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Finally, Currie's discoveries are beginning to convince others.

最后，Currie的发现终于开始说服别人

On the basis of these new discoveries, we're beginning to have to shape and change our ideas on how large predators¹ behaved.

根据这些发现，我们开始形成和转变关于这些大型掠食动物行为的观点

If they're operating as a group, if they're operating as a pack,

如果它们是以团队，或者说是群体形式行动

a group of Giganotosaurus, for example, might have been able to mob even a big Argentinosaurus - something no one suspected before.

一群南方巨兽龙很可能去袭击更大的阿根廷龙--这在以前简直就是天方夜谭

But for Phil Currie, this idea was more than a suspicion.

对于Philip Currie来说，这种观点不容置疑

It made perfect sense to him that the giant South American meat-eaters preyed³ upon the long-necks.

他觉得大型食肉恐龙正是把蜥脚类恐龙作为猎物

He was convinced by their teeth.

他从它们的牙齿上找到了证据

The teeth of the new animal are better adapted for going after really big dinosaurs⁴, like the long-necked plant-eaters that lived in that region.

新恐龙的牙齿非常适合对付大型恐龙，比如住在这个地区的植食蜥脚类恐龙

Because if you look at the teeth, the teeth are very blade-like.

你可以看看它们的牙齿，像是一把把匕首

They have serrations down the front and the back, and the teeth themselves are very narrow and knife-like.

前后都有锋刃，而牙齿本身很扁，像是一把刀

This is a slicing tooth, this is to designed to cut through meat.

这是一颗锋利的牙齿，它们被用来咬穿皮肉

So this new form could bite and slice out big chunks⁵ of flesh.

所以这种新恐龙能咬住并扯下一大块肉

Long-necks Argentinosaurus had massive bones, impossible to crunch⁶ through.

像阿根廷龙这样的蜥脚类恐龙的骨骼十分巨大，根本无法被咬穿

So the giant South American carnivores didn't even try.

因此南美洲的食肉恐龙不可能如此尝试

Instead, Currie believes they used their thin steak-knife teeth to strip flesh from around the enormous bones.

Currie认为它们是用刀刃般的牙齿撕扯巨大骨头周围的皮肉

They were probably moving in to take quick bites, slicing off only the flesh and not biting very deep at all.

它们可能是冲过去迅速咬上一口，切下一块肉，咬得并不是很深

And then when they had an opportunity they would come in again and take another bite, until the prey² was weak enough that they can kill it.

然后找准机会再次进攻，再咬上一口，直到猎物不支倒下后再杀死它

So when a group of these predators attacked together in a pack, even a huge Argentinosaurus was doomed⁷.

因此当这些掠食者发动集团攻击时，即使巨大无比的阿根廷龙也只能束手就擒

It looks like the clash of titans could really have happened, after all.

由此看来，这场巨型恐龙之间的肉搏终究还是上演了

1 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

3 preyed   

v.掠食( prey的过去式和过去分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

参考例句：

• Remorse preyed upon his mind. 悔恨使他内心痛苦。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience. 他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。 来自辞典例句

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 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

6 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

7 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。