纪录片《侏罗纪之谜》 第30期 称霸

It's still early days in Argentina

这些只是阿根廷的最初发现

and Oliver's work may yet yield many new and different avenues of research,

Oliver的工作可能还会衍生出许多新的不同的研究内容

but already it is giving us a glimpse of what might have been happening in this mysterious, dark age of the dinosaurs¹.

但它已经使我们窥见了神秘的恐龙黑暗年代中可能发生的事

The transformation² of the dinosaurs began when the world was ripped apart in the mid-Jurassic.

当世界在中侏罗世崩解之时，恐龙也随即发生了剧变

As the sea flooded in, dinosaurs became cut off from each other allowing them to evolve separately.

由于海洋的入侵，恐龙们被彼此分隔，使得它们开始独自进化。

The newly formed continents began to develop new climates.

新生大陆发展出了新的气候系统

This more varied³ world offered the dinosaurs a host of new opportunities.

这个多变的世界为恐龙提供了许多新的机遇

There were habitats to suit dinosaurs of every shape and size

各种各样的栖息地适合各种模样和体型的恐龙

and it was a world they would go on to rule for almost 100 million years.

它们将在这个世界称霸将近1亿年。

1 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》

2 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

3 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。