KING TUT'S TOMB

Finding this Egyptian king changed history.

Ninety years ago this year a man named Howard Carter made a great find. But he didn't discover an unknown people group or a new plant. He found the resting place of a king. People had seen signs of King Tutankhamun's tomb but had never found it.

Eventually, Carter's crew discovered a set of steps that led down to some underground rooms. There Carter found the king's body and many of his treasures.

The discovery has made king Tutankhamun, Tut for short, one of the better-remembered kings of Egypt. No one is sure why, but he died suddenly before he turned 20. Because he died so young, there wasn't time to prepare a grand tomb for him. So he ended up with a smaller burial room. Its small size was actually the reason it stayed hidden for so long. And, unlike other Egyptian kings' tombs, Tut's was not as damaged by time or robbers. King Tut's tomb remains the best-preserved royal tomb ever discovered.

The discovery of this little tomb has helped people learn a great deal about ancient Egypt.

Grammar Tips:
The discovery has made king Tutankhamun, Tut for short, one of the better-remembered kings of Egypt.
for short- as a short way of saying a long name.
Tut for short -Tut is the short way of saying Tutankhamun.
Alexander prefers you call him Alex for short.
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF for short, is an angency of the United Nations.
short for -for short 相反. Alext is short for Alexander.
UNICEF is short for United Nations Children's Fund.

Vocabulary Tips:
eventually-最后，终於。
*Timmy spent 6 years in college and eventually graduated last summer.
*After considering all other alternaties, the patient eventually had to go through with this major surgery.
discover (v)-发现。 "dis"-除去, "cover"-覆盖物，除去覆盖物，即是“发现“
*The team discovered many dinosaur fossils at the dig.
discovery (n)-发现，发现的事物。
*THe great discovery that the earth is round changed the scientific world.
preserve- 保存preserved (adj)- 被保存的，被保护的，保护的很好。
*preserved fruit-蜜饯
*The cathedral is still well-preserved after World War I and II. 被很好的保存。。

Chat Room:
The discovery has made King Tutankhamun, Tut for short...
for short- 太长的名字简单化，简称。
William, Bill is for short.- Bill is short for William.
to be short for -简略，简化
Bob is short for Robert. Liz is short for Elizabeth. "phone" is short for "telephone".
B & B is short for "bed and breakfast".