BBC纪录片地平线《巨龙的奥秘》第1期:前言
日期:2016-11-09 15:42

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Patagonia, Argentina. This is dinosaur country, a land where the rocks are rich with fossils.
阿根廷,巴塔哥尼亚。这里是恐龙的国度,岩石中布满了化石
For millions of years, this peaceful land has kept a terrible secret,
亿万年来,这片安宁的土地保守着一个骇人的秘密
and only now are paleontologists uncovering the truth.
直到今天,古生物学家才揭开了其中的真相

BBC纪录片地平线《巨龙的奥秘》

New finds here in South America are revolutionizing our picture of the prehistoric world.
南美洲的最新发现彻底改变了我们关于史前世界的早期观点
It now seems that in the time of the dinosaurs
种种迹象表明,在恐龙时代
Patagonia may have been the scene of the bloodiest battle in the history of life
巴塔哥尼亚可能是生物史上最血腥的战场
one that matched the biggest animal ever to walk the Earth
和地球上有史以来最大的陆地动物开战的是
against a new dinosaur, the most fearsome killer that has ever evolved.
一种最新发现的恐龙,进化史上最凶残的杀手

词汇解析


1.be rich with 有丰富的..;充满
His comments, of course, are rich with irony, given the importance of government to his own telecom's fortune.
不过,想想政府对他旗下电信公司命运的重要性,斯利姆的这番话其实充满了讽刺意味。

2.keep a secret 保守秘密
"Can I trust you to keep a secret?"she asks.
“我可以相信你能替我保守秘密吗?” 她问。

3.uncover the truth 揭露真相
As Wesley Gibson you will train to develop your killer skills to survive hell and uncover the truth.
作为韦斯利吉布森你将乘火车到发展您的杀手技能,以生存地狱和查明真相。

4.in the time of 在...的时代
Who lived in the land in the time of Moses?
那片土地在摩西时代居住的是什么人?


视频及简介

BBC跟随着科学家到达阿根廷。在那里,他们挖掘到了一种崭新的恐龙。它们比暴龙还要大,是至今为止所发现的最大的食肉动物。这种捕猎者的头骨比一个人要大,上面还布满了锯齿状的,小刀样的牙齿和长的,强壮的颚肌肉。它们能够以外科手术般的精确度来把它们的猎物切成碎片。


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