纪录片《巨龙的奥秘》 第01期 前言

Patagonia, Argentina. This is dinosaur¹ 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

New finds here in South America are revolutionizing our picture of the prehistoric² 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 dinosaurs³

种种迹象表明，在恐龙时代

Patagonia may have been the scene of the bloodiest⁴ 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 killer⁵ that has ever evolved.

一种最新发现的恐龙，进化史上最凶残的杀手

1 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。

2 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。

3 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》

4 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

5 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。