翻译

　　20世纪初木乃伊诅咒的故事广为流传。一些新闻记者甚至说，1912年泰坦尼克号的沉没是因为船上放置了一副古埃及棺木。之后1923年塔特王陵墓的出土也为此传说注入了新生命。率领挖掘陵墓的卡纳文勋爵的猝死，更将此诅咒传说推上全球报纸的头版。

　　然而根据多米尼克·蒙瑟雷特的说法，卡纳文的死并无异常之处，因为他的健康状况一直欠佳。而且10年后勘探队的26名成员几乎都还健在。这算什么诅咒﹗

　　蒙瑟雷特认为，陵墓的发现其实对塔特王的灵魂有益。古埃及人相信，只要亡者的名字为世人所记，其灵魂将永存不朽。若此说法属实，塔特王和其它埃及人陵墓的发现，便能确保他们的灵魂长存。

　　活用词汇

　　More Information仅供参考，不须强记

　　1. Egyptian adj.埃及(人)的；n.埃及人

　　2. mummy n.木乃伊

　　3. archaeologist n.考古学家

　　4. horror novel n.恐怖小说

　　5. Titanic n.泰坦尼克号

　　6. coffin n.棺木

　　Language Focus

　　Pattern A

　　The unexpected death of Lord Carnarvon, who led the exploration of the tomb, propelled the curse story onto the front pages of newspapers around the world.

　　句型：... N, who/which/whose/where + V ...

　　解析：“非限定”关系从句只对先行词做进一步的补充说明，其先行词通常是专有名词或独一无二的人、地、物。注意：(1)关系词前必须加上逗号(2)不可使用关系代词that (3)关系词不可省略。

　　例1：My husband, who is an airplane pilot, is often away from home.

　　我先生是个飞机驾驶员，常常不在家。

　　例2：Two years ago I went to Africa,swheresI never thought I would fall in love.

　　两年前我去非洲，我从未想过会在那儿坠入爱河。

　　Pattern B

　　Montserrat actually sees the discovery of the tomb as beneficial to King Tut’s soul.

　　句型：see/view N

　　regard Adj

　　refer to + O + as + V-ing

　　think of p.p.

　　解析：本句型的意思是“将…视为～”。As之后所接的宾语补语可以是名词、形容词、现在

　　分词(表主动)，或过去分词(表被动)。

　　例1：Newspapers referred to thesgroupsas terrorists.

　　报纸把该团体称作恐怖分子。

　　例2：The boss sees the new project as a way to expand business.

　　老板视这个新方案为扩展生意的一种方式。

　　翻译填空

　　(请依前述句型及中文翻译完成下列各句)

　　1. Many students ____________ the class ________________ _______________

　　许多学生认为这节课的内容很容易听懂。

　　2. I ______________ ________________ the toy ______________ a pet.

　　我视那玩具为一种宠物。

　　句子合并(用括号内的提示，将两句合并成一句。)

　　1. Last summer I went to Japan.

　　I began learning Japanese in Japan. (用关系词)

　　_____________________________________________________

　　2. My school is quite well-known.

　　My school is two hundred years old. (用关系词)

　　______________________________________________________

　　造句练习(用提示的短语，造出语法正确、内容具体、意思清楚的句子。)

　　1. evolvesintos

　　______________________________________________________

　　2. on board

　　_______________________________________________________

　　3. add new life to

　　____________________________________________________

　　Language Focus_答案:

　　1.regard (ed); as; easy

　　2. think/thought; of; as

　　1. Last summer I went to Japan,swheresI began learning Japanese.

　　2. My school, which is quite well-known, is two hundred years old.

　　1. One of his short stories evolvedsintosa novel.

　　2. The passengers on board waved goodbye to their friends on the dock.

　　3. Our new coworker has really added new life to the office.

　　Reading Question

　　After reading the article, choose the best answer to each question.

　　1.swheresdoes Dominic Montserrat believe that mummy curses came from?

　　(A) From an ancient Egyptian religious book.

　　(B) From early travelers in the desert.

　　(C) From the minds of novelists.

　　(D) From parents threatening their children.

　　2. What did Jane Loudon’s novel feature?

　　(A) It featured characters from outer space.

　　(B) It featured instructions for making curses.

　　(C) It featured early maps of the world.

　　(D) It featured a mummy attacking an archaeologist.

　　3. When did the mummy’s curse become a front page newspaper story?

　　(A) After the sinking of the Titanic.

　　(B) After the death of Lord Carnarvon.

　　(C) When Jane Loudon’s book started selling.

　　(D) Right before the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.

　　4. Why does Montserrat think the discovery of King Tut’s tomb

　　may be good for the king’s soul?

　　(A) People may feel sorry and pray for King Tut.

　　(B) King Tut’s soul was trapped in the tomb.

　　(C) Ancient Egyptians believed one’s soul survived as long as one’s name was remembered.

　　(D) Ancient Egyptians thought museums were holy places.

　　Reading Questions_答案:

　　1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C