other two languages—one of which was hieroglyphics.
在接下来的25年里,学者们以希腊文为关键,翻译了另外两种语言——其中一种是象形文字.
Finding the Rosetta Stone remains one of the most critical archaeological discoveries of all time.
寻找罗塞塔石器仍然是有史以来最关键的考古发现之一.
By the early 1900s, archaeologists believed they had discovered all the tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
至1900年代初,考古学家认为他们已经发现了国王谷中的所有墓穴.
A determined British archaeologist named Howard Carter searched for Tut for more than five years without success.
一位名叫霍华德·卡特(Howard Carter)的坚定的英国考古学家在寻找图特5年多的时间里没有成功.
In 1922, he persuaded the man paying for the search, Lord Carnarvon, to pay for one more season.
1922年,他劝说付费人卡纳尔冯勋爵再付一季.
His persistence paid off.
他的毅力得到了回报。
Later that year, Carter found Tut’s tomb in almost undisturbed condition.
那年晚些时候 卡特发现 Tut的墓几乎处于无干扰状态。
It contained a wealth of artifacts, including thrones, jewelry, weapons, and statues.
里面有丰富的文物,包括宝座,首饰,武器,和雕像等.
The mummy of Tutankhamun, covered with a large gold mask, lay within three nested coffins.
Tutankhamun的木乃伊被一个大金口罩所覆盖,被放入了三个被窝的棺材中.
The innermost coffin was made of about 242 pounds (110 kg) of gold.
最内侧的棺材由约242磅(110公斤)黄金所制.
Carter’s discovery created a sensation, and Tut became the most famous pharaoh in history.
卡特的发现创造了一种感觉,而图特成为了历史上最出名的法老.
The Mummy’s Curse In November 1922, Lord Carnarvon attended the opening of Tut’s tomb.
1922年11月,卡纳尔冯勋爵出席了图特墓的开封仪式。
A few months later, he died from an infected mosquito bite.
几个月后被被感染的蚊子咬死.
Soon after that, two other people who had entered the tomb died prematurely.
此后不久,进入墓道的另外两人过早去世.
Newspaper stories of these deaths gave rise to the legend of “The Mummy’s Curse.”
报纸报导这些死亡事件, “
The legend said that anyone who dared to disturb Tut’s resting place was doomed.
传说任何人敢于打扰 塔特的安息地注定要灭亡。
However, Howard Carter, the man who should have been the most cursed of all, lived until the age of sixty-six.
然而,霍华德·卡特(Howard Carter),这个本应被诅咒最深的人活到六十六岁.
The Suspects Early death was nothing unusual in ancient times.
嫌犯的早死在古代没什么不寻常的
The average life span in ancient Egypt was about thirty years, and many people didn’t live that long.
古埃及的平均寿命大约为30年,
Still, there were many reasons for some historians to think that the physically weak teenage King Tut may have been the victim of murder.
不过,有些历史学家认为 身体虚弱的十几岁的国王有很多原因 Tut可能是谋杀的受害者
Ay and Horemheb controlled many of King Tut’s decisions, and both became pharaohs after his death.
艾和霍雷姆赫布控制了图特国王的许多决定,他死后两人都成为了法老.
There was no natural heir to Tut’s throne.
Tut的王位没有自然继承人。
If they wanted to seize power, the time to do it was before Tut had children who lived or before he reached adulthood and pushed the two men aside.
如果他们想夺权, 这样做的时间是以前 图特生了孩子,他们活活活活活活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活地活活活地活活地活活活地活活地活活活地活活活地活活活地活活活地活活活地活活活地活活活地活地活活活地活活地活活活地活活活地活地活活活地活活活地活活活活地活活活活地活活活地活活地活活活活地活活活活地活活地活活活地活活活活地活地活活活地活活活地活活地活活活地活活活地活活地活活活活地活活活地活活活活活地活活活活地活地活地活活活活地活地活活地活活活活活地活地活活地活活地活地活活活地活活地活活活活地活地活地活地活
Some researchers identified two of Tut’s servants as possible murderers: the cupbearer and Tut’s personal attendant, Tutu.
一些研究者将图特的两名仆人认定为可能的凶手:拿杯人和图特的私人服务员图图.
They were among the few people permitted to enter the king’s bedroom.
他们是少数获准进入国王卧室的人之一。
Either man could have murdered the pharaoh, perhaps by striking his head with a heavy object while he slept or by pushing him down stairs.
任何一个人都有可能谋杀了法老,或许是在他睡觉时用重物打他的头,或者把他推下楼梯.
The Body For years, many people thought that Tut was killed by a blow to the head.
该机构 多年来,很多人认为 图特被打到头部后被击毙.
They based that theory on X-ray studies of the pharaoh’s mummy, made in 1968 and in 1978, which showed damage to the skull.
他们以1968年和1978年对法老木乃伊的X射线研究为基础,研究显示头骨受损。
Experts said the damage was strong evidence that Tut had been struck on the back of the head with a heavy object.
专家说,损害是Tut被用重物击中后脑勺的有力证据。
In 2005, researchers in Cairo, Egypt, decided to find out if that was true.
2005年,埃及开罗的研究人员决定找出这是否属实.
The group was led by a top Egyptian archaeologist, Zahi Hawass.
该组由埃及顶尖考古学家扎希·哈瓦斯领导.
The researchers studied King T ut’s mummy with an advanced X-ray technique called CT (CAT) scanning.
研究者研究了King T ut的木乃伊,使用一种叫作CT(CAT)扫描的先进的X射线技术。
A CT scanner takes numerous X-rays of an object from different angles.
CT扫描仪从不同角度对一个物体进行多次X光.
A computer uses the information to produce images that are much more detailed than ones made with regular X-ray machines.
一台计算机利用信息生成比用普通X光机制作的更详细得多的图像.
Hawass announced that the skull damage happened after Tut was dead.
哈瓦斯宣布头骨损伤发生在图特死后.
He determined that it probably occurred during the mummification process.
他确定很可能发生在木乃伊化过程中.
Dr.
医生
Zahi Hawass with Tut before the mummy enters the CT scanner The CT scans also revealed that the young king had several physical problems, including a cleft palate and a club foot.
扎希・哈瓦斯与 在木乃伊进入CT扫描仪前的图特 CT扫描也揭示出年轻的国王有一些身体上的问题,包括一个裂开的花圈和一个会场脚.
The researchers also found other evidence of what might have killed Tut.
研究人员还发现了其他可能杀死了图特的证据.
The scans showed that shortly before his death, he had suffered a broken leg that hadn’t healed properly.
扫描显示他死前不久,
Hawass said the king may have developed an infection from the injury and died a few days later.
哈瓦斯说,国王可能已经从伤口中发展出感染,几天后就去世了.
From 2007 to 2010, Hawass and other researchers studied Tut’s remains using genetic tests.
从2007年到2010年,哈瓦斯和其他研究人员利用基因测试研究了图特的遗骨.
The new genetic tests showed the researchers two important conditions they hadn’t seen before.
新的基因测试向研究人员展示了他们以前从未见过的两个重要条件。
There was evidence that King Tut had multiple attacks of severe malaria.
有证据表明,图特国王多次发作严重疟疾.
The disease alone probably wouldn’t have killed Tut, but it may have left him very weak.
疾病本身可能不会杀死图特,
They also found evidence of a deterioration of the bones in his left foot.
他们还发现了他左脚骨骼恶化的证据.
Tut may have inherited the condition from both of his parents; since they were siblings, it may have made the damaging effects of the condition worse.
Tut可能继承了他父母双方的病情;因为他们是兄弟姐妹,这可能使病情的破坏性影响更严重.
Scientists reveal the face of King Tut’s mummy.
科学家揭示了图特国王木乃伊的外表。
Mystery Solved?
神秘解脱?
Did young King Tut die from a combination of physical problems, an accident, a disease, and/ or an infection from a broken leg?
年轻的时候 国王 图特死于身体问题、事故、疾病和/或腿骨折的感染?
Or could it have been something else?
也可能是别的东西?
Some members of Hawass’s group said the broken leg might have happened when Tut was being embalmed.
Hawass的一些成员说,在Tut被防腐时,腿可能断了。
Other experts say that Carter’s team caused the break when they removed Tut’s mummy from its inner coffin years ago.
其他专家说,卡特的团队 在他们离开时造成休息 Tut ' s Mummy 几年前从棺材里取出。
With new scientific research and DNA evidence, theories of how the young king lived and died become more provable.
随着新的科学研究和DNA证据,年轻国王的生与死理论变得更加可证.
But different experts might interpret them differently.
但是,不同的专家可能会对他们作出不同的解释。
What’s your interpretation?
您有何解释?
Carter’s team removes artifacts from Tut’s tomb.
卡特的团队从图特的墓中取出文物.