英语听力：2013-06-19 《恐龙的战争》3 顽强防御—2

 These plant eaters are no pushovers. They are no… they’re no pansies. We have records, quite a few, of adult dinosaurian² predators³ being killed by herbivores. It did happen. It happens today. Lions get kicked in the face and die from a single blow from the rear end of a zebra. 

 

Despite advanced defensive⁴ tools, being a plant eater during the Cretaceous is not easy. 

 

These guys had to be able to deal with living in a world with sophisticated meat eaters. 

 

There were raptors hunting you. There were Tyrannosaurs hunting you. And there was death from the sky. 

 

Death in the form of Quetzalcoatlus, a 180 kilogram, flying carnivorous reptile⁵, or the raptor Deinonychus—fast and lethal⁶. It has a top speed of 60 kilometers an hour and claws that can slice through even the toughest hide. 

 

But there’s one meat eater who tops them all. 

 

Tyrannosaurus Rex is the most awesome⁷ creature that has ever lived in the history of the planet. 

 

The powerful jaws⁸ of Tyrannosaurus Rex can bite down with 3 tons of force—twice the power of a saltwater crocodile. But the herbivores T-Rex hunts are worthy⁹ adversaries¹⁰, and they fight back. 

 

If there’s an animal whose scent¹¹ would frighten a T-Rex, it’s Triceratops. 

 

It represents what happens when you evolve something that can stand up to the power of Tyrannosaurus Rex. 

 

Triceratops is the most dangerous dinosaur¹ and probably the most dangerous animal ever to have evolved on land.

 

This plant eater is a formidable creature. Eight meters long …

1 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。

2 dinosaurian   

adj.恐龙的，似恐龙的n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Those who having dinosaurian body is medium grain is in its local the muscle that aardwolf. 有着恐龙身躯的中粮在它的局部显出了土狼的肌肉。 来自互联网

3 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》

4 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。

5 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

6 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

7 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

8 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。

9 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

10 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

11 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。