纪录片《恐龙的战争》 极限生存（15）

Tyrannosaurus rex, though, lives in an entirely¹ different world.

而霸王龙，却生活在截然不同的世界中。

A male devours² a Triceratops carcass. Those powerful jaws³ smash into the meat of the animal.

一只雄龙正在吞食三角龙的尸体。强有力的爪子刺入猎物的肌肉中。

Those gigantic teeth pierce down through flesh. These well-rooted teeth are there to break into the bones.

这些巨齿刺穿肉块。这些坚固的牙齿足可以咬碎骨头。

Scavenging keeps T. Rex alive. Maintaining strength is essential. His chicks are depending on him.

吃腐肉能让霸王龙活下去。保持力量至关重要。它的孩子们还指着它呢。

Left alone, they're as vulnerable as a clutch of baby Sauroposeidon.

它们无人看管，就像年幼的波塞东龙一样脆弱。

And a Quetzalcoatlus has a voracious⁴ appetite.

而披羽蛇翼龙的食量很大。

Soaring at 3000 meters, a sense of smell is useless.

在三千米高空，嗅觉是没用的。

This flying reptile⁵ relies on its incredible eyesight to scan for vulnerable infants on the ground.

这类飞行爬行动物靠的是惊人的视觉从空中扫描地面上的猎物。

It could make the difference between a meal and no meal.

它能够区别出目标是否是猎物。

It zeroes in on a target. A meter-long baby T. Rex appears on the radar⁶.

它对焦在一个目标上。一米长的霸王龙幼崽出现在雷达上。

It's gonna need to have fairly good distance vision be able to see just generally where it's going and targets on the ground.

它需要一个良好的远距离视觉，才能看清地面的大致情况并锁定地面目标。

They would have been just about the right size to be a snack for Quetzalcoatlus.

它们的大小正好适合做披羽蛇翼龙的小吃。

Luckily, just as this massive flying reptile approaches the nest, the male senses trouble.

幸运的是，正当这个巨型爬行类动物逼近巢穴时，雄龙察觉到了危险。

His ultra-sensitive olfactory⁷ lobes⁸ pick up the distinctive⁹ scent¹⁰ of Quetzalcoatlus.

他极度敏锐的嗅觉脑叶察觉到披羽蛇翼龙的特殊气味。

This triggers a rush of chemicals to the brain, and an immediate¹¹ decision to return to the nest.

这将导致一股化学脉冲通往大脑传达"迅速回巢"的信息。

But Quetzalcoatlus are fast. And it only takes a split second to launch their 180-kilo body into the sky.

但是披羽蛇翼龙动作敏捷。眨眼间，一百八十公斤的它就能一飞冲天。

The other chicks might just make it for another generation.

其它的幼龙也许可以生存到下一代。

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 devours   

吞没( devour的第三人称单数 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

• If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. 若有人想要害他们，就有火从他们口中出来，烧灭仇敌。
• It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. 他本身的肢体要被吞吃，死亡的长子要吞吃他的肢体。

3 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

4 voracious   

adj.狼吞虎咽的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。
• Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。

5 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

6 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

7 olfactory   

adj.嗅觉的

参考例句：

• He is to develop a sensor to substitute for the olfactory abilities of dogs.克罗克将研制一种传感器用以代替狗的嗅觉功能。
• Based on these findings, Keller suspects that each person has an olfactory blind spot.根据这些发现，凯勒推断，每个人都有一个嗅觉盲区。

8 lobes   

n.耳垂( lobe的名词复数 )；（器官的）叶；肺叶；脑叶

参考例句：

• The rotor has recesses in its three faces between the lobes. 转子在其凸角之间的三个面上有凹槽。 来自辞典例句
• The chalazal parts of the endosperm containing free nuclei forms several lobes. 包含游离核的合点端胚乳部分形成几个裂片。 来自辞典例句

9 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

10 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。