氣質姐與可愛可

Be prepared to hear a whole lot more about dinosaurs in the near future.
在不久的將來，準備好聽聽許多關於恐龍的一切吧。

　　Recently, the Internet was set abuzz▼ when the official trailer was released for Jurassic▼ World, the fourth film in the Jurassic Park saga▼. In the two-minute trailer, a boatload of people go to the newly opened amusement park on an island, Jurassic World. At first, things look somewhat normal as many people walk around and go on safaris▼ while watching resurrected▼ dinosaurs running in the hills or feeding by the rivers. In one particularly jarring▼ scene, a dead shark is hung up over the water as food for a dinosaur as crowds watch in the background. Soon, a huge dinosaur pops out of the water, eats the shark, and splashes water everywhere to the delight of the audience. The premise▼ of Jurassic World is that scientists have created a new, genetically▼ modified hybrid▼ dinosaur. Like all action movies, this is the big problem requiring a hero to save the day.
　　While Jurassic World will be great to renew interest in dinosaurs, a real-life discovery is even more exciting than fiction. Everything that is known about dinosaurs is only from small bones or fragments▼ that have been found. Recently, a virtually intact▼ mummified dinosaur has been discovered. The odds of finding a perfectly mummified dinosaur are extremely slim, so this month, National Geographic Channel takes an in-depth look with Dino Autopsy. This show and the mummy will give people clues to how dinosaurs moved and lived like no other discovery before. While Dino Autopsy may not make a billion US dollars on the big screen, what will be learned from this recent discovery is much more valuable than any Hollywood blockbuster.

精解字詞

•  dinosaur n. 恐龍
• trailer n.（電影或電視節目）預告片
• release vt. & n. 推出；發行
  The company is expected to release its latest software in the next month or so.
  該公司預計下個月左右會推出最新的軟體。
          ＊... or so　　大約……數目（通常置數量詞之後）
  The singer caused a sensation with the release of his debut album.
  這位歌手發行首張專輯就造成了轟動。
          ＊cause a sensation　　造成轟動
• splash vt. 濺
  The baby splashed water on his mother as she bathed him.
  小寶寶在媽媽幫他洗澡時，把水濺到媽媽身上。
• audience n. 觀眾，聽眾（集合名詞，不可數）
  衍: an audience of + 數字　　若干位觀眾∕聽眾
  a large audience　　一大群觀眾∕聽眾
  a small audience　　一小群觀眾∕聽眾
  An audience of 5,000 came to watch the musical.
  五千名觀眾前來觀賞這齣音樂劇。
  The live concert drew a large audience.
  這次現場演唱會吸引了一大群觀眾。
• modified a. 改造的；修改的
  The modified sports car moves at an incredible rate.
  這款改良的跑車馳騁速度驚人。
          ＊incredible a. 驚人的
• renew vt. 更新
  Jeff renewed his driver's license yesterday.
  傑夫昨天換發了新駕照。
• real-life a. 真實（生活）的
• virtually adv. 幾乎
  Our sales are virtually the same as our target goals.
  我們的業績和設定的目標幾乎相同。
• mummified a.（屍體）
          製成木乃伊的
• odds n. 機率；可能性（恆為複數）
• extremely adv. 非常地
  If you never take a chance, your life will be extremely boring.
  如果你從不冒險，你的人生就會平淡無奇。
          ＊take a chance　　冒險一試
• slim a. 渺茫的；苗條的
  衍: a slim chance　　機會渺茫
  Sally stays slim by exercising regularly.
  莎麗靠規律的運動來維持苗條。
  That company has a slim chance of earning profits this year.
  那家公司今年獲利的希望甚微。
• in-depth a. 深入的
• clue n. 線索，提示（其後常與介詞 to、about 或 as to 並用）
  衍: do not have a clue (as to) + 疑問詞引導的名詞子句
          對……一無所知∕毫無頭緒
  The clue Miss Lin gave me helped me solve the difficult math problem.
  林老師給我的提示幫助我解開這道數學難題。
  I don't have a clue as to what's going on here.
  我對這裡發生的事一無所知。
• blockbuster n. 賣座片

▼dino n. 恐龍（是 dinosaur 的簡寫）

autopsy n. 屍體解剖，驗屍
▼ abuzz a. 嘈雜的
▼ Jurassic a. 侏儸紀的
▼ saga n. 冒險故事，傳奇
▼ safari n.（觀賞野生動物的）探險旅行
▼ resurrected a. 復活的
▼ jarring a. 令人震撼的
▼ premise n. 前提
▼ genetically adv. 基因地
▼ hybrid a. 混合的
▼ fragment n. 碎片
▼ intact a. 完好無缺的

•  a boatload of...　　一船的……
  boatload n. 船的載貨量；許多
• pop out of...　　從……中躍∕蹦出來
  A huge rat popped out of nowhere and scared me half to death.
  一隻大老鼠不知道從哪裡蹦出來，把我嚇個半死。
• to the delight of sb　　令某人喜悅∕高興的是
  同: to sb's delight
              To the delight of her parents, Kathy always performs well on tests.
  令凱西父母高興的是，她的考試成績總是很好。

恐龍新發現
    在不久的將來，準備好聽聽許多關於恐龍的一切吧。
    　　最近，推出《侏羅紀公園》冒險電影第四集 ―― 《侏羅紀世界》的官方預告片之後，網路上便討論得沸沸揚揚。兩分鐘的預告片中，一船人前往某小島上新開幕的遊樂園 ―― 侏羅紀世界。一開始，一切看起來還算正常，許多人四處走動、進行狩獵探險，一邊看著那些復活的恐龍在山丘上奔跑或在河邊進食。在一幕特別令人震撼的場景裡頭，背景中的群眾觀看著一條死掉的鯊魚掛在水面上方作為恐龍的食物。不久，一隻巨大的恐龍躍出水面、吞掉鯊魚、並將水花濺得到處都是，令觀眾歡欣鼓舞。《侏羅紀世界》是以科學家們培育出一種新型、基因改造的恐龍混合品種為前提。就像所有的動作片一樣，這是一個需要英雄來力挽狂瀾的難題。
    　　儘管《侏羅紀世界》重新激起了人們對恐龍的興趣，這是一件很棒的事，但現實生活中的發現比起虛構作品來說更加令人興奮。目前已知關於恐龍的一切僅來自被發現的微小骨骼或碎片。最近有人發現了一具近乎完整的恐龍木乃伊。要找到一具完好的恐龍木乃伊，這樣的機率微乎其微，因此本月國家地理頻道將以《恐龍新發現》單元帶你深入探討。本單元連同這具木乃伊將為人們解答恐龍的行動及生活方式，這是前所未有的發現。雖然《恐龍新發現》可能無法在大銀幕上賺進十億美元，但從這項近期新發現中所得到的知識遠比任何好萊塢賣座片更具價值。

註：本篇文章中文標題為暫譯，正式節目名稱及播出時間請見國家地理頻道官網。

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