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Afterwards, all of its contents would go into a museum.'
然后，它里面的物品都要放入博物館里。”
However, not long after the discovery, people in Carter's team began to fall ill and die.
然而，墓穴發現不久之后，卡特隊伍中的人就開始生病、死亡。
Upon their entering the tomb, Carter's lucky pet bird, which he had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake.
進入陵墓的那一刻，卡特的幸運愛鳥，曾被他留在開羅，就被一條蛇給吞了。
Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also present when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
之后，卡特打開墓穴的幾個月后， 當時也在場的卡那封國王，發熱并在埃及病逝。
At the moment of Carnarvon's death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
卡那封國王死的那一刻，埃及首都開羅斷了電。
Back in England, his dog died at approximately the same time.
回到英國，他的狗也在同時死去了。
George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon's, went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death.
卡那封的朋友喬治·古爾德，聽到他的離奇的死訊后去了埃及。
He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fever the next day.
他也去了陵墓，結果第二天就發高燒。
Twelve hours later, he was dead.
12個小時后他死去了。
Carter's secretary, Richard Bethell, died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened.
卡特的秘書理查德·貝塞爾，在打開陵墓4個月后死于心臟病。
Arthur Mace, another member of the team, also died shortly after the discovery.
另外一名隊伍成員亞瑟·梅斯，在這次發現后不久也死了。
Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died.
七年間，與陵墓發掘工作有關的人員之中有21人死亡。
Howard Carter, however, lived on until the age of 65.
然而，霍華德·卡特一直活到65歲。
Some people say the deaths were just coincidence.
有的人說這些死亡是巧合。
Others believe that they were in connection with a mummy's curse, as a punishment for those who enter the resting place of the dead.
還有人說那些是木乃伊的詛咒， 懲罰那些進入死者長眠之地的人。
However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation.
不過還是有人相信有科學解釋。
Inside the tombs, there are many viruses.
陵墓里有許多病毒。
When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses.
陵墓被打開時，新鮮空氣擾動了病毒。
If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.
如果這些病毒被人體吸入，他們就能導致疾病甚至死亡。
Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection.
今天，科學家們檢查木乃伊的時候，會穿上專門的衣服進行保護。
What is certain, though, is that 'the curse of the mummy' remains a riddle to this day.
但是，有一點可以肯定， ‘木乃伊的詛咒’至今還是個謎。
