侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第101期:斩草须除根

 　　Ceratosaurus moves quickly around and leaps into the air, landing on the side of the Allosaurus.

　　他迅速地绕过去一跃而起，落到异特龙的侧面。

　　The Allosaurus is looking to kill this animal, not to chase him away, but to kill him.

　　而异特龙则要杀死他，不是赶走它，而是杀掉他。

　　Allosaurus, using his mass, is able to shift and shudder¹ and ultimately throw the Ceratosaurus to the ground.

　　异特龙，利用他庞大的身躯，能边晃边抖最终将角鼻龙甩到地上。

　　The Allosaurus lunges forward, but then changes his position half way to his target.

　　异特龙扑了上去，但是在冲向他目标的半路上变换了姿势。

　　The Ceratosaurus fails to react quickly enough.

　　角鼻龙没能来得及反应。

　　The enormous jaws³ of the Allosaurus clamp down on the shoulder of the Ceratosaurus.

　　异特龙的巨口咬到角鼻龙的肩上。

　　The Ceratosaurus roars in pain and is able to use his elongated⁴ upper teeth to slash⁵ the jaw² of the Allosaurus.

　　角鼻龙痛苦地大叫，并且用它长长的上牙猛砍异特龙的下颌。

　　The Allosaurus will not release his prey⁶.

　　异特龙不会松开他的猎物。

　　Fueled by blood lust⁷, the Allosaurus unleashes⁸ his rage on the wounded rival.

　　被杀戮欲点燃，特异龙在受伤的敌手身上发泄着他的狂怒。

　　Grabbing the Ceratosaurus in his jaws, the Allosaurus picks his body up and shakes it like a rag doll.

　　把角鼻龙抓住嘴里，特异龙捡起他的身体，像一只布娃娃一样摇晃着它。

　　The Ceratosaurus slams to the ground and the Allosaurus towers over its prey.

　　角鼻龙轰然落地，异特龙踩到猎物的身上。

　　Allosaurus uses the enormous claws on its feet to disembowel its helpless prey.

　　特异龙用脚上硕大无比的巨爪把无助的猎物开膛破肚。

　　Allosaurus has won the battle and has reclaimed⁹ this forest as its own.

　　异特龙赢得了战斗，并把这片森林收回为它自己的。

　　Over the next 20 million years, Allosaurus overtook Ceratosaurus as the most lethal¹⁰ creature on earth.

　　在接下来的两千万年里，异特龙取代了角鼻龙成为了地球上最致命的动物。

　　But as powerful as it was, it was no match for mother nature.

　　不过尽管它威力巨大，也没法对抗大自然母亲。

　　The end of the Jurassic brought an end to the reign¹¹ of Allosaurus.

　　侏罗纪的结束宣告异特龙的王朝的覆灭。

　　Reason Ceratosaurus vanished in North America, Allosaurus vanished, is a real mystery.

　　在北美洲角鼻龙的消失异特龙的消失的理由，是个真正的谜团。

　　And some day we may find at one spot with that skift of dirt is preserved and shows what happened in that 20-million-year gap. For now we don't have it.

　　有一天也许我们能找到一个地点保存着那带的土层，并向我们展示那个两千万年里发生了什么。可我们现在并没有。

　　Theories vary in explaining what happened to the great predators¹² of the Jurassic epoch¹³.

　　解释侏罗纪时期了不起的掠食者消亡的理论各异。

　　But one thing is indisputable, no matter how mighty¹⁴ the creature, the planet itself will always have the last word.

　　不过有一点无可争议，不论生物有多么强大，最后拍板的都将是星球自己。

　　Big animals, like Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus, are the first to suffer during a dramatic climatic change.

　　像异特龙和角鼻龙这样的庞然大物，在剧烈的气候变化下首当其冲。

　　Because of their sheer size, they require a certain amount of food and a certain amount of water.

　　因为它们巨大的体型，它们需要一定量的食物和水。

　　When the environment changed in the late Jurassic about 120 million years ago, it really caused problems for the bigger animals.

　　当环境在一亿两千万年前侏罗纪晚期变化时，真的给大型动物带来了问题。

1 shudder   

v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动

参考例句：

• The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
• We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。

2 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

3 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。

4 elongated   

v.延长，加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。
• A piece of rubber can be elongated by streching. 一块橡皮可以拉长。 来自《用法词典》

5 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

6 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。

7 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

8 unleashes   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• These findings qualify the common view that economic growth unleashes myriad discontents. 这些发现，纠正了一个普遍观点，即经济发展使人们尽情宣泄不满。 来自互联网
• This caster unleashes a storm of electric discharge on the enemy. 法师向敌人释放出一片电火花的风暴。 来自互联网

9 reclaimed   

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

11 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

12 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》

13 epoch   

n.(新)时代；历元

参考例句：

• The epoch of revolution creates great figures.革命时代造就伟大的人物。
• We're at the end of the historical epoch,and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期，另一个历史时代的开端。

14 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。