BBC纪录片地平线《侏罗纪之谜》第21期:超大陆的崩解
日期:2017-06-05 16:49

(单词翻译:单击)

听力文本

As the super-continent split up
随着超大陆的崩解
the hot, dry world of the early dinosaurs changed into a lush, forested one.
早期恐龙生活的炎热干旱的世界逐渐被茂密葱郁的森林覆盖
The world of the early primitive dinosaurs had been transformed.
原始恐龙们的世界改变了
Then, as the climate changed, a chain reaction could have started.
接着,随着气候的变化,开始发生一连串连锁反应
Lush forests meant more food for plant-eaters.
茂密的森林为植食动物提供了更多的食物
If you have a environment from the plants are thriving,
如果周围环境是茂密的植物
likewise the dinosaurs are having to adapt at exactly the same sort of rate to keep up with these changes with the plants.
那么恐龙也必须发生适应性的改变,以跟上植物变化的速度。

BBC纪录片地平线《侏罗纪之谜》

And it wouldn't just have effected the plant-eaters.
而且它不仅只影响了植食恐龙
As these animals are getting larger and larger that are feeding upon these plants
为了吃到植物,这些动物越长越大
there is a good chance that the predators, if they're going to keep up with the plant-eaters,
如此一来,掠食者也必须跟上植食动物进化的脚步
they have to get big as well.
它们也必须变大
In a sense we would have then had an evolutionary arms race progressing through the middle Jurassic.
从某种意义上讲,整个中侏罗世都在进行一场进化“军备竞争”
There seemed to be a direct link between climate change and the transformation of the dinosaurs.
由此看来,气候变化似乎直接关系到恐龙的进化
It really did look like a new climate could have led to an explosion in dinosaur size and diversity.
新的气候或许真的引发了恐龙体型与种类的大爆炸。

词汇解析


1.split up 分裂,分离
A classroom with 40 kids is more likely to split up into opposing groups than one with 20, which may explain why students tend to do better in smaller classes.
一个有40个孩子的班级比一个只有20个孩子的班级更容易分裂,这也许可以解释为什么学生在人数较少的班级学得更好。

2.keep up with 跟上
Hurry up, or you won't keep up with them.
快点,否则你就赶不上他们了。

3.in a sense 从某种意义上说
So, in a sense, we want her to break the date because it gives us a fantastic reality check.
在某种意义上,我们希望她取消约会,因为这给了我们一次奇妙的现实检验。

视频及简介

没有哪种生物能像恐龙那样统治地球,但是恐龙的故事中却包藏着一个巨大的谜团,那就是它们如何称霸世界。


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重点单词
  • evolutionaryadj. 进化的,发展的,演变的
  • lushadj. 苍翠繁茂的,多青草的,丰富的 n. 酒,酒鬼
  • checkn. 检查,支票,账单,制止,阻止物,检验标准,方格图案
  • environmentn. 环境,外界
  • thrivingadj. 旺盛的;蒸蒸日上的;繁荣的 v. 兴旺(thr
  • splitn. 劈开,裂片,裂口 adj. 分散的 v. 分离,分
  • reactionn. 反应,反作用力,化学反应
  • transformationn. 转型,转化,改造
  • fantasticadj. 极好的,难以置信的,奇异的,幻想的
  • diversityn. 差异,多样性,分集