HowardCarterisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.Hedidn’tgotoschoolbuthewasbright.36.curiousabouttheworldoutsidehishometown.In1891attheageof17hesetsailforAlexandriaEgypt.Bythe1920s

Question

Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He didn’t go to school but he was bright. 36. curious about the world outside his home town. In 1891 at the age of 17 he set sail for Alexandria Egypt. By the 1920s 37.他成为一个探险家，searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. Inside the tombs he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold 38. along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. In 1922 Howard Carter made his most amazing discoveries of all in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. However not long after the discovery people in Carter’s team fell ill and died. 39.他们一进入墓穴 Carter’s lucky pet bird was swallowed by a snake. George Gould a friend of Carnarvon’s went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death. He too visited the tomb 40. only to catch a high fever the next day. Twelve hours later he was dead.

Answer 1

36.对他家乡外的世界感到好奇。

          37. he had become an explorer.

         38. 连同死去国王保存的尸体一起。

         39. Upon/On their entering/getting into the tomb

         40. 结果第二天发高烧