纪录片《恐龙的战争》 完美捕食（7）

Tyrannosaurus Rex is powerful and intelligent.

雷克斯霸王龙兼具力量与智慧。

But it's also slow, lumbering¹, and ponderous², a predator³ that occasionally has to scavenge to survive.

但同时也动作迟缓笨拙，这位捕食者有时要靠食腐才能生存。

However, the age of dinosaurs⁵, though, is all about adaptation,

然而，在恐龙时代，适者生存是不二法则，

and for one carnivorous killer⁶, survival means swapping⁷ size and muscle for speed, agility⁸, and razor-sharp weaponry.

对有一种肉食杀手而言，生存就意味着放弃体型和肌肉换取速度，敏捷，和锋利的武器。

It's a creature that proves that, in this prehistoric⁹ world, death can come in any size.

这一生物证明，在史前世界之中任何大小的生物都能致命。

Deinonychus is a raptor, a birdlike predator covered in feathers.

恐爪龙属于猛禽类，是满身羽毛，形似鸟类的食肉动物。

It's 1.5 meters high, 3 meters long, and weighs 100 kilograms, tiny by dinosaur⁴ standards.

高1.5米，长3米，重100公斤，以恐龙的标准，这算很小了。

Deinonychus is a hunter equipped with a tools unlike any animal in the world today.

恐爪龙的捕食装备与现今任何动物都截然不同。

Teeth, claws, speed...it has it all.

牙齿，利爪，速度...应有尽有。

Deinonychus, you have an animal that has very nasty sharp teeth and lots of them.

恐爪龙的牙齿异常锋利，数目众多。

And if that weren't enough, it has enormous inner claws on its feet, as if it just couldn't get enough weaponry.

此外，它的脚上还有巨大的内爪，仿佛觉得自己武器还不够多。

Deinonychus is more than just a well-armed carnivore. It's intelligent.

恐爪龙不仅是装备精良的食肉动物。它还十分聪明。

This predator can stalk a meal, plan out an attack, then take down prey¹⁰ with deadly precision...

这位捕食者会跟踪猎物，策划攻击最后精准地致猎物于死地，

even one of the largest plant eaters of all time... Sauroposeidon.

哪怕这个猎物是史上最大的食草动物——波塞东龙。

Its name means "lizard¹¹ earthquake god," and it can grow to 19 meters in height and 50 tons in weight.

它的名字意为"蜥蜴地震之神"，它可以长到19米高，50吨重。

Sauroposeidon towers over Deinonychus.

波塞东龙远远高于恐爪龙。

In fact, its mammoth¹² size is its primary defense¹³. But this giant begins life very small.

事实上，它庞大的身躯是主要的防御手段。但这庞然大物起初也是个小不点儿。

1 lumbering   

n.采伐林木

参考例句：

• Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities. 木材业和后来的造纸都由较小的城市经营。
• Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。

2 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

3 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

4 dinosaur   

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。

5 dinosaurs   

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》

6 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

7 swapping   

交换，交换技术

参考例句：

• The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
• He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。

8 agility   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
• His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。

9 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

10 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

11 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

12 mammoth   

n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的

参考例句：

• You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
• Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。

13 defense   

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。