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mummy n. 木乃伊
Egyptian adj. 埃及的
Egypt 埃及

Shepenmut 赛潘姆特
是古埃及首都底比斯城的著名长官montuemhat 的三位妻子之一，是一名女祭司。

priest 神父，祭司
priestess 女祭司

Thebes 底比斯 历史上有两个底比斯城，古埃及一个，古希腊一个。这篇文章说的是古埃及曾经的都城底比斯。

temple n. 庙

mark n. v. 斑点 做标记
He made marks with a pencil.
他用铅笔做了记号。
Prices are marked on the goods.
价格标在商品上。


plate n. 盘子、碟子（照相）底片
dinner plates 餐盘


disease n. 疾病


last v. 持续 adv. 最后的，上一个
The meeting only lasted for a few minutes.
会议只持续了几分钟。
How long does the play last?
那出戏要演多长时间？
This weather won't last.
这种天气持续不了多久。


prove v. 证明，展示
Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
只要给我个机会，我会证明给你看。

resin n. 树脂

skin n. 皮肤

section n. 部分、切片
That section of the road is still closed.
那段公路依旧封闭。
the sports section of the newspaper
报纸的体育版

laboratory n. 实验室 (简称lab)
It is important to check when the laboratory can do the tests.
核实一下实验室何时可以进行这些测试是很重要的。


figure n. （人的）体形；人像
sales figures 销售数字
She's always had a good figure.
她一向体态秀美。
a bronze figure of a horse
一座马的铜像
We couldn't figure her out.
我们摸不透她。


normally adv. 通常地
It's normally much warmer than this in July.
通常七月要比现在热得多。



1、The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.
B.C. = Before Christian 公元前，放在年代的后面

2、The only way to do this was to operate.
way + of 做……的方式
way + to do 做……的方式