新概念英语第二册笔记新版-第77课.pdf

新概念英语第二册笔记新版:第77课

【Newwordsandexpressions】（14）

mummyn.木乃伊

Egyptianadj.埃及的

templen.庙

markn.斑点

platen.（照相）底片

diseasen.疾病

lastv.持续

provev.显示出

resinn.树脂

skinn.皮肤

sectionn.切片

figuren.（人的）体形；人像

normallyadv.通常地

survivev.幸免于

★lastvi.持续，连续（常跟一个表示时间的名词或短语，没有

被动语态）

last直接加时间或加for+时间

Themeetinglasts(for)threehours.

Thewarbetweenthetwocountrieslasted(for)overthree

years/until1453.

★provev.显示出

①vi.显示，说明

prove+adj.

Itprovesdifficulttodothejobbyherself.

prove+tobe+adj.

Itprovestobedifficult.

②vt.证明，证明（后面可跟从句、形容词、名词、不定式等）

Iwillproveittoyou.我将会证明给你看

We’rebeentryingtosellourhouse,butit’sprovedtobevery

difficult.

Youshouldfirstprovethatyouboughtthesegoodshere.

【Text】

ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthad

anoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasinger

intheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-ray

platestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindout

whetherthewomandiedofararedisease.Theonlywaytodothis

wastooperate.Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,

provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcovered

theskin.Thedoctorsremovedasectionofthemummyandsentit

toalaboratory.TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheX-rayplates

didnotshow:asmallwaxfigureofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhich

hastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamummy.Thedoctors

havenotyetdecidedhowthewomandied.Theyfearedthatthemummy

wouldfalltopieceswhentheycut