遗失的法老城市05

　　Montet's destination was Tanis in the northeastern corner of the Nile Delta¹.
Tanis was a very remote site at the end of a very long track set in alandscape that looks like the surface of the moon. When Montet eventuallyreached the remains², his hopes were high of finding a spectacular lostworld.
So what do you think is that?
Looks promising³.
Tanis went beyond Montet's wildest dreams. Though the ancient Nile had longsince gone, everything else about the site fitted the clues for Ramesses'slost city, Pi-Ramesse. Everywhere he looked, he found half-buried monumentsof Ramesses the Great.
Ra-Messe-Shu marry Amon, the one born of Ra beloved of Amon. We've been herefive minutes. I've already seen this cartouche in what, three separateplaces?
This was one of the vital clues needed to confirm whether this truly was Pi-Ramesse.
Montet's initial trip to Tanis left him in no doubt that Ramesses II's lostcity lay buried beneath his feet.
I will send word to Cairo: We've got an awful lot of work ahead of us.
But this site would become famous for reasons far stranger than Montet couldever have imagined. The remains at Tanis secured Montet's name in the worldof Egyptology. Within a few years, he established a full-time⁴ excavationsite. And under his leadership, the work became an obsession⁵.

1 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

5 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。