King Tut’s Secrets

You probably recognize my face—or at least my golden mask. Most people know me as King Tut from ancient Egypt. But my real name is Tutankhamun. I became an Egyptian pharaoh, or king, when I was about nine years old. But my reign was not long. I was only 19 when I died from an unknown cause.

你可能认得我的脸，或者至少认得我的金色面具。 大多数人都知道我是古埃及的图特王。但我的真名是图坦卡蒙。 我大约九岁时成为了埃及法老或国王。 但我的统治时间不长。我19岁时死于不明原因。

My people buried me in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. That’s where many other pharaohs were buried. I was an important king, and I made many big changes to Egypt. But people soon forgot about me, and I was lost for over three thousand years! Then, in 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter discovered my tomb.

我的族人把我葬在国王谷的一座坟墓里。 那里埋葬了许多其他法老。 我是一位重要的国王，我对埃及做出了许多重大改变。 但人们很快就忘记了我，我迷失了三千多年！ 1922年，一位名叫霍华德·卡特的英国考古学家发现了我的墓。

Carter and his team were amazed by what they found. The rooms of my tomb were filled with thousands of objects. That was because we ancient Egyptians believed the dead needed things for the afterlife. With me, I had golden chariots, furniture, food, wine— even underwear!

卡特和他的团队对他们的发现感到惊讶。 我墓的房间里堆满了成千上万的物品。 那是因为我们古埃及人相信死者来世需要东西。 我身边有金色的战车、家具、食物、葡萄酒，甚至内衣！

My coffin was made of solid gold. It took Carter ten years to remove everything from my tomb. People were excited about Carter’s discovery. Mine was the most complete pharaoh’s tomb ever found. Other tombs had been robbed of valuable objects. In fact, robbers had actually broken into my tomb twice! But they weren’t able to steal very much.

我的棺材是纯金做的。 卡特花了十年时间才把我墓中的一切都搬走。 人们对卡特的发现感到兴奋。 我的陵墓是迄今发现的最完整的法老陵墓。 其他墓葬中的贵重物品被抢走。 事实上，强盗实际上曾两次闯入我的坟墓！ 但他们不太能偷东西。

The contents of my tomb were displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Later some objects traveled across the world. In 1939, two of my trumpets were played on the radio. I hope the audience enjoyed the concert. I heard that 150 million people were listening! The most famous treasure from my tomb was the golden mask on my mummy.

我墓中的物品在开罗的埃及博物馆展出。 后来，一些物体穿越了世界。 1939年，我的两个小号在收音机里演奏。 我希望观众们喜欢这场音乐会。我听说有1.5亿人在听！ 我墓中最著名的珍宝是我木乃伊上的金面具。

Originally, this mask wasn’t meant for me at all! It had first been made for a different pharaoh. But when I died, it was used on me instead. The mask had to be changed though. The original owner’s face was removed from the front of the mask. Then a new face that looked like mine was placed on the mask. My name was written over the original owner’s name.

最初，这个面具根本不适合我！ 它最初是为不同的法老制作的。 但当我死的时候，它被用在了我身上。不过，面具必须更换。 原主人的脸被从面具正面取下。 然后，一张看起来像我的新面孔被放在面具上。 我的名字写在原主人的名字上。