侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第64期:不慎陷入泥潭

 With Camarasaurus, it's operating purely¹ by instinct.

对于圆顶龙它完全靠本能行动。

They also discovered that the Camarasaurus would have sent out a distress² call which Allosaurus would pick up and recognize.

人们还发现圆顶龙会发出求救呼号而异特龙能够听到并辨识出来。

This cat-scan evidence coupled with contemporary insight into predatory dinosaur⁴ behavior,

这个CAT扫描证据加上利用当代情况分析出的掠食性恐龙行为，

has allowed experts to formulate⁵ this scenario⁶ in which the dominant⁷ predator³ takes on the largest of dinosaurs⁸.

让专家们能够构建出一个场景，占统治地位的掠食者对最大的恐龙发动进攻。

Their sheer size and mass is usually enough to deter⁹ any predator from attacking, but the large number of predators¹⁰ assembled in this one area puts the Camarasaurus on high alert.

它们的体型和重量一般能够吓退任何进攻者，不过在这个区域集结的大量掠食者还是让圆顶龙高度警惕。

Despite the threat, quenching¹¹ their thirst is a priority.

尽管有威胁解渴对它们来说更为重要。

The alpha male steps out onto the mud encrusted shore.

领头雄性走上了盖着泥壳的湖岸。

As he positions himself to get a drink, he finds it difficult to move.

当它尝试要去喝水时发现自己很难移动。

This puts the dinosaur in a very precarious¹² position if it happens to get attacked.

如果圆顶龙在这时遭到攻击它会处于非常危险的境地。

Unfortunately for this sauropod, it's unaware¹³ of the mud trap that lies just beneath the cracked and dry upper crust.

这头蜥脚类恐龙很不幸，它没有注意到这个烂泥陷阱就藏在干硬开裂的表层之下。

His enormous weight cracks through the dried mud layer.

巨大的重量压碎了泥土表面的硬壳。

Its elephant-like front feet become stuck.

它大象般的前脚陷了进去。

Each time it tries to pull its legs free, it sinks even further.

它每次尝试把腿拔出来都会陷得更深。

The Camarasaurus begins to panic and bellows¹⁴ a distress call.

圆顶龙开始发慌发出了求救叫声。

The Allosaurus pick it up one hundred meters away.

一百米外的异特龙听到了叫声。

1 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

2 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

3 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。

4 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。

5 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

6 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

7 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

8 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》

9 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

10 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》

11 quenching   

淬火，熄

参考例句：

• She had, of course, no faculty for quenching memory in dissipation. 她当然也没有以放荡纵欲来冲淡记忆的能耐。
• This loss, termed quenching, may arise in two ways. 此种损失称为淬火，呈两个方面。

12 precarious   

adj.不安定的，靠不住的；根据不足的

参考例句：

• Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。

13 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

14 bellows   

n.风箱；发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的名词复数 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的第三人称单数 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• His job is to blow the bellows for the blacksmith. 他的工作是给铁匠拉风箱。 来自辞典例句
• You could, I suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想，你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱。 来自辞典例句