侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第30期:消灭竞争对手

 　　A pair of adult T-Rexes are on the hunt.

　　一对成年霸王龙出去狩猎。

　　They must leave their babies unguarded.

　　它们只能留下它们的孩子们。

　　The juveniles² are unaware³ of approaching danger.

　　幼龙们没意识到正在接近的危险。

　　Leaving their young is a very risky⁴ thing.

　　把幼龙留下是非常危险的事情。

　　They understand that there's dangers out there.

　　它们明白这样有危险。

　　But they've got to leave the young long enough to go out and hunt for prey⁵.

　　不过它们必须离开幼龙够久才能捕获到猎物。

　　Traveling in search of prey, the adults could be gone for a long time.

　　一路寻找着猎物，成年霸王龙们会离开较长时间。

　　The adults have left a series of scent⁶ marks.

　　成年霸王龙们会留下气味痕迹。

　　They outline boundaries for the juveniles to stay within and to keep out all other dinosaurs⁸.

　　它们为其幼龙围出了活动范围，防止所有其它恐龙的进入。

　　Most dinosaurs are repelled⁹ by this pungent¹⁰ scent, and retreat.

　　多数恐龙闻到这刺鼻味道就会撤退。

　　But one dinosaur⁷ in particular uses these scent marks as a homing device.

　　不过有一种恐龙却把这种味道当做定位装置。

　　Nanotyrannus actively¹¹ hunts and kills young Tyrannosaurs.

　　矮暴龙会主动搜寻猎杀幼霸王龙。

　　Not to eat, but to get rid of the competition.

　　不是为了食物而是要消灭竞争对手。

　　These two unguarded juveniles are at the mercy of this tyrant¹² killer¹³.

　　这两头不受保护的幼龙就要面临这头残暴杀手的攻击了。

　　A Nanotyrannus knows he's no match for a fully¹⁴ grown T-Rex.

　　矮暴龙知道自己不是成年霸王龙的对手。

　　He makes sure the adults are gone before he moves in for the kill.

　　它在靠近发动袭击前确定了成年霸王龙不在。

　　The two juvenile¹ instinctively¹⁵ know that a predator¹⁶ approaches.

　　两头幼龙本能地知道有掠食者靠近了。

　　They're too young to have ever seen a Nanotyrannus, but it doesn't matter.

　　它们太年幼，还没见过矮暴龙，不过这无所谓。

　　They're hardwired to recognize a threat and face it head on.

　　它们的本能让它们能意识到威胁，并且直面挑战。

　　The Nanotyrannus doesn't just haphazardly¹⁷ attack.

　　矮暴龙不会随意地发动进攻。

　　These young Tyrannosaurs have a special defensive¹⁸ mechanism¹⁹, a mouthful of bacteria.

　　这些幼霸王龙有特别的防御机制——满嘴的细菌。

　　The Nanotyrannus knows that a nip from a young Tyrannosaur could potentially end its life.

　　矮暴龙知道被幼霸王龙咬上一小口就可能会让它没命。

　　These are the first animals to use biological weapons.

　　这些是最早会用生物武器的动物。

 

1 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。

2 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

3 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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》

9 repelled   

v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

10 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

11 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

12 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

13 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。

14 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

15 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 haphazardly   

adv.偶然地，随意地，杂乱地

参考例句：

• The books were placed haphazardly on the shelf. 书籍乱七八糟地堆放在书架上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It is foolish to haphazardly adventure. 随便冒险是愚蠢的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

19 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。