【英语时差8,16】冰原历险记3」恐龙登场

"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs²" could prove that the third time really is the charm by expanding on an already sizable, popular franchise³. This time out, Manny (Ray Romano) is so busy attending to Ellie (Queen Latifah), his very pregnant mate, that he lacks sufficient time and energy to deal with the personal crises of two other returning "herd⁴" members: Diego (Denis Leary), the saber-toothed tiger and Sid (John Leguizamo), the rambunctiously⁵ goofy sloth⁶. Sid adopts three baby dinosaurs hatched from eggs he's found. The trouble begins when Mommy Dino emerges from an underground realm to retrieve⁷ her offspring. She also takes Sid back down with her, causing Manny and the rest of the "herd" to follow. Director Carlos Saldanha adds a new character called Buck⁸, a swashbuckling weasel voiced with aptly madcap brio by Simon Pegg. Locked in an ongoing⁹ life-or-death struggle with a humongous albino dinosaur¹, Buck is more than just a tad mad. But that makes him all the more fun to watch. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" impresses with vibrant¹⁰ CGI imagery and animation¹¹ by the wizards at Blue Sky Studios. The addition of 3-D adds even more depth and detail to the mix, allowing the audience to enjoy the amusing illusion of snouts, paw, claws and beaks¹² extending off the screen.
sizable (adj.) 相当大的；可观的 to attend to 照料；照顾 sufficient (adj.) 充分的；足夠的 rambunctiously (adv.) 难以控制地；任性地 to adopt (v.) 收养；认养realm (n.) 领域，范围swashbuckling (adj.) 虚张声势的 humongous (adj.) 巨大无比的；庞然大物的 vibrant (adj.) 充滿活力的；活泼的 illusion (n.) 幻觉，错觉

 

1 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。

2 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》

3 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

5 rambunctiously   

adv.粗暴地

参考例句：

6 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

7 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。

8 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

10 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

11 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

12 beaks   

n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 )；鹰钩嘴；尖鼻子；掌权者

参考例句：

• Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的，嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
• Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网