（2006/2/17）Living 1)Dinosaurs 活生生的恐龍 |
Could we really ever see them?
真的有可能看到嗎？ |
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Dinosaurs have been a favorite topic for people of all ages since these “monsters” were first discovered and 2)investigated. Many museums 3)devote large parts of their 4)display areas to dinosaur bones and 5)re-creations. Children and 6)adults alike collect dinosaur books, models and 7)posters. New ideas frequently come up, and scientists 8)debate these ideas to see if they are 9)accurate. | | 自從這些「怪物」首次被發現與研究以來，恐龍一直就是各個年齡層的人熱愛的話題。許多博物館都挪出大片陳列區來展示恐龍骨骼與複製品。大人、小孩都在收集恐龍書籍、模型和海報。新觀念經常出現，科學家便針對這些觀念進行辯論，看看是否正確。 | 1) dinosaur (n.) 恐龍
Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
2) investigate (v.) 調查，研究
The police are investigating the robbery(搶案).
3) devote (v.) 把……投入於，將……奉獻給
John should devote more time to studying.
4) display (n.) 展覽，陳列
There is a beautiful display of artwork(藝術品) in that building.
5) re-creation (n.) 重建
The movie is a re-creation of the event(事件).
6) adult (n.) 成人
I'd like to buy tickets for two adults and a child.
7) poster (n.) 海報
Karen likes to put up posters of singers in her bedroom.
8) debate (v.) 辯論
Tina and Ron debated which college was the best.
9) accurate (a.) 正確的
Is your watch accurate? |
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One idea that some people have considered is that maybe the dinosaurs aren't really 10)extinct. Some people say that maybe there are still some dinosaurs living in faraway places on earth, not yet found by humans. Stories were written and movies were made about these ideas. One movie from Hollywood about finding a lost dinosaur is called Baby. It 11)explores the possibility of a place that time has forgotten; a place where life from the past is not in the past, but in the present. | | 有些人想過的一個觀念是：恐龍或許並沒有真正滅絕。有人表示恐龍可能仍舊存活在地球上的遍遠地區，還沒被人發現。這些觀念被寫成故事也拍成電影。好萊塢有部電影叫做《寶貝》，內容就是找到一隻失落的恐龍。它探討是否可能有一個時間被遺忘了的地方；在此處，來自過去的生命不是活在過去、而是活在當下。 | 10) extinct (a.) 絕種的，滅絕的
Some plants and animals are now extinct.
11) explore (v.) 探索
I like to explore new places. |
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Even new films coming out these days, like the new King Kong movie of the same name, still like to play with the idea of lost pockets of dinosaur life. A place where we could still see an 12)enormous and powerful 13)creature like a T-rex would be very exciting indeed. By now, though, most people have agreed that it would not be possible for dinosaurs to still 14)exist anywhere on earth. | | 即使是最近上映的新片──例如最新的金鋼電影，片名就是金鋼──也還是喜歡玩這個觀念：有恐龍生存在一些不為人知的角落。的確，要是有個地方讓我們還可以看到像暴龍那樣龐大、強壯的生物，當然很刺激。不過，目前大多數人都已同意，恐龍不可能仍然存在地球上任何一個地方。 | 12) enormous (a.) 巨大的
An elephant is an enormous animal.
13) creature (n.) 生物
Turtles(龜) are very slow-moving creatures.
14) exist (v.) 存在
How long have humans existed? |
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Another idea that came out of dinosaur science a few years ago is that maybe, with new cloning 15)technology, a dinosaur can be created if we have some dinosaur DNA. A book was written about a scientist who discovers a mosquito trapped in the 16)sap from a tree, a mosquito that had lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Because the sap hardened and 17)preserved the mosquito, scientists are able to take out the blood it had sucked from a dinosaur. This blood gives them DNA from which they clone dinosaurs. | | 另一個幾年前由恐龍科學衍生出來的觀念是：如果我們有恐龍的 DNA，或許就有可能利用新的生命複製技術來製造恐龍。有本書描寫到一位科學家發現一隻被樹液困住的蚊子，那隻蚊子和恐龍活在同一個時代。因為樹液變硬而把蚊子保存下來，所以科學家能夠取出它從恐龍身上吸來的血液。血液提供了 DNA，科學家用來複製恐龍。 | 15) technology (n.) 科技，技術
Technology can be very difficult to understand.
16) sap (n.) 液，汁
Some types of food are made from the sap of trees.
17) preserve (v.) 保存
We need to preserve the forests(森林). |
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This book became a movie that most people have seen by now: Jurassic Park. Although the dinosaurs in this movie look very 18)realistic, and make many moviegoers feel as if they were seeing living dinosaurs, no one has yet actually created a dinosaur in real life. | | 這本書後來拍成電影，現在大多數人都已看過：《侏儸紀公園》。雖然本片中的恐龍看起來栩栩如生，也讓許多電影觀眾感覺好像看到活生生的恐龍，但現實生活中還沒有人真正製造出恐龍來。 | 18) realistic (a.) 現實的，真實的
This movie is not very realistic. | 6.
Maybe in a few more years someone else will have another very interesting idea about dinosaurs that will make scientists and dinosaur lovers everywhere 19)reconsider what they think they know. It will be exciting to hear about, read about, and maybe see another movie about, new ideas of how dinosaurs could once again come to life. | | 或許再過幾年，又會有人提出另一個非常有趣的恐龍觀念，讓各地的科學家和恐龍愛好者都必須重新思考他們自以為知道的事情。如果能夠聽到、讀到、或者看另一部電影講到新觀念，說明恐龍如何能夠再現，肯定會讓人興奮不已。 | 19) reconsider (v.) 重新考慮
I think you should reconsider your decision. |
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