Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings, written by Danny Reif. Focus question. Why is the Valley of the Kings an important place?

《帝王谷》，作者：丹尼·赖夫 焦点问题 为什么帝王谷是一处重要的地点？

treasure. In November 1922, a British man named Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. This was an exciting find. Other explorers thought they had already found everything in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb held more than 5 ,000 objects. Many of them were solid gold.

珍宝。 1922年11月，一位名叫霍华德·卡特的英国人发现了图坦卡蒙国王的陵墓。 这是个激动人心的发现。 其他探险家原本以为他们已经找遍了帝王谷里的所有东西。 这座陵墓里出土了5000多件物品。 其中很多都是纯金打造的。

A King's Valley The Valley of the Kings is probably the most amazing burial ground in the world. Steep valleys hold the tombs of almost every king from the New Kingdom time in Egypt. This time lasted about 500 years from 1550 to 1080 BC.

国王之谷 帝王谷大概是世界上最令人惊叹的墓地。 陡峭的山谷里安葬着几乎每一位埃及新王国时期的国王。 这一时期从公元前1550年到公元前1080年，持续了约500年。

The valley's steep cliffs and single entrance made it easy to guard. It also took several hours to walk there from the ancient city of Thebes. That helped keep tomb robbers away.

山谷陡峭的悬崖和唯一的入口让这里便于守卫。 从古城底比斯步行到这里需要好几个小时。 这能帮忙把盗墓贼挡在外面。

The Next Life People in ancient Egypt believed a tomb was as important as the palace where the king lived. The tomb protected the dead king's body, which they believed returned to life after burial. When a king died, people placed his body inside a decorated coffin. Then they put the coffin inside a bigger, heavier coffin made of solid stone. The larger coffin weighed as much as five elephants.

来世 古埃及人相信来世， 陵墓和国王生前居住的宫殿一样重要。 陵墓保护死去国王的遗体，他们相信国王下葬后会重生。 国王去世后，人们会把他的遗体放进装饰精美的棺椁里。 然后他们再把这具棺椁放进一具更大更沉的纯石棺里。 这具大石棺的重量相当于五头大象加起来那么重。

To reach the next life, the people of Egypt believed spirits had to follow the travels of Ra, the sun god, through the night. They covered tomb walls with pictures and writing to help the soul on its journey.

古埃及人相信，要往来世，灵魂必须跟随太阳神拉的脚步穿行过黑夜。 他们在陵墓的墙壁上画满图画、写满文字，帮助灵魂走完这段旅程。