精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Lesson 77 A successful operation一例成功的手术【Text】The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation. The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes. As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease. The only way to do this was to operate. The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin. The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory. They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef. This god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy. The doctors have not yet decided how the woman died. They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened. The mummy successfully survived the operation.【课文翻译】死于公元前800年的一位埃及妇女的木乃伊刚刚接受了一次手术。这是曾在底比斯神殿里当过歌手 的赛潘姆特的木乃伊。由于在给这个木乃伊拍摄的X光片子上有点奇怪的斑点，所以，医生们一直试图搞清这位妇女是否死于一种罕见的疾病。搞清的唯一办法就是 手术。手术持续了4个多小时，非常难做，因为皮肤上覆盖着一层硬硬的树脂。医生们从木乃伊身上取下一个切片，送去化验。他们还发现了X光片所没有显示的东 西：一个蜡制的杜瓦木特夫神小塑像。这种牛头人身的神像通常被放在木乃伊体内。医生们至今还未确定这位妇女的死因。他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后，它会散成 碎片，但幸运得很，这种情况并未发生。这具木乃伊成功地经受了这次手术。New words and expressions 生词和短语 n. 木乃伊 adj. 埃及的 n. 庙 n. 斑点 n. （照相）底片 n. 疾病 v. 持续 v. 显示出 n. 树脂 n. 皮肤 n. 切片 n. （人的）体形；人像 adv. 通常地 v. 幸免于【生词讲解】1. mummy 1) n （儿语）妈妈 mummies(复数） mommy (美)2) n 木乃伊eg: I was not, however, pleased by “The Mummy Returns”(2001), although the movie was so famous at that time. 虽然木乃伊归来这部电影在那时很出名，然而我并不是很喜欢。2. adj. 埃及的Egyptian adj 埃及的eg: YettheEgyptianpresidentseems tohave nointentionofstepping down. 但是这位埃及总统似乎没有退休的意思。Egypt n 埃及 （国名）eg: Hehas gottenusoutofEgypt,buthereweare inthewilderness.他带领我们离开埃及，但是我们现在处在荒野。Cairo 开罗（埃及首都）eg: ItravelledfromCairotoCape Townin 2002. 2002年，我从开罗一路旅行到了开普敦。Egyptian n 埃及人 3. temple 1) 庙，寺院the Shaolin temple 少林寺2) （古希腊，罗马，埃及的）神殿a Greek temple 希腊神殿3) 殿堂the temple of art 艺术的殿堂4) 太阳穴4. mark 1) n 斑点，瑕疵eg: He wet feet left marks on the floor.他湿淋淋的脚在地板上留下印迹。2) 记号，符号make a mark 做记号make marks on the wall with a chalk 用粉笔在墙上做记号punctuation marks 标点符号3) 分数，得分 grade（美）school marks 学校的成绩get good marks in English 英语的成绩很高gain high marks in maths 数学考试取得好成绩eg: On your marks! Get set! Go ! (跑步时的口令）各就各位，预备！ 起（跑）！4) v 做记号于, 留下痕迹于, 弄脏eg: She marked the important words with a red pencil. 她用红笔把重要的词汇做了标记。a face marked with worries 面带愁容eg: She marked her initials on her handkerchief.她把姓名的首字母做记号在手帕上。5) v 留下痕迹，留下伤痕eg: This floor marks very easily. 这个地板很容易留下脏痕。eg: The teacher marked more than 80 exam papers. 老师改了80分以上的试卷。5. plate 1) n (照相）底片2) n (浅）盘，平盘碟， 没人放置所分得的食物的盘子dish n 通常指金属制或陶瓷器的大盘子bowl n 碗saucer n 茶托；茶杯碟3)（菜的）一盘（份），一人份的菜a plate of meat 一盘肉eg: The dinner cost 50 dollars a plate. 这顿饭每人花费50美元。have a person on a plate = give a person on a plate 轻而易举地给（某人）have a lot on ones plate = have too much on ones plate (口)有很多（太多）该做的事情7. disease n 病，疾病eg: He is suffering from heart disease. 他患有心脏病。cure a disease 治疗疾病stomach disease 胃病这个单词的构成： dis(否定的前缀）+ease(安乐）= 没有安乐8. last 1) 延续，持续eg: Our vacation lasts 20 days. 我们的假期延续了20天。eg: The rainy season lasts until July. 雨季一直延续到7月份。2) 耐久，支持eg: This coat has lasted well. 这件外衣经久耐用。eg: He lasted for five days underground. 他在地底下撑了5天。3) 熬过时间；度过，足够维持到（某期间）eg: The patient isnt expected to last the night. 没人认为那位病人会熬的过晚上。eg: The food will last us three days. 这些食物够我们用三天。eg: The money will last us three days. 这些钱够我们用三天。last out 足够维持到（期间），支撑eg: The gasoline wont last out till we get to New York. 汽油不能够维持到我们到纽约了。lasting adj 持久的，连续性的a lasting peace 持久的和平9. prove 1) v 证明（to give proof of, show to be true)eg: He has proved his courage in battle. 他在战役中证明了他的勇气。eg: I wasnt in London on May 3rd. Can you prove that to the court? “五月三日我不在伦敦。”“你能在法庭上证明这一点吗？”2) v 实验（to test）eg: In order to prove the servants honesty, she left a bag containing money on the table. 为了试探仆人是否诚实，她把一个装有钱的包留在桌子上。3) 显示出eg: On the long journey, he proved himself to be an amusing companion. 在漫长的旅途中间，他显示出自己是一个开心果。proof 1) n 证明eg: I believe what you say: I dont want any proof. 我相信你说的话，不需要任何证明。2) adj 防.的，耐的