侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第56期:死亡陷阱

 In some ways, perhaps modern earth moving machinery¹ is a better analogy for the type of power they have.

在一定程度上，用现代土方机械可能更能形容它们所有的力量。

If that's not enough of a deterrent² and you're still coming in, then Camarasaurus faces you.

如果这种威慑还不够你，还想靠近它那么圆顶龙就会面对你。

He's gonna wait 'til you get too close, and then he's gonna rear up on those hind³ legs and crush you.

它会等你靠得够近然后用后腿撑起身体把你压碎。

If that doesn't work and you outflank him, then Camarasaurus uses its tail, which is a defensive⁴ weapon.

如果这也没效果你绕到了它侧面，那么圆顶龙就会动用尾巴这是一个防御性武器。

He'll swing that tail from side-to-side.

它会把尾巴在体侧摆动。

If he makes a direct hit, the fight is all but over.

一旦被直接击中战斗就结束了。

He's sending that predator⁵ up into the stands.

它能一击干掉掠食者。

It's a homerun, game over.

这是杀手锏，没戏了。

Its size and power made Camarasaurus immune from most predators⁶.

圆顶龙的体型和力量使之根本不怕多数掠食者。

But the deep wounds and gouge⁷ marks found in the bones at the watering hole proved that no creature was completely immune.

不过在水坑处发现的骨头上有深深的伤口和沟痕，说明没哪种生物能完全免遭毒手。

The investigation⁸ was about to discover, a third creature at the watering hole and this one wasn't a herbivore.

调查活动即将发现水坑处的第三种生物，而这次不是植食动物。

Near the town of Price in Utah, paleontologists have uncovered one of the richest fossil beds of North America.

在犹他州普莱斯镇附近考古学家们发现了北美化石最富集的地点之一。

This was the site of a prehistoric⁹ watering hole, a death trap during extreme drought.

这是一处史前水坑所在地，在极度干旱时成为死亡陷阱。

But the discovery of thousands of pulverized¹⁰ and injured bones suggested something more sinister¹¹.

不过在数千碎裂和受创的骨头中还有更加可怕的。

Paleontologists have forensically¹³ examined the remains¹⁴ to identify who may have been responsible for the carnage.

古生物学家已经对其骨骼进行了法医学检验来鉴定到底是谁造成了这些屠杀。

They have used many of the same techniques as modern crime scene investigators¹⁵.

他们用到的很多技术都和现代罪案现场调查的一样。

When we look at a dinosaur¹⁶ site, of course, this is representing something that died sixty-five, seventy-five, a hundred million years ago.

当我们看到恐龙化石场时,当然这些动物在六千五百万、七千五百万甚至是一亿年前就已经死了。

And a lot of times your clues are cold, but really we reconstruct it the same way a forensic¹² scientist would go in and reconstruct a mystery surrounding a murder case.

很多线索已经无迹可寻，不过我们会用法医学科学家在重塑一场谋杀的迷离现场时所使用的方法对其重建。

Later in the excavation¹⁷, a third species emerged, one of the rarest killers¹⁸ - Ceratosaurus.

在之后的挖掘中第三种恐龙出现了一种非常稀有的杀手角鼻龙。

1 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

2 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

3 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

4 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

5 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。

6 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》

7 gouge   

v.凿；挖出；n.半圆凿；凿孔；欺诈

参考例句：

• To make a Halloween lantern,you first have to gouge out the inside of the pumpkin.要做一个万圣节灯笼，你先得挖空这个南瓜。
• In the Middle Ages,a favourite punishment was to gouge out a prisoner's eyes.在中世纪，惩罚犯人最常用的办法是剜眼睛。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

10 pulverized   

adj.[医]雾化的，粉末状的v.将…弄碎( pulverize的过去式和过去分词 )；将…弄成粉末或尘埃；摧毁；粉碎

参考例句：

• We pulverized the opposition. 我们彻底击败了对手。
• He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory. 他能言善辩把对方驳得体无完肤。 来自辞典例句

11 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

12 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

13 forensically   

adv.forensic（法庭的，法庭用的；法医的；公开辩论的，论争的）的变形

参考例句：

• 'Now, I'll put you in a corner,' forensically shaking a forefinger at him. “我不会给你退路的。”他像在法庭上一样向他晃着一根指头。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

14 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。

15 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 excavation   

n.挖掘，发掘；被挖掘之地

参考例句：

• The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
• The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。

18 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。