侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第32期:让霸王龙丧命

 　　As he moves in for the kill, Nanotyrannus feels a horrible pain in his left leg.

　　在它向前想要发动致命一击时，矮暴龙感到左腿上钻心地疼。

　　He looks down and there is the second juvenile¹ T-Rex.

　　它向下看到另一头幼龙。

　　He's recovered from his sling² across the forest floor and he's attacking.

　　它已经从被摔到地上恢复了过来，正在发动进攻。

　　He's bitten the Nanotyrannus on the leg and if that wound becomes infected, it could end his life.

　　幼龙一口咬住矮暴龙的腿，如果伤口感染的话，这会要了它的命。

　　This time Nanotyrannus will make sure that the T-Rex dies.

　　这次矮暴龙会确定让霸王龙丧命。

　　Flexing³ all the power of his jaws⁴, he clamps down with nearly half a ton of pressure, and crushes its spinal⁵ cord.

　　它用尽双颚的全部力气爆发出将近达半吨的力量，咬断了霸王龙的脊柱。

　　He throws it to the ground, and using his foot claw, he stomps⁶ the baby.

　　它把尸体扔到地上，抬起脚爪踩住幼霸王龙。

　　Now it knows that the juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex is dead.

　　现在它知道幼霸王龙已经死去。

　　But there's no time to eat. With one T-Rex down, Nanotyrannus moves in for the final kill.

　　不过没时间进食。干掉了一头霸王龙，矮暴龙继续要再下杀手。

　　As he leans down to take a bite, he feels the ground begin to vibrate.

　　随着它倾身去咬，它感到了地面的振动。

　　This tell-tale sign says there's something big and it's nearby.

　　这一迹象告诉它来者很大，而且就在附近。

　　It's the adult female T-Rex coming back from her hunt.

　　雌性成年霸王龙狩猎归来。

　　She hears the very distinctive⁷ sound of her young pleading for help.

　　它听到了孩子非常特别的求助声。

　　It kicks in an emotion that's only found in female Tyrannosauruses.

　　这激发了只有雌霸王龙才有的一种情绪。

　　Mess with my baby, you're messing with hell.

　　敢动我孩子，我要你好看。

　　Driven by her maternal⁸ instincts, the female is the first to arrive on the scene.

　　受到母性本能的驱使雌霸王龙率先回到现场。

　　The female Tyrannosaurus knows instinctively⁹ this is a killer¹⁰ of juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rexes.

　　雌性霸王龙本能地知道这是幼霸王龙杀手。

　　She's got to leap into action.

　　它必须马上加入战斗。

　　She doesn't have to worry about sizing up this opponent.

　　它用不着打量对手的体型。

　　She's three times bigger. She just needs to kill him.

　　它是矮暴龙的三倍大。它要做的就是杀了对手。

　　The female T-Rex intends to distract Nanotyrannus from the lone¹¹ surviving juvenile.

　　雌霸王龙试图把矮暴龙从活着的幼龙那里引开。

　　Nano sees her giant jaws and sidesteps with his long legs.

　　矮暴龙看到它的巨颚，迈开长腿闪到一边。

　　But the female has accomplished¹² the most important thing, get herself between her remaining juvenile and the killer of baby T-Rexes.

　　但是雌霸王龙已经达到了最重要的目的，挡在它幸存的幼龙和幼霸王龙杀手中间。

　　Now the Nanotyrannus has two options, try to finish off the remaining juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex or turn around and run.

　　现在矮暴龙有两种选择试图干掉还活着的幼雷克斯暴龙或者转身逃跑。

 

1 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。

2 sling   

vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓

参考例句：

• The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
• By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

3 flexing   

n.挠曲，可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 )；弯曲；（为准备大干而）显示实力；摩拳擦掌

参考例句：

• Flexing particular muscles allows snakes to move in several ways. 可弯曲的特殊的肌肉使蛇可以用几种方式移动。 来自电影对白
• China has become an economic superpower and is flexing its muscles. 中国已经成为了一个经济巨人而且在展示他的肌肉。 来自互联网

4 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

5 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

6 stomps   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• This one ends the world, stomps on it, grinds it up and spits it out. 这一部又把世界给终结了，践踏了地球，还碾压她，然后再把她吐出来。 来自互联网

7 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

8 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

9 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。

11 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

12 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。