2026届高三英语培优 外刊阅读学案：世界最大考古博物馆，终于要开了.docxVIP

高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜世界最大考古博物馆，终于要开了！耗资10亿美元，建造20年，10万藏品

说到埃及，你会想到什么？宏伟的金字塔，巨大的狮身人面像，还是神秘的木乃伊？几千年来，古埃及一直是北非和中东地区一个颇具影响力的王国，给人类留下了独特和灿烂的文化遗产。就在今年，人们又多了一个去埃及旅游的原因——位于开罗郊外的“大埃及博物馆”将正式对外开放。这座博物馆让全世界翘首以盼了20余年，这是为何？徜徉其间，有怎样的感受？

TheWorldsMostAnticipatedMuseumIsFinallyOpen.(Well,Mostly.)

ByStephenHiltner

Thereisperhapsnoinstitutiononearthwhoseopeninghasbeenaswildlyanticipated,orasmind-bogglinglydelayed,astheGrandEgyptianMuseumoutsideCairo.Itsconstructionhasbeensuchafiasco—miredbyfundinglapses,logisticalhurdles,apandemic,nearbywars,revolutions(yes,plural).

Plannedopeningshavecomeandgonesince2012.Intime,frustrationsbubbledoverforwould-bevisitors,manyofwhomhadplannedvacationsaroundthenewmuseum.IhavecanceledtwotripstoCairobecauseofanticipatedopeningdatesandthendelays,”onetravelerwroteonthemuseumsInstagrampagethisyear.

Thewaitisnowover.Well,mostly.

WhenIvisitedinmid-February,muchofthemuseumwasopen:11ofthe12mainexhibitiongalleries,alongwiththecavernousentrancehallandabroadstaircasestrewnwithdozensofartifacts.

Summarizingtheexhibitionhallswouldbeathanklesstask.Afewhighlightsclingtomelikeburrs:Thedizzyingdisplayofblueushabti,thefigurinesleftasservantsforthedead.Animmensemummifiedcrocodile.A3,100-year-oldwigmadefrombraidedhumanhair.

Thewiginparticulardraggedtheancientworldtothefore,bridgingwhatatmanymuseumsfeelslikeanunbridgeabledivide.Leaveittoadelicatehumanfeature,quietlypreservedforthousandsofyears,tobringthepasttolife.

Ifmyexperienceisanyindication,thenallittakestooverlookthelongwaitisaleisurelystrollthroughthemuseumstimelesscollection.

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