壹苹派生活美语　揭开图坦卡门的神秘面纱

　　Soon after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, strange things started to occur. Some people linked several events to a curse that was placed on anyone who dared to disturb the pharaoh’s tomb. The idea of the curse began when George Herbert, the financial backer of the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, died from an infected mosquito bite a few months after the tomb was opened. After that, reporters started writing sensational stories about the curse.

　　图坦卡门的陵墓被发现不久后，奇怪的事情开始发生。有些人认为这几起事件与一个诅咒有关联，该诅咒是针对任何胆敢打扰法老陵墓的人。诅咒的想法始于图坦卡门陵墓搜寻计划的资助者乔治．赫伯特，他在陵墓被打开几个月后因蚊子叮咬的部位受到感染而死亡。此后，记者就开始撰写有关诅咒的耸动报导。

生活必备字词：

link A to B　　认为 A 与 B 有关联

dare to V　　敢（做）……

mosquito　n. 蚊子

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