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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Experts in new bid to unravel ’secrets’ of pyramids 為揭金字塔「秘密」，專家展開新嘗試
科學家將利用最新技術測繪金字塔。（路透資料照）
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A group of Egyptian and foreign experts launched Sunday a new bid to unravel the "secrets" of the pyramids, including a search for hidden chambers inside four famed pharaonic monuments.
埃及與外籍專家組成的團隊，週日展開揭開金字塔「秘密」的新努力，其中包括搜尋4座知名法老王遺址內的密室。
Architects and scientists from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan will use modern infra-red technology and advanced detectors to map two pyramids at Giza and the two Dahshur pyramids, south of Cairo.
來自埃及、法國、加拿大與日本的建築師及科學家，將利用最新的紅外線技術與先進的偵測器，測繪位於吉薩的2座金字塔，以及南開羅的2座達舒爾金字塔。
"This special group will study these pyramids to see whether there are still any hidden chambers or other secrets" inside them, Minister of Antiquities Mamduh al-Damati announced.
「這支特別小組將探究這些金字塔，看看內部是否仍有密室或其他秘密」，國家古物部部長達馬蒂宣布。
"These engineers and architects will conduct the survey using non-destructive technology that will not harm the pyramids," he said.
「這些工程師與建築師將利用不會對金字塔造成傷害的非毀滅性技術進行調查，」他說。
Experts said the study, known as "Scan Pyramids," will also be a fresh attempt to understand how the monuments were built in the first place.
專家指出，這項稱為「掃描金字塔」的調查，也是了解這些紀念塔最初如何建造的新嘗試。
Many previous missions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of the pyramids, but archaeologists and scientists have yet to come up with a concrete theory explaining how the structures were built.
此前許多任務企圖揭開金字塔之謎，但考古學家與科學家尚未提出具體的理論，來解釋這些建物如何被建造。
新聞辭典
unravel ：動詞，弄清、闡明、解決。例句：These problems have unraveled.（這些問題解決了。）
bid：名詞，企圖、努力、爭取。例句：They have been locked in discussion in a bid to find a compromise.（他們不斷商討，試圖尋求妥協方案。）
in the first place：片語，起初、原先。例句：We don’t know how the Easter Island statues were built in the first place.（我們不知道復活節島的巨石群最初是怎麼建造的。）
