作者：小雅和英美友人
◆ 剑龙的剑、三角龙的角，英文怎么说？
◆ 霸王龙英文是tyrannosaurus rex，有没有简单说法？
◆ 镰刀状、扇子状的“状”，如何表达？
Mom: Last up is the group from the cretaceous period.
妈妈：最后是白垩纪的一组。
Cretaceous读作 [kri'teiʃəs]。
What does that include?
包括什么呢？
Child: Hmmm … that includes the tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus, triceratops, velociraptor, and spinosaurus.
宝宝：嗯……包括霸王龙、剑龙、三角龙、迅猛龙和棘龙。
I know about these!
我知道这些！
Mom: Well, tell me about them as we walk along.
妈妈：嗯，边走边给我讲讲吧。
Child: Okay. The most famous one is the T-Rex, or tyrannosaurus rex;
宝宝：好的。最著名的是霸王龙；
Tyrannosaurus读作 [tiˌrænə'sɔ:rəs]。
he was a carnivore
他是食肉动物，
and could weigh up to 15 tons
最高可重到15吨，
and had the strongest bite force among land animals at the time.
是当时陆地动物中咬力最强的。
He was vicious.
他很凶恶。
Mom: Sounds scary!
妈妈：听起来好吓人！
Child: There was also the stegosaurus,
宝宝：还有剑龙，
Stegosaurus读作 [ˌsteɡə'sɔrəs]。
who had massive plates standing along his spine
他的脊背上有巨大的骨板，
and his tail had spikes.
尾巴上有刺。
