Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12 As they wound through the streets of Luxor, Dan started to feel like Egypt was the oven and he was the turkey. He was glad when the cab drove down a small lane to a dock and he could see the green water of the Nile. He didn't feel any cooler, but it was better than looking at sand. "Where are we staying?" Amy asked Theo as they all grabbed their bags. Theo paid off the driver. He pointed with his chin to a small, trim white sailboat, sitting low in the water. "There." "Whoa," Dan said. "A boat? That rocks." "Exactly," Amy said. "And it doesn't stop." She'd never been crazy about boats. And it hadn't helped that she'd almost drowned when she'd been thrown off one into a canal in Venice.

第十二章当他们蜿蜒穿过卢克索的街道时，丹开始觉得埃及是烤箱，他是火鸡。 当马车沿着一条小巷驶向一个码头时，他很高兴，因为他可以看到尼罗河的绿水。 他没有觉得凉爽，但总比看着沙子好。 “我们住在哪里？”艾米问西奥，这时他们都拿起了自己的包。 西奥买通了司机。他用下巴指了指低低的水面上一艘整洁的白色小帆船。 “在那里。”“哇，”丹说。 “一艘船吗?岩石。”“没错，”艾米说。 “而且不会停止。”她从来没有对船着迷过。 更糟糕的是，当她在威尼斯从船上被扔进运河时，差点淹死。

"These boats are called dahabiyyas," Theo said. "Do you see the smaller sailboats out on the river? They're called feluccas. No trip to Egypt is complete without a Nile cruise on a felucca. My friend said we can stay for a couple of nights on his boat while he's in Cairo." "Hey, maybe after we go see Queen Neferfarty's tomb, we can go for a swim in the river," Dan said. "It's Nefertari, and whatever you do, don't swim in the Nile," Theo said. "There are parasites— worms— that could make you very, let's say, uncomfortable. The larvae penetrate the skin. And, of course, there's the occasional crocodile." "Okay, you convinced me," Dan said. "Come on, let's take our gear aboard." The cabin was trim and spare and gleaming. There was room for two people to sleep in the bow, and a seating area made up another bed. Bookshelves lined the sides of the cabin. Theo said he'd sleep on the deck. "To watch out for crocodiles," he said with a wink. "Now," he said, "I have to go see about those

“这些船被称为dahabiyyas，”西奥说。 “你看到河上的小帆船了吗？” 它们被称为三桅帆船。不乘坐三桅帆船游览尼罗河，埃及之旅就不完整。 我朋友说，他在开罗的时候，我们可以在他的船上住几个晚上。” “嘿，也许我们去看完王后纳菲法蒂的坟墓后，我们可以去河里游泳，”丹说。 西奥说：“这是尼罗河，无论你做什么，都不要在尼罗河里游泳。” 他说：“有些寄生虫会让你感到非常不舒服。 幼虫穿透皮肤。 当然，偶尔也会看到鳄鱼。” “好吧，你说服了我，”丹说。 “来吧，我们把装备带上吧。” 船舱整洁，宽敞，闪闪发光。 船头有两个人睡觉的地方，还有一个座位区，是另一张床。 小木屋的两侧排列着书架。 西奥说他会睡在甲板上。 “为了提防鳄鱼，”他眨眨眼说。 “现在，”他说，“我得去看看那些东西

passes to the tomb. Might take a little persuasion. You'll want to take a rest later when it gets really hot, but you still have time to explore the Valley a bit. Where would you like to start?" Amy thumbed through Grace's guidebook. On the plane she'd noted that Grace had outlined a site with light blue ink. "She said not to miss the Temple of Hatshepsut." "Brilliant. Both sites are on the Thebes side of the river." Theo looked at Nellie. "How would you like to see a real archaeologist's office?" "Really? I'd love it." Dan rolled his eyes at Amy. They had never realized that their smart-mouthed au pair was so capable of being… a girl. He'd practically gotten airsick watching them share their bags of peanuts on the plane. He wished Nellie would go back to worshipping her iPod. "Let's stroll down to the Corniche and I'll put you two in a taxi," Theo said to Amy and Dan. "Nellie and I will meet you at Hatshepsut's temple in exactly one hour. Then it's off to the tomb."

通往坟墓。可能需要一点劝说。 当天气变得非常热的时候，你会想要休息一下，但你仍然有时间去探索一下山谷。 你想从哪里开始呢？”艾米翻了翻格蕾丝的旅游指南。 在飞机上，她注意到格蕾丝用浅蓝色墨水勾勒出了一个地点。 “她说不要错过哈特谢普苏特神庙。” “辉煌。这两处遗址都在底比斯河畔。” 西奥看着内利。“你想不想看看真正的考古学家的办公室？”“真的吗? 我很乐意。”丹对艾米翻了个白眼。 他们从来没有意识到，他们那伶牙俐齿的互惠生是如此有能力成为……一个女孩。 看着他们在飞机上分吃花生，他几乎要晕机了。 他希望内莉能继续崇拜她的iPod。 西奥对艾米和丹说：“我们漫步到滨海大道，我把你们俩送上出租车。” "内莉和我一小时后在哈特谢普苏特的神庙见你。 然后就去坟墓了。”

"I can't believe Theo said that it isn't hot yet," Amy said. "How much hotter can it possibly get?" She was about to grumble more, but ahead of her, an incredible sight was rising in the wavy desert air. The Temple of Hatshepsut sat at the foot of towering cliffs. It was built in three tiers, with columns marching along the front. A series of ramps and stairs led up to it. "Isn't it amazing?" she said. "Which part?" Dan asked. "The sand? Or the sand?" "Here we are, walking on ground that people walked on thousands of years ago. I was reading in the guidebook—" Dan held up two crossed fingers. "Lecture alert." "—that this temple was designed by the queen's architect, Senenmut, in the Eighteenth Dynasty. Later it was damaged by Ramses—" "I guess he wasn't a fan—" "—and it was even a Coptic monastery for awhile. They're still excavating parts of it. I think we should go right to the reliefs of the queen's

“我不敢相信西奥说现在还不热，”艾米说。 “还能再热多少？”她还想再抱怨，但在她前面，沙漠的波浪状空气中出现了一个令人难以置信的景象。 哈特谢普苏特神庙坐落在高耸的悬崖脚下。 它分为三层，柱子沿着前面行进。 一连串的坡道和楼梯通向它。 “很神奇吧？”她说。 “你指哪一部分?”丹问道。“沙? 还是沙子？”“我们在这里，走在几千年前人们走过的土地上。 我正在看旅游指南——”丹举起两个交叉的手指。 讲座警惕。”这座神庙是由女王的建筑师塞内穆特在第十八王朝设计的。 后来它被拉美西斯破坏了——”“我猜他不喜欢——”“它甚至一度是科普特人的修道院。 他们还在挖掘其中的一部分。 我觉得我们应该直接去看女王的浮雕

journey to the Land of Punt. Look at what Grace wrote." "Where's Punt?" Dan asked. "Is it next to Pass and Hike?" "No one knows for sure. They think it's present- day Somalia. Hatshepsut led an expedition there." They came to the wide ramp, which had shallow stairs in the center. The heat bounced off the pale stone and pounded against their bodies. The pale yellows and beiges of the sand and the cliffs turned everything into a pulsating shimmer. Amy was glad Theo had insisted they wear sunglasses and baseball caps. The glare was blinding. As they ascended, Amy felt more and more transfixed. It made her dizzy, heat and blue sky and cliff and the grandeur of the statues and the columns. "There she is," Amy said, pointing to a statue of Hatshepsut. "Whoa, she has a beard," Dan said. "The queen

去普特岛的旅程。 看看格蕾丝写的东西。” “平底船在哪儿?”丹问道。 “它在Pass and Hike旁边吗？”“没有人确切知道。 他们认为那是现在的索马里。 哈特谢普苏特曾在那里率领一支探险队。” 他们来到宽阔的坡道上，坡道中央有很浅的台阶。 热量从苍白的石头上反弹，撞击着他们的身体。 浅黄色和米色的沙滩和悬崖把一切都变成了脉动的微光。 埃米很高兴西奥坚持让他们戴太阳镜和棒球帽。 眩光刺眼。随着他们的上升，艾美越来越感到目瞪口呆。 炎热、蓝天、悬崖、宏伟的雕像和石柱使她头晕目眩。 “她在那儿，”艾米指着哈特谢普苏特的雕像说。 “哇，她有胡子，”丹说。 “女王

is a dude!" "She called herself king," Amy explained. "So sometimes she's portrayed with a beard." "Whatevs," Dan said. "I still think she needs a shave." "Come on, I think the wall reliefs are on the second tier." Consulting the guidebook, Amy stopped for a moment. Dan tried to peer over her shoulder. "I think we go right," Amy said. "No, left." "Right. Then left, then right again—" "And turn and kick and jump. Are these directions or a cheerleading routine?" Dan tried to grab the book. "Let me see." "No, I've got it." "I haven't even seen it yet!" Amy wrenched the book from Dan's grasp. "I don't want you to lose it." "I'm going to lose it, all right," Dan muttered darkly. Amy hurried ahead. She didn't want the book

是个男人！”“她称自己为国王，”艾米解释说。 “所以有时她被描绘成留着胡子。” “随便吧，”丹说。“我还是觉得她需要刮胡子。” “来吧，我觉得墙上的浮雕在第二层。” 艾美看了看旅游指南，停了一会儿。 丹试图从她的肩膀上偷看。 “我想我们走右边，”艾米说。 “不,离开了。”“正确。然后向左，然后再向右——”“然后转身，踢，跳。 这是指导还是啦啦队表演？”丹试图抓住那本书。 “让我看看。”“不，我有。” “我还没看过呢！”艾米从丹手中夺过书。 “我不想让你失去它。” “我要输了，好吧。”丹阴郁地嘟囔着。 艾米急忙赶在前面。她不想要这本书