侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第13期:恐龙的头号武器

 　　Although these were not considered giant predators¹, they were still packed with muscle.

　　虽然不是巨型掠食者，它们也相当壮实。

　　These would've had some bearing on their speed and agility².

　　这对它们的速度和灵活性会有影响。

　　Majungasaurus is not necessarily a fast and agile³ animal. It doesn't have to be.

　　玛君龙不是很快速灵活。没有这个必要。

　　It lived on an island and the prey⁴ animals that lived with it were relatively⁵ slow.

　　它生活在一个岛上，岛上共存的猎物行动较慢。

　　But I think the female would've been a little bit faster and more agile than the male.

　　不过我认为雌性比雄性稍快一点儿、也更灵活。

　　You know that in this particular group of dinosaurs⁶, when you look at the attachments⁸ of the muscles and legs,there are some slight differences between the males and females.

　　要知道对于这些特别的恐龙，要是观察腿部肌肉附着的地方，就会发现雄性和雌性之间还是有些区别的。

　　The fact that there's stronger shell from all, we think, the males seems to suggest stronger muscle attachment⁷.

　　从整个更为壮大的骨架来看雄性可能有更发达的肌肉。

　　That means that they may have had more powerful muscles on the legs which may mean that, on one hand,they were stronger, but maybe on the other hand, they were not as fast.

　　这说明它们腿上的肌肉更加有力，这样一方面它们更壮，不过另一方面，它们就没那么快了。

　　In addition to their formidable build, the male and female hold a jawful of serrated teeth and a domed⁹ head used as a battling ram¹⁰.

　　除了可怕的体型，雌性和雄性都有满口锯齿般的牙齿，以及攻城锤似的穹顶式头颅。

　　They use both to resolve conflicts.

　　它们用这两者来解决争端。

　　Although the male and female may look different, they have basically the same weapon.

　　尽管雄性和雌性可能看来不尽相同，它们的武器装备基本一样。

　　They both have that big knob on top of their head which would be used as a ramming¹¹ device.

　　它们的头上都有个大疙瘩，能够当成槌子用。

　　But their teeth, their teeth are their number one weapon.

　　不过它们的利齿才是头号武器。

　　They have the same weapons, basically the same weapons.

　　它们的武器相同，基本一样。

　　There's no more teeth, no fewer teeth. There's no difference in design of teeth.

　　谁的牙都不多也不少。牙的设计没有区别。

　　It's only in what's going on in their brain and what's going on in their automatic responses to things that are built up over a life-time experience.

　　它们靠的是大脑的反应以及一生的经历留下的对事物的自动反应。

 

1 predators   

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》

2 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。

3 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

4 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。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 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》

7 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

8 attachments   

n.（用电子邮件发送的）附件( attachment的名词复数 )；附着；连接；附属物

参考例句：

• The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments. 吸尘器有四个不同的附件。
• It's an electric drill with a range of different attachments. 这是一个带有各种配件的电钻。

9 domed   

adj. 圆屋顶的, 半球形的, 拱曲的 动词dome的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead. 我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
• His forehead domed out in a curve. 他的前额呈弯曲的半球形。

10 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

11 ramming   

n.打结炉底v.夯实（土等）( ram的现在分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• They are ramming earth down. 他们在夯实泥土。 来自辞典例句
• Father keeps ramming it down my throat that I should become a doctor. 父亲一直逼我当医生。 来自辞典例句