纪录片《巨龙的奥秘》 第03期 巴塔哥尼亚

Paleontologists come to the plains around Plaza¹ Huincul searching for clues to a prehistoric² world.

古生物学家们来到普拉萨乌因库尔周围的平原，寻找史前世界的遗迹

This place was once home to the most extreme dinosaurs⁴ ever seen.

这个地方曾经生活着迄今所见最大的恐龙

Dinosaur³ hunter Rodolfo Coria knows he is a lucky man.

恐龙专家Rodolfo Coria认为自己是一个幸运的人

He is chief paleontologist here and many of the most extraordinary finds have been his.

他是这里的古生物学科带头人，许多最惊人的发现都是他的功劳

Argentina is a good place for finding fossils, especially because of Patagonia.

阿根廷是寻找化石的理想地点，尤其是巴塔哥尼亚

Patagonia is almost 50 per cent of the Argentinian surface, and the rocks, they are very well exposed.

巴塔哥尼亚几乎占到了阿根廷面积的50%，这里的岩石非常裸露

So it is very easy to find fossil evidence.

所以很容易找到化石遗迹

If you are looking for dinosaurs, Patagonia is the place.

如果你想寻找恐龙，巴塔哥尼亚正是最佳地点

Even Rodolfo was unprepared for the record-breaking monsters he was to unearth⁵ in these rocks,

但是Rodolfo从未想过要在这些岩石中挖出破纪录的怪兽

dinosaurs which would change our picture of the prehistoric world.

改变史前世界面貌的巨型恐龙

It all began nine years ago, when he began excavating⁶ the bones of what was obviously a very large dinosaur.

一切开始于9年前，当时他挖掘的一块骨头，显然属于一只非常巨大的恐龙

1 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

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 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。

4 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》

5 unearth   

v.发掘，掘出，从洞中赶出

参考例句：

• Most of the unearth relics remain intact.大多数出土文物仍保持完整无损。
• More human remains have been unearthed in the north.北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。

6 excavating   

v.挖掘( excavate的现在分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘

参考例句：

• A bulldozer was employed for excavating the foundations of the building. 推土机用来给楼房挖地基。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. 一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。 来自辞典例句