新概念英語(yǔ)二-一例成功的手術(shù)

新概念英語(yǔ)二一例成功的手術(shù)

ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy，doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperation，whichlastedforoverfourhours，provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcoveredtheskin.Thedoctorsremovedasectionofthemummyandsentittoalaboratory.TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheX-rayplatesdidnotshow：asmallwaxfigureofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamummy.Thedoctorshavenotyetdecidedhowthewomandied.Theyfearedthatthemummywouldfalltopieceswhentheycutitopen，butfortunatelythishasnothappened.Themummysuccessfullysurvivedtheoperation.

Newwordsandexpressions生詞和短語(yǔ)

mummyn.木乃伊

Egyptianadj.埃及的

templen.廟

markn.斑點(diǎn)

platen.（照相）底片

diseasen.疾病

lastv.持續(xù)

provev.顯示出

resinn.樹脂

skinn.皮膚

sectionn.切片

figuren.（人的）體形；人像

normallyadv.通常地

survivev.幸免于

參考譯文

死于公元前800年的一位埃及婦女的木乃伊剛剛承受了一次手術(shù)。這是曾在底比斯神殿里當(dāng)過歌手的賽潘姆特的木乃伊。由于在給這個(gè)木乃伊拍攝的X光片子上有點(diǎn)驚奇的斑點(diǎn)，所以，醫(yī)生們始終試圖搞清這位婦女是否死于一種罕見的疾病。搞清的方法就是手術(shù)。手術(shù)持續(xù)了4個(gè)多小時(shí)，特別難做，由于皮膚上掩蓋著一層硬硬的樹脂。醫(yī)生們從木乃伊身上取下一個(gè)切片，送去化驗(yàn)。他們還發(fā)覺了X光片所沒有顯示的東西：一個(gè)蠟制的杜瓦木特夫神小塑像。這種牛頭人身的神像通常被放