Wild Europe - Genesis 肇始之初- 7
时间：2018-12-07 作者：英语课 分类：欧洲自然写真
And when this rock was quarried 1, it also revealed traces of real monsters, the bones of huge dinosaurs 3. 117 million years ago, Oxford 4 was a real-life Jurassic Park.
Dinosaur 2 fossils have been found throughout Europe. In La Rioja in Spain, the traces they've left are not only the bones. Hundreds of dinosaur tracks have been discovered in this mountainous region, some revealing an ancient struggle between predator 5 and prey 6, a deadly drama from the Age of the Dinosaurs frozen forever in a layer of rock.
As reptiles 7 conquered the skies above ancient Europe, dramatic changes were affecting the western shores. Pangea continued to disintegrate 8, Europe was tearing itself away from what is now North America. This separation gave birth to one of the world's great oceans, the Atlantic.
As this ocean grew, pterosaurs were not the only creatures exploring the air. And the most famous evidence for that is found here, in Solnhofen in Bavaria. This tiny community is famous for the unique qualities of the local rock. The limestone 9 quarried here is extremely fine-grained and can be worked into thin and very light slab 10s.
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words and expressions
quarry 12: (v.) To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting. 采石
grain : (v.) To cause to form into grains; granulate 使...成为粒状
slab: (n.) A broad, flat, thick piece, as of cake, stone, or cheese.
- The workmen quarried out a huge block of marble. 工人们从采石场采得一块很大的大理石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement. 同时还在这些大石灰岩洞里开采水泥原料。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- 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》
- At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
- This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
- The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
- Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
- The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飞机以那么高速飞行也许会四分五裂。
- Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
- Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。
- This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
- The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。