纪录片《侏罗纪之谜》 第02期 晚侏罗世（1）

In Argentina a group of scientists prepare for a major expedition.

在阿根廷，一群科学家正为长途探险做着准备

Their journey will take them back in time to a world that is almost completely unknown to science.

这趟旅程将把他们带回过去，到达一个科学家们完全不知晓的陌生世界

It is a world that holds the key to the most extraordinary time in the dinosaurs² evolution.

那个世界中藏着一把钥匙，将能开启非凡的恐龙进化时代的大门

Their destination is the heart of the Patagonian wilderness³.

他们的目的地是巴塔哥尼亚荒原的中心地带

Here they hope to find the clues that will fill in the great black hole at the heart of the dinosaur¹ story.

他们希望在此找到线索，以填补恐龙故事中的巨大黑洞

What we have here is a locality that spans this timespan that we know very little about.

在这里有一个地点，我们对它那个时代所知甚少

We have the hope to really get now a big piece of the puzzle concerning the black age of the dinosaur era.

我们希望它能帮我们拼出一幅大拼图，关于恐龙纪元的黑暗年代

This is the journey back in time that every dinosaur scientist in the world wants to take

这是一趟世界上所有恐龙专家都渴望经历的时光之旅

because it is a journey that may finally unlock the secret of how the dinosaurs came to rule the world.

因为这趟旅程很有可能最终解开恐龙如何称霸世界的谜团

150 million years ago Earth was the planet of the dinosaurs.

1亿5千万年前，地球是恐龙主宰的星球

It's a period scientists call the late Jurassic.

科学家们称这个时期为晚侏罗世。

1 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。

2 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》

3 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。