纪录片《巨龙的奥秘》 第02期 科学与科幻的差距（在线收听）

A huge plant-eating dinosaur takes on a massive carnivore in an ugly pitched battle for survival.

一只巨大的植食恐龙遇到了一只大型食肉恐龙，它们将在这个险恶的地方为生存而战

This idea of the two biggest creatures on the planet locked in mortal combat

把这两种地球上最大的动物放在一起殊死搏斗

has proved irresistible to science fiction writers and movie makers.

对于科幻小说家和电影人来说，都是极具诱惑力的题材

But for the scientists who study dinosaurs, this was pure fantasy.

但是对于研究恐龙的科学家来说，这纯属虚构

They knew that this clash of titans could never have happened in real life.

他们知道这种巨型恐龙之间的较量在现实中绝不可能发生

That's because in real life

这是因为在现实中

the giant long-necked herbivores never lived alongside the mega-carnivores,

巨型植食蜥脚类恐龙从未与大型食肉恐龙生活在一起

huge dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the meat-eaters.

例如食肉动物之王--霸王龙这样的巨型恐龙

The two giants never walked the Earth at the same time in the same place.

这两种地球上的巨型恐龙并非出现在同一时代、同一地点

Creatures like these could never have met. Or so the scientists thought.

这些动物永远不可能相遇。科学家们就是这么认为的

Plaza Huincul, a small Argentinian town in rural Patagonia, is famous for two things: oil and dinosaurs.

普拉萨乌因库尔，阿根廷巴塔哥尼亚地区的一个乡村小镇，因为两样东西闻名于世：石油和恐龙