Three thousand years after Tutankhamen died, Howard Carter made a big discovery. A team of archeologists asked Howard to sketch some famous sites in Egypt. He then became interested in ancient Egypt.

Later, he found the symbol of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings. He believed that he might be able to find the king’s tomb. Tutankhamen became the king when he was only about nine years old. He could only open his heart to his wife. She loved him very much. And she loved flowers.

When he was around eighteen years old, Tutankhamen died suddenly.

It was said that power struggles made him die so young. But a DNA test showed that he died of malaria.

Howard failed many times, but at last he found Tutankhamen’s mummy with a gold mask. On the coffin, he found some dried flowers. They still had shades of their original colors. Howard wrote,"Inside the tomb, everything was covered with gold. But nothing was more beautiful than the flowers.”
Who offered Tutankhamen the flowers? What we know now is not enough to answer this question. It is still a mystery.

単語帳：

archeologist:考古学者
site:遺跡
became interested in〜:〜に興味を持つようになる
the Valley of the Kings：王家の谷
be able to〜：〜ができる(= can)
It was said that〜:〜と言われていた
power struggle：権力闘争
die of〜：〜が原因で死ぬ
at last：とうとう、最後に
coffin：棺(ひつぎ)
dried flower：乾燥した花
shade of color：色合い
offer：ささげる(提供する)

文法：

受動態：be + 過去分詞　〜される
例：are made up of
are often called
are filled with
problems caused by＝＞problems (which are) caused by

現在完了進行形：have(has) been 〜ing
have been bringing:持ち込まれつつあります。
have been suffering from〜:〜で苦しめられつつあります。
have been trying〜:〜を努力しつつあります。

目的語と補語を持つ動詞(find, name, make　等)
Find:
Ken found it important to study English every day.
S 　　V 　　O = C 　ケンは毎日英語を勉強することは大切だとわかった。
You will find it very important to listen carefully to your parent.
S 　　　V 　　O = C　あなたは両親の言うことを注意深くきくことが大切だとわかるでしょう。

Name:
He named her Yukiko.
S 　　V 　　O = C　彼は彼女をユキコと名付けた。

Make：
I will make you rich.
S 　　V 　　　O = C　あなたを裕福にしてあげよう。