侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第28期:霸王龙:一方有难，八方支援

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　　它们是基本结构非常接近的动物。

　　Their strength was probably very comparable.

　　它们的力量也很可能旗鼓相当。

　　Probably the differences would most amount to experience if we're talking about a youngster, versus¹ an animal that's been around the block a few times.

　　所以要是比较一头幼年恐龙和已经久经沙场的动物，可能最大的区别就在于它们的经验。

　　If an adult were around, a Nanotyrannus would never dare attack a juvenile² Rex.

　　如果成年霸王龙在附近，矮暴龙绝不敢攻击幼霸王龙。

　　The only time a fight would occur would be if the adults were out hunting and had left the juveniles³ alone.

　　战斗只可能发生在成年霸王龙留下幼崽去狩猎的时侯。

　　Without the protection of an adult, then a juvenile would need to rely on its sheer bulk as a deterrent⁴ to be being attacked.

　　没有了成年霸王龙的保护，幼龙只能靠它的块头来抵御对它的攻击。

　　Even though it's not an adult, a young Tyrannosaurus Rex is still a powerhouse.

　　虽然它尚未成年，年轻的霸王龙仍然力道十足。

　　The long legs of Nanotyrannus may have given it an edge when it came to its speed and agility⁵.

　　矮暴龙的长腿也许给了它速度和灵巧方面的优势。

　　But when attacked, the juvenile T-Rex may have been more than a match.

　　不过当受到攻击时，幼年霸王龙也不是易于之辈。

　　When we compare a Nanotyrannus verses a sub adult Tyrannosaurus Rex of about the same size,当我们把一头矮暴龙和一头大小相当的未成年霸王龙进行比较的时候，they're going to be extraordinarily⁶ similar in terms of their hind⁷ limbs, their tail and their body proportions.

　　它们的后肢、尾巴和身体的比例都出奇地相近。

　　So they are, again, going to be very evenly matched when it comes to speed and agility.

　　所以它们在速度和灵巧方面差不多势均力敌。

　　Nanotyrannus would have something up on the juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex.

　　矮暴龙会比幼霸王龙有一些优势。

　　Not only would it be more agile⁸, because its musculature was probably a little bit different, but also it would have a lot more experience than this juvenile T-Rex.

　　它不仅更灵巧，因为它们的肌肉组织会有点儿不同，而且比这头幼霸王龙有更多经验。

　　So it would anticipate and be able to make the move, a lot more smoothly⁹ and more quickly than a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex.

　　所以它能预见情势，能比幼年霸王龙更流畅迅速地发动进攻。

　　Although an adult Nanotyrannus would have been faster and more agile than a juvenile T-Rex, the Rex had one advantage and that's family support.

　　虽然成年矮暴龙会比幼霸王龙更加迅速灵巧，但霸王龙也有优势，那就是家族支援。

　　If the Rex had a sibling¹⁰, it would change the complexity¹¹ of a battle very quickly.

　　如果霸王龙有兄弟姐妹，就能迅速改变争斗的复杂情况。

　　With completely different tooth design, these two dinosaurs¹² may have used them differently.

　　因为它们的牙齿设计完全不同，这两种恐龙也许对其使用也不同。

　　There is no doubt that each were effective weapons, but which would be more deadly in combat,毫无疑问每种都是有效的武器，不过哪种在战斗中更加致命？

　　the thin slicing teeth of Nanotyrannus, or the thick crushing teeth of T-Rex?

　　是矮暴龙的刃状牙齿？还是霸王龙粗大有力的牙齿呢？

 

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