英语新闻听写 跟人一样高的企鹅

According to recent findings, ancient penguins¹ were huge animals, which researchers estimate weighed around 100 kilograms and may have stood as tall as an average human adult.

科学家最新发现，古代企鹅体型庞大，研究人员估计它们的体重约为100公斤，而且可能和一般成年人一样高。

On Tuesday, researchers reported in Nature Communications that the bird lived between 55 and 60 million years ago, in the time directly following the mass extinction² of the dinosaurs³.

周二，研究人员在《自然通讯》(Nature Communications)上的报道中称，这种鸟生活在5500到6000万年前，正是恐龙大规模灭绝之后。

Researchers say that the disappearance⁴ of gigantic penguins coincides with the rise of seals and toothed whales.

研究人员称，巨型企鹅的消失与海豹和齿鲸的出现几乎同时发生。

However, exactly how these mammals were able to push the gigantic birds to extinction remains⁵ a mystery.

然而，这些哺乳动物究竟是如何将巨大的鸟推向灭绝的，仍然是个谜。

1 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

3 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》

4 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。