侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第6期:同类相食

 　　Somehow, a predator¹ at the top of the food chain was attacked and killed.

　　因为某种原因，一头位于食物链顶端的掠食者遭到攻击并被杀死了。

　　The attacker was unknown.

　　攻击者不知是谁。

　　Fossil evidence has given scientists insight into the behavior of Majungasaurus and their site.

　　化石证据让科学家们了解到玛君龙的行为和领地。

　　But a new clue will reveal one of the most disturbing pieces of dinosaur² evidence ever unearthed³.

　　不过新的线索将会揭开出土过的恐龙证据里最让人困惑的一件。

　　In Madagascar, paleontologists have unearthed the remains⁴ of a dinosaur named Majungasaurus.

　　在马达加斯加，古生物学家们挖出了一种叫玛君龙的恐龙遗骸。

　　The bones have deep gouges⁵ and wounds, suggesting that a massive battle had taken place.

　　骨头上有深深的沟痕和伤痕表明曾经经历过激烈搏斗。

　　The bite marks were so violent that they left gashes⁶ in the bone.

　　咬得非常严重，骨头上留下了沟痕。

　　Paleontologists continued to study the scene and look more closely at the marks.

　　古生物学家们继续研究现场并且仔细观察这些痕迹。

　　It seemed to reveal evidence of one of the most gruesome acts in the animal kingdom, cannibalism⁷.

　　这似乎表明了动物王国里最可怕的一种行为同类相食。

　　There were two Majungasauruses in this battle. One apex⁸ predator killed another.

　　这场搏斗的双方都是玛君龙。一个顶级掠食者杀死了另一个。

　　On the island of Madagascar, they made a pretty incredible discovery.

　　在马达加斯加岛人们有了不可思议的发现。

　　They found the fossilized skeleton of a Majungasaurus with bite marks from another Majungasaurus.

　　他们发现了一头玛君龙化石骨架上有另一头玛君龙留下的咬痕。

　　This is absolute evidence that a battle took place.

　　这是发生过搏斗的绝对证据。

　　One Majungasaurus killed the other.

　　一头玛君龙杀死了另一头。

　　It's commonly believed that most predatory dinosaurs⁹ were cannibals.

　　人们一般认为多数掠食性恐龙都会同类相食。

　　But this discovery would reveal the first clear evidence of dinosaur cannibalism ever found in the prehistoric¹⁰ world.

　　不过这个发现揭示了有史以来第一个史前世界里恐龙同类相食的清晰证据。

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

4 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。

5 gouges   

n.凿( gouge的名词复数 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…v.凿( gouge的第三人称单数 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…

参考例句：

• Clegg and Rollins indicate that nonwrinkleresistant cotton fibers often exhibIt'surface gouges and fibrillation. 克莱格和罗林斯指出，未经防皱处理的棉纤维表面，通常有凿槽和微纤化现象发生。 来自辞典例句
• She didn't mind that we banged into the walls and put gouges in the door jambs. 她一点也不介意我们撞坏墙或是把门框碰出小坑来。 来自互联网

6 gashes   

n.深长的切口（或伤口）( gash的名词复数 )v.划伤，割破( gash的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The classmates' hearts ached for him and they begged him to wear gloves to prevent any more gashes. 同学们都心疼他，劝他干活时戴上手套，免得再弄破手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stripped himself, and I counted twenty-seven separate scars and gashes. 他脱去衣服，我在他身上数出了二十七处瘢痕和深深的伤口。 来自辞典例句

7 cannibalism   

n.同类相食；吃人肉

参考例句：

• The war is just like the cannibalism of animals.战争就如同动物之间的互相残。
• They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.他们被迫人吃人以求活下去。

8 apex   

n.顶点，最高点

参考例句：

• He reached the apex of power in the early 1930s.他在三十年代初达到了权力的顶峰。
• His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。

9 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》

10 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。