侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第29期:连骨头都不剩下

 　　Their jaws¹ are a little bit different. That's how we tell these two animals apart.

　　它们的双颚也有些不同。这也被用来区分这两种动物。

　　Nanotyrannus has more teeth in its jaws.

　　矮暴龙的嘴里牙齿更多。

　　The teeth are pretty much the same size as the teeth of a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, still the T-Rex would probably have had a much harder stronger bite than the Nanotyrannus.

　　牙齿和幼年霸王龙的牙齿的大小基本相当，而霸王龙的咬合力可能要比矮暴龙厉害得多。

　　Nanotyrannus teeth are more primitive² in design.

　　矮暴龙的牙齿更加原始。

　　They're much more blade-like, very thin.

　　它们更加像刀刃，非常薄。

　　Tyrannosaurus Rex are almost equal side to side as they are front to back.

　　雷克斯暴龙牙齿的宽度和厚度基本差不多。

　　So this means that their feeding habits were different.

　　这意味着它们的进食习惯不一样。

　　Nanotyrannus would strip carcasses of bones, Tyrannosaurus Rex would eat the whole carcass, including the bones.

　　矮暴龙会把尸体吃的只剩骨头，而霸王龙会吃下整个尸体，包括骨头。

　　The life of a predator³ depends on its ability to hunt and kill game.

　　掠食者的生命要靠它们捕猎杀死猎物的能力。

　　But it also had to defend itself against rivals.

　　不过也要靠它们抵御敌手的能力。

　　Predatory animals have been at war with each other since the beginning of time.

　　掠食性动物从一开始就相互开战。

　　We see it today in animals like lions and hyenas⁴.

　　在如今的狮子和鬣狗之间就能看到。

　　Predators⁵ don't tolerate other predators in their same environment because they both compete for the same food source.

　　掠食者不能容忍其它掠食者跟它们分享环境，因为它们要争夺相同的食物资源。

　　So any chance they have to kill a rival, they'll take it.

　　所以只要有杀死对手的机会它们就不会放过。

　　An adult Nanotyrannus would had certainly take advantage of an unguarded juvenile⁶ because it means getting rid of its competition.

　　一头成年矮暴龙会毫不犹豫地攻击没有防护的幼龙，因为这意味着消灭它的竞争者。

　　Certainly the animals are similarly enough designed, and comparable enough in strength,当然它们的身体设计较为相似，也差不多一样强壮，that we might expect, that the experience of the adult Nano T, would actually allow it to win the day, over the young Tyrannosaurus Rex.

　　我们认为成年的矮暴龙应该更有经验，而能够战胜年轻的雷克斯暴龙。

　　In terms of fighting skills, of course, this adult Nanotyrannus will have had a lot more experiences over its lifetime than this juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex,要论战斗技巧，这头成年矮暴龙当然在一生中会比年幼的雷克斯暴龙积累了更丰富的经验，so it may have literally⁷ years of experience beyond what this other young individual would have had.

　　它可能会比这幼霸王龙多出很多年的经验。

　　In my mind, there is no doubt that Nanotyrannus would have been more than a match for a single juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex.

　　在我看来，毫无疑问矮暴龙是单独一只幼霸王龙无法匹敌的对手。

　　But the real question for me would be, what would happen if a Nano killed a Rex?

　　不过对我来说，真正的问题是矮暴龙杀死霸王龙后会怎样？

　　Would it eat it or would it just leave it and move on?

　　它会吃了它还是把它扔在那儿不管？

　　After spending energy in a fight, I would suspect that the winner would need to recharge his batteries and take advantage of that food source now lying at his feet.

　　在费力进行战斗之后，我觉得胜利者应该需要补充体力，不会放过脚下的食物来源。

　　Why this Nanotyrannus didn't eat the juvenile is a pretty interesting question.

　　为什么这头矮暴龙没有吃掉幼龙是个挺有意思的问题。

　　Something happened after the fight, that prevented it from eating this baby Rex.

　　战斗后发生了什么事情阻止了它吃掉这头幼霸王龙。

　　Nanotyrannus would have had an advantage over a juvenile T-Rex.

　　矮暴龙对一头幼霸王龙会有优势。

　　But two juveniles⁸ against a Nano would have radically⁹ changed the dynamic of the fight.

　　不过两头幼龙对抗一头矮暴龙会极大地改变战斗的态势。

　　By studying the bone fragments from the scene, CAT scan and environmental evidence, and using modern animal behaviour as a guide,通过研究现场的骨头碎片CT扫描和环境证据，并且使用现代动物行为作为参考，experts were able to reconstruct a plausible¹⁰ scenario¹¹, one that took place in South Dakota 65 million years ago.

　　专家们能够重建当时可能的情形，那六千五百万年前发生在南达科塔州的故事。

 

1 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。

2 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

3 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

4 hyenas   

n.鬣狗( hyena的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These animals were the prey of hyenas. 这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。 来自辞典例句
• We detest with horror the duplicity and villainy of the murderous hyenas of Bukharinite wreckers. 我们非常憎恨布哈林那帮两面三刀、杀人破坏，干尽坏事的豺狼。 来自辞典例句

5 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》

6 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

7 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

8 juveniles   

n.青少年( juvenile的名词复数 )；扮演少年角色的演员；未成年人

参考例句：

• Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? 你对暴力犯罪的惩罚对于青少年和成人应一样吗？ 来自生活英语口语25天快训
• Juveniles Should we not exactly in need of such strength and conviction? 少年的我们难道不正是需要这种力量和信念吗？ 来自互联网

9 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。

10 plausible   

adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的

参考例句：

• His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
• Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。

11 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。