这本书讲述了一支欧洲探险队远赴南美和玻利维亚探究古印加帝国的秘密，并带回了印加王拉斯卡·卡帕克的木乃伊。但是回国之后，却引发一系列厄运，七个科学家分别陷入到昏迷之中，丁丁和船长为了救助陷入昏厥的科学家，以及解放被绑架的教授，踏上南美征程。
以下是p1-p29的重点词汇和地道表达。
1. a fruitful 2-year trip。
2. I just dropped in to say hello
顺便拜访
3. I must get on with my work
开展工作
4. that's your handiwork
5. place the cylinder over the class
6. put...into a hypnotic trance
If your eyes are open but you're not fully awake and in control, you may be in trance.
7. the vengeance of the Sun God
8. a put-up job
设计好的托
9. on the edge of the target
10. turn up
11. I'm used to strong wine
习惯于......
12. watch the conjuror do
= magician
13. a piece of scenery
14. drop you off on my way home
15. what's your view of this business
16. a preliminary report
初步的
17. deep coma
18. hypnotic sleep
19. how is the analysis getting on?
20. rule out the theory of simple coincidence
排除
21. ring up the laboratory
22. press on with our test
to start or continue doing something in a determined way, often despite problems.
23. pick up a taxi
24. keep away from the window
25. if they put in an appearance,I'll be ready
26. a taxi pulling up outside the door
a taxi drew up alongside
pull up=draw up
27. halt,or I fire
halt = stop
28. we had a narrow escape
虎口脱险
29. our quarry has got clean away
quarry: An animal being hunted is calledquarry
get clean away = take to his heels
30. it continues to hit the front page
31. it poses new questions
32. the mysterious avenger didn't kill his victims on the spot
33. imperil their lives
imperil = harm = threaten
34. take full precautions
35. with xx mummy in his possession
36. get into a fortress
37. there’s a storm brewing
酿酒，引申为酝酿
eg: people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
38. here's the culprit
culprit：a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a culprit to blame in the crowd.
39. he-who-unleashes-the-fire-of-heaven
unleash: When you remove your dog's leash so she can run wildly across the beach, you unleash her — you set her loose.
40. make the mistake of...
41. phone the garage
修车铺
