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But even working out exactly what an adult Trex would have looked like only gives you a snapshot of a moment in time.
但是即使我们弄清了成年龙到底长什么样，也只是那个时刻的快照xcLkc7W=9[)nG4CVrf。
To really understand this animal, we need to know how it changed over the course of its entire life.
要想真正了解恐龙，我们需要知道它一生是如何变化的5[z9mm48wbCLfoz。
And that's why Luis's team are attempting the first ever reconstruction of a baby Trex.
这也是路易斯团队想要开创先例，重建宝贝龙的完整骨骼的原因sVp8%um8ZWLG6。
There are some small, very tiny segments of the baby. But some of them are so small that we can't match anything up.
这些都是宝贝龙骨骼中一些小的，非常微小的部分EH|&5IfRp2~NslTyCurH。有些地方太细小以致于我们不知道怎么组合起来Lsy~CtX.8EDNCjgZTfgU。
Nothing like this has ever been found before.
这些都是过去未曾见过的骨块GZLUXR]hqHF~c~f!,。
It's much harder to recreate a baby than an adult. Only a few tiny fragments of a skeleton have ever been found.
重建宝贝龙比重建成年龙更难Sm;nZ@@M,v]。只有少数的骨架碎片是出现过的aK%y+Z^~Ns|.w。
Paul's colleague Tommy is trying to piece together the remains from a little more than dinosaur dust.
保罗的同事汤米试图拼凑剩下的几乎已是尘埃的细小碎片*~R,45~%EKF9.1.h-A)。
There's not a lot of pieces and it's only for the skull.
剩下的头骨的部分，没有多少碎片p&=4CA@CzR。
See, I mean I've got several little pieces put together. Its bones had similar colour.
看，我的意思是有若干个极小骨骼组合到一起R8VFdB*i99ETe&(#s。
Their texture on the surface was pretty close. And a lot of times I would look at the edge of the bone.
那里的骨骼有相同的颜色，表面的纹理也接近YB=hQ;#ko_xANvYJ#ANW。很多时候我都会观察骨骼的边缘@i)8v-!;fQYsT。
You see, this one has a little white and a little black. A lot of times I was just trying to piece to see if they'd fit.
你看，这块上有点白色和黑色的部分k(b]W^Yfjt。很多时候我试着把它们拼到一起看是否匹配o;bwW%*;[]q。
A lot of people find it boring. But I don't know. It calms me.
多数人会认为这样的工作很无趣A%J~M-sNjW。但是我不这么认为，工作时我会很平静r]Fym=N(pa7YN6m;5Ao4。
Although useful for scientists, these fossil remains are far too limited to bring a baby Trex to life for an audience.
尽管对科学家有用，这些化石还是难以让观众明白宝贝龙的构造;Fj)uqVP%v#l。
And that's why the entire baby skeleton will be a model, its bones made not from fossils, but from foam and resin.
这就是为什么整个宝贝龙的骨骼是一个模型，它的骨骼不是来自骨骼，而是来自泡沫和树脂kw(1^znZREIvd!0|j31[。
This is where the artists come in. They will produce creatures from their imaginations but they have to be guided by the science which provides them with a range of possibilities.
这些是艺术家加进去的6S#Wmw3MPu2Q.6*~%5nF。他们会通过想象创造生物，但是必须遵循为他们提供多种可能性的科学3I8X19-=JYQD。
Ultimately the animal that they draw or sculpt will be a blend of science and art.
最终他们描绘或者雕刻的恐龙是科学和艺术的结合品s-&%sga]Hu。
The baby Trex will be sculpted by Doil, one of Louis's artists.
宝贝龙是由路易斯团队的艺术家，多尔创作出来的!8~cAKDXaOdWu。
When you're doing something that's brand new that there is no precedent for, it can be a little nerveracking and it can be a lot fun.
当你正在做的事情是全新的，没有先例的，那么它可能会有点伤脑筋，但是会有很多乐趣Luwk&q!b^69w。
For my baby Trex, there is no reference for that. So there's a lot of interpretation there.
对于我的宝贝龙，因为没有参考，所以作品里很多解释s]TewbGY142AIf~5。

划红精讲

1. match up 使相配，使协调

eg. It simply checks if the name and password match up to the database.
它只是检查名称和密码是否与数据库匹配Pnz@rlb*n,nJ!-W#bn*e。

eg. They make it easy to match up job candidates with job openings.
通过证书他们很容易能给空缺的职位找到相匹配的候选人60pi@pl&u=l;,#MA。

2. piece together

1. 渐渐弄清（真相）

eg. They've pieced together his movements for the last few days before his death.
他们已经渐渐查明了他死前最后几天里的行踪~X)oi@K_.sk&eF[&(A。

eg. In the following days, Frankie was able to piece together what had happened.
在接下来的几天里，弗朗姬能够渐渐弄清所发生的事情了P1o.+JNuN.6。

2. 拼凑

eg. This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.
这过程类似于拼七巧板4A1KgNdKxz。

3. at the edge of 在边缘上

eg. At the edge of life everything is an occasion for death.
在生命的边缘，一切都是导致死亡的原因LC.b;6Ce~|F4*。

eg. It was hot summer and at the edge of the desert it was like a furnace.
那是一个炎热的夏天，在沙漠的边缘，天热得像火炉一样bHMbsz)qyeh。

4. a blend of... ……混合物，综合品

eg. Cooking style: a blend of Western techniques with Asian flavors.
烹饪风格：西方技法与亚洲风味的混合产物w17SIsm,dWbf=U。