纪录片《恐龙灭绝真相》 第01期 挑战真相

Everybody knows what wiped out the dinosaurs¹.

所有人都知道恐龙灭绝的原因。

Sixty five million years ago, it came from outer space.

这场灾难来自6500万年前的外太空。

The world changed in an instant, it became an Old Testament² version of hell.

世界一瞬间改变了，就像是《旧约》中提到的地狱。

Scientists claim the whole world burned, then they say dust blocked out the sun.

科学家们断言整个世界都在燃烧，他们说尘埃阻隔了阳光。

They say the earth plunged³ into deep freeze for months or years.

他们说地球陷入了长年累月的严寒。

They say it drove the dinosaurs to extinction⁴.

他们说是这些促使恐龙灭亡。

But maybe they've got it all wrong.

可是，他们可能完全错了。

The impact theory says in effect that a rock fell out of the sky and killed everything,

碰撞学说认为实际上是一块陨石从天上掉了下来，

except for the things that it didn't kill.

杀死了一切它所能杀死的东西。

I don't think that's much of an explanation.

我认为这种解释并不完全。

Tonight, Horizon reveals the new science which challenges our understanding of what really killed off the dinosaurs.

今晚，《地平线》将揭露新的科学证据，挑战我们众所周知的恐龙灭绝真相。

1 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》

2 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。