The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

Poirot S05E01

It's 1935, and a team of international archaeologists in Egypt have broken the seal of the tomb of King Men-Her-Ra for the first time in 3000 years. Moments later, the leader of the group, Sir John Willard, drops down dead of a heart attack. Poirot is called upon to consider whether he is the victim of the tomb's legendary curse or whether there is a more mortal explanation for his death.

archaeologist, rivalry.

题外话：当然，与杀人越货相比，巧取豪夺还算是“仁慈”的；原著民连基本生存都要靠征服者恩赐，当这些手握生杀大权不请自来的“客人”们，表示喜欢主人家某些物件，可怜的主人哪里还会有拒绝和讨价还价的权利。当那些商人拿出所谓合同，表示“一切合法，我是花钱买的”，然后面无表情耸肩辩解的时候，我看到的只有贪婪和虚伪。

eminent, preposterous

foreboding

biographical（biog）. 这集里，Miss Lemon显然认为用缩略简写很时尚很酷，但Poirot似乎认为那样做没品（只是没好意思说出来的样子）。

porridge, over easy, sunny side up

fit as a flea, play off scrach

In general usage of the term, a "scratch golfer" is a golfer who typically shoots at or better than par. When a golfer is referred to as a "scratch golfer," you can be sure of one thing: That person is a very good golfer.