侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第21期:我能干掉你

 　　It's no problem whatsoever¹, I can take you down. When T-Rex took prey² down, it was fast and effective.

　　完全没问题，我能干掉你。霸王龙收拾猎物快速而有效。

　　This is an animal that could probably bite and chew up a Volkswagen.

　　这种动物可能能够咬毁嚼烂一辆大众车。

　　So anything that got in the way of that mouth was in a lot of trouble.

　　所以要是有什么碍了那张嘴的事，麻烦可就大了。

　　What they really do is get those teeth implanted and then they rear back and just pull everything out.

　　它们的方法是把牙咬进去然后向后拉，把所有东西都拖出来。

　　Bones and flesh and guts³ and whatever happens to be there, and they crunch⁴ it up and swallow it whole.

　　连骨带肉，还有内脏，那里有什么都会被拽出来，然后它们就会咬碎并吞下去。

　　If you get in the way of this apparatus⁵, you're not going to last very long.

　　要是你挡在这家伙前面，那就没多久好活了。

　　Although Tyrannosaurus Rex was a deadly predator⁶, paleontologists now believe that they lived, and moved, in packs.

　　虽然雷克斯暴龙是致命的掠食者，但古生物学家们现在认为它们是成群生活和移动的。

　　Over the last decades, three dig sites have suggested that large predators⁷ lived in family groups, or packs.

　　过去几十年里，有三个挖掘地表明大型掠食者以家庭组成群体。

　　In Alberta Canada, they found several skeletons of varying sizes from a big meat-eater called Albertosaurus.

　　在加拿大艾伯塔，人们发现了数具大小不一的骨架，它属于一种大型食肉恐龙，艾伯塔龙。

　　In Utah, they found dozens of Allosaurus that had died at the same time, in the same place.

　　人们在犹他州发现了数十头异特龙都在同一时间同一地点死去。

　　But the best evidence to support the idea that T-Rex lived in family group was made in Montana.

　　不过霸王龙全家成群生活这一观点的最好证据来自蒙大拿。

　　Paleontologists discovered the remains⁸ of several individual skeletons that suggested that this was a family of Tyrannosaurus Rexes.

　　古生物学家们发现了数具骸骨表明这是一家雷克斯暴龙。

　　Experts believe that living in a family pack would have insured the safety of their young.

　　专家们相信在家族群体里生活能够保证它们幼崽的安全。

　　Born very small, it took them nearly a decade before they could fend⁹ for themselves.

　　幼崽刚孵化时很小，要到将近十岁后它们才能够保护自己。

　　When T-Rex was born, it was small enough to fit in an egg about the size of a soccer ball,霸王龙孵化时，能够被装进足球般大小的恐龙蛋里，and then it spent the next 10 years or so relatively¹⁰ small, less than half a ton.

　　之后的十年里，它的体型相对较小，不到半吨。

　　Based on the T-Rex living and traveling in packs, the story took a turn.

　　由于霸王龙成群生活和旅行，故事有了转折。

　　Experts had to consider the theory - it was possible that this juvenile¹¹ T-Rex was with a sibling¹² at the time that it was attacked.

　　专家们必须考虑这种理论，就是说这头幼年霸王龙在被攻击时可能和它的兄弟姐妹在一起。

　　Based on modern birds, I think that T-Rex had two maybe three offspring at a time.

　　基于现代鸟类而言，我认为霸王龙一次会有两个或三个孩子。

　　I think the only time they were ever left alone is when the parents were out hunting.

　　我觉得它们唯一被单独留下的时候就是父母去狩猎的时候。

　　Once the babies grew large enough, they could go on the hunt with them.

　　当孩子们长得够大时就会跟父母一起去狩猎。

　　But until they reached that size, they were left behind and this made them pretty vulnerable.

　　不过在那时之前，它们都会被留下，这让它们更容易受到伤害。

　　Like modern predators, the adults would scent¹³ mark their territory.

　　像现代掠食者一样，成年霸王龙会在领地上标示气味。

　　These scents¹⁴ were designed to keep predators and other dinosaurs¹⁵ away.

　　这些气味被用来赶走掠食者和其它恐龙。

　　We also know that the only thing a T-Rex would fear was a larger T-Rex.

　　我们也知道霸王龙唯一害怕的是更大的霸王龙。

 

1 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

2 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。

3 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

5 apparatus   

n.装置，器械；器具，设备

参考例句：

• The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
• They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。

6 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。

7 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》

8 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。

9 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

10 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。

11 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

12 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

13 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

14 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 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》