Death of a Boy King 少年法老之死

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爱思英语编者按：Tutankhamun (图坦卡蒙) 是三千年前的一位埃及法老，其墓穴中的宝藏世界闻名，不过，令专家们百思不得其解的是，为什么图坦卡蒙过世这么早，现在一项新调查对这一疑问提供了可能的答案。

Ever since Howard Carter"s discovery of Tutankhamun"s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922, scholars have speculated over why the 19-year-old boy king died so young.

Some believe he was killed by a fall from his chariot, conspiracy theorists say he was murdered, but scientists who painstakingly studied the pharaoh"s remains think Tutankhamun died from a bout of malaria that attacked his already weakened body. They say he had a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane.

In the journal of the American Medical Association, lead scientist Dr ZahiHawass says how he found traces of the malaria parasite in Tutankhamun"s blood along with signs of bone disease. The scientists" DNA studies also suggest the true identity of the king"s parents and grandparents, something that has divided archaeologists for decades.

Glossary 词汇表

tomb n.墓穴

the Valley of the Kings 帝王谷

speculated over 揣测

chariot n.（古代双轮马拉）战车

conspiracy theorists 阴谋论者

painstakingly adv.艰苦地

the pharaoh"s remains 法老的遗骸

a bout of malaria 疟疾发作

cleft palate 腭裂

club foot 畸形足

cane n.拐杖

traces of 痕迹

parasite n.寄生虫

DNA 脱氧核糖核酸

divided 使意见分歧
archaeologists n.考古学家

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