壹蘋派生活美語　揭開圖坦卡門的神祕面紗

　　Soon after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, strange things started to occur. Some people linked several events to a curse that was placed on anyone who dared to disturb the pharaoh’s tomb. The idea of the curse began when George Herbert, the financial backer of the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, died from an infected mosquito bite a few months after the tomb was opened. After that, reporters started writing sensational stories about the curse.

　　圖坦卡門的陵墓被發現不久後，奇怪的事情開始發生。有些人認為這幾起事件與一個詛咒有關聯，該詛咒是針對任何膽敢打擾法老陵墓的人。詛咒的想法始於圖坦卡門陵墓搜尋計畫的資助者喬治．赫伯特，他在陵墓被打開幾個月後因蚊子叮咬的部位受到感染而死亡。此後，記者就開始撰寫有關詛咒的聳動報導。

生活必備字詞：

link A to B　　認為 A 與 B 有關聯

dare to V　　敢（做）……

mosquito　n. 蚊子

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