斯坦福探秘小木乃伊(Child Mummy Scanned at Stanford)

August 18, 2005—Call it x-ray vision for archaeologists. High- tech scans and computer modeling have offered scientists a noninvasive glimpse inside the delicate burial case of a millennia- old mummy.

2005.8.18—就叫它考古学家的X光视线吧。高科技扫描和计算机建模技术为科学家助了一臂之力，使其在不作物理破坏的方式下对千年干尸的内部细节一探究竟。

In this photo taken August 3, representatives from computer imaging firm Silicon¹ Graphics² unveiled a 3-D model of a 2,000-year-old child mummy. The company, based in Mountain View, California, worked with researchers at Stanford University to take more than 60,000 high-resolution CT scans of the tiny corpse³.

在以上这张摄于8月3日的照片展示了沉寂了2000年之久的一副儿童的木乃伊三维模型，该照片同时也是计算机图形公司Silicon Graphics 的代表之作。这家依山而建的加州公司同斯坦福大学的研究人员合作，已经成功地将微小尸体拍摄成了60000多张高分辨率的CT扫描图片。

The results of the scans helped researchers piece together the life history of the mummy without removing her bandages. Dubbed⁴ Sherit, or "little one" in ancient Egyptian, the female mummy was most likely about four years old when she died and was in reasonably good health for most of her life.

图像结果可以帮助研究人员推测拼凑出木乃伊的生活历史，而不必在像从前一样拆除木乃伊身上的绷带了。Dubbed Sherit，在古埃及也可称为“little one”，是一种女性木乃伊，奇怪的是，它死时大约4岁并且他一生中几乎都处于非常健康的状态。

CT scans have become a popular method for investigating mummies, in part due to concerns over unwrapping the ancient dead. Earlier this year, a National Geographic⁵ Society project used CT scans to create an accurate reconstruction⁶ of the face of legendary⁷ ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun.

CT扫描在木乃伊研究中锋芒毕露，部分要归功于其独特的穿透功能使人们免予抛开那些远古的尸体了。今年早些，CT扫描技术就曾应用于National Geographic的一个研究项目中，为的是精确重构古埃及传奇少年国王Tutankhamun的脸。

1 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

2 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

3 corpse   

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

• What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
• The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

4 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

6 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

7 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。