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纪录片《巨龙的奥秘》 第06期 霸王龙登场

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（单词翻译）

These giant animals lumbered1 slowly across the landscape in large herds2.

这些巨大的动物成群结队，在陆地上缓慢行走

With tiny brains the size of a golf ball,

它们的脑只有高尔夫球那么大

they were neither quick-witted nor fleet-footed. They didn't need to be.

所以它们既不聪明，也不灵敏，可是它们根本不需要这些

Sheer size was their defense3.

庞大的体型是最好的防御武器

Only the youngest or the sickest were at risk from smaller predators4.

只有老弱病残者才会面临较小的掠食恐龙的威胁

The reign5 of the long-necks lasted for 60 million years, and then they died out; no one knows why.

蜥脚类恐龙的统治持续了6000万年，接着它们就灭亡了，没有人知道原因

By the end of the final age of dinosaurs7, the Cretaceous Period, things were very different.

到了恐龙时代的末期——白垩纪，情况变得很不一样

A new and more vicious species of dinosaur6 arrived on the scene, the massive carnivorous tyrannosaurs.

一种全新并且更为凶猛的恐龙登上了历史舞台，巨大的食肉霸王龙

They were enormous. They were the biggest carnivores known.

它们庞大无比，而且是已知最大的食肉动物

For the next 25 million years, these huge meat-eaters preyed8 upon everything around them.

在之后的2500万年里，这种巨型食肉恐龙捕食身边所有的动物

These giant predators never met the long-necked herbivores.

这些高大的掠食动物永远不会碰上植食蜥脚类恐龙

But there was a part of the world where evolution took a different path... South America.

但在地球上的某个地方，进化却走上了一条不同的道路。南美洲

Millions of years ago, when dinosaurs first appeared, all the land was connected in one huge super-continent, Pangea.

亿万年前，当恐龙刚开始出现时，所有的陆地板块都联结为一块超大陆--盘古大陆


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1 lumbered 2580a96db1b1c043397df2b46a4d3891     
砍伐（lumber的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • A rhinoceros lumbered towards them. 一头犀牛笨重地向他们走来。
  • A heavy truck lumbered by. 一辆重型卡车隆隆驶过。
2 herds 0a162615f6eafc3312659a54a8cdac0f     
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
参考例句：
  • Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
  • There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 predators 48b965855934a5395e409c1112d94f63     
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
参考例句：
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 reign pBbzx     
n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势
参考例句：
  • The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
  • The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
6 dinosaur xuSxp     
n.恐龙
参考例句：
  • Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
  • He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。
7 dinosaurs 87f9c39b9e3f358174d58a584c2727b4     
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
参考例句：
  • The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 preyed 30b08738b4df0c75cb8e123ab0b15c0f     
v.掠食( prey的过去式和过去分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生
参考例句：
  • Remorse preyed upon his mind. 悔恨使他内心痛苦。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience. 他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。 来自辞典例句

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