赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第17期:自认是鸟的恐龙
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄英语新闻听力通
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(BBC News) American scientists have discovered a fossil of a duck-sized，flightless dinosaur，which was apparently 1 covered in feathers.
（英国国家广播公司报道）美国科学家发现了一个鸭子大小的化石，那是一只无法飞行的恐龙，身上很明显布满了羽毛。
The team believes that this prowes that feathers were developed for insulation，not flight.
研究小组相信，这证明动物长出羽毛的进化目的是保温，而不是飞行。
The scientists believe it means that modern-day birds are actually living dinosaurs 2.
科学家相信，这表示当今的鸟类其实是活恐龙。
The fossil is believed to be of a dromaeosaur.
据信这件化石是一只奔龙。
It could mean experts have to rewrite natural history books.
这可能意味着专家必须改写自然历史书了。
1 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。