英语听力：探索发现 2012-06-08 恐龙是怎样的炼成的—9

 You know, they are fairly kind of flat pieces of bones, so I would think maybe this is part of the skull¹ of a jaw². Am I anywhere near?

 

Yes, yes, you are absolutely right. So what you have here are two lower jaws³ of a dug-out dinosaur⁴. 

 

Oh, brilliant, so these come together in the midline or somehow.

 

Yes, but they actually come together right here. 

 

The other way, right, brilliant. 

 

I know how difficult it can be to piece together an ancient skeleton from fragments, but I’ve only ever worked with one species, humans. So I’m really impressed by paleontologists who have to understand the anatomy⁵ of hundreds of different dinosaur species.

 

Identifying a dinosaur is just the starting point for unlocking its secrets and getting it ready for display. It will be years before this dinosaur is ready for the public. Instead, the centerpiece of Luis’s exhibition will be three T. Rex skeletons that have already been excavated⁶ and are now ready to be mounted. 

 

They are being put together in a workshop in New Jersey⁷. Resurrecting these all-inspiring creatures will require mounting the bones in a way that reflects the latest scientific understanding about posture⁸, movement and behaviour. But the fossil remains⁹ of each of these animals are desperately¹⁰ incomplete. Paul Zawisha is in charge of turning the partial distorted skeletons into the most up-to-date reflection of scientific knowledge.

 

Hello, kiddo. Uh, we have another several weeks, and I’m just trying to figure out where we are on site. Tommy?

 

Right now, we are about 50-60% finished. Everything is articulated. We have to get the new bases built.

 

Did you get those hands straightened out?

 

Yeah, I think we finally figured it out.

 

Ok, that’s good.

 

2 days later. 

 

Working closely with Luis, Paul and his team will turn a miniature model of the three T. Rexes into a finished exhibit. The science will come alive through a combination of art and engineering. 

 

Luis came out here several months ago. He pretty much shifted things around to the scenario¹¹ that’s going on here. But again we have a little liberty, because we want to make these things come to life. Otherwise, they just don’t move, they don’t look real.

1 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

2 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

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 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。

5 anatomy   

n.解剖学，解剖；功能，结构，组织

参考例句：

• He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面，他有过许多发现。
• The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。

6 excavated   

v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘

参考例句：

• The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
• The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

8 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

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。