6 Dancing with Dinosaurs 65 Million BC

CHAPTER 6 DANCING WITH DINOSAURS

第六章与恐龙共舞

There's a loud splash and we look out to find ourselves floating in the middle of a vast grey ocean. 'Well, that's just great,' I say. 'Right time, wrong place.' 'Actually, I think you'll find it's the wrong time as well,' says Terry. 'We've travelled to 65 million years ago.' 'Oh dear,' says the inspector. 'Sixty-five million years ago? That's when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth and killed off the dinosaurs. We are in one of the unsafest times ever in the Earth's history!' 'Maybe the asteroid has already hit,' says Terry. 'I can't see any dinosaurs, can you?' 'Nah,' I say. 'But I'd really like to! Let's paddle to shore and see if we can find any there.'

一声巨大的水花声，我们向外望去，发现自己漂浮在茫茫的灰色海洋中央。 “嗯，那太好了，”我说。 “对的时间，错的地点。“事实上，我想你会发现现在也不是时候，”特里说。 “我们穿越到了6500万年前。“哦，天哪，”巡查员说。 “六千五百万年前？” 就在那时，一颗巨大的小行星撞上了地球，恐龙灭绝了。 我们正处于地球历史上最不安全的时期之一！“也许小行星已经撞上了，”特里说。 “我看不到恐龙，你呢？”“不，”我说。 “但我真的很想！”我们划到岸边去，看看能不能找到。”

We paddle as fast as we can, but when we get to shore all we can see is a bunch of little monkey-like animals playing in a group.

我们尽可能快地划桨，但当我们到达岸边时，我们所能看到的只是一群猴子一样的小动物在成群玩耍。

'Ah,' says the inspector. 'They look like Plesiadapis tricuspidens.' 'Are they dinosaurs?' says Terry. 'No,' says the inspector, 'they're some of the earliest mammals to live on Earth.'

“啊，”巡查员说。“它们看起来像三尖齿蛇。“它们是恐龙吗？”特里说。 “不，”检查员说，“它们是生活在地球上最早的哺乳动物。”

'They're so cute!' says Terry. 'We should take one back for Jill.' 'That's not a good idea,' says the inspector. 'They need to stay here so they can evolve into the ancestor of apes, monkeys and humans.'

“他们太可爱了！”特里说。 “我们应该带一个回去给吉尔。“那不是个好主意，”巡查员说。 “它们需要留在这里，这样它们才能进化成猿、猴子和人类的祖先。”

'Monkeys?' says Terry. 'I hate monkeys.' 'Me too,' I say, 'but that doesn't mean we don't share a common ancestor with them.' 'Ugh! Speak for yourself,' says Terry. 'I don't.' 'I wouldn't be so sure about that, Terry,' I say, 'because that one looks a little bit like you.' 'You're right,' says Terry. 'And that one looks a lot

“猴子?特里说。“我讨厌猴子。“我也是，”我说，“但这并不意味着我们和他们没有共同的祖先。”“啊!“你自己说吧，”特里说。 “我不喜欢。“我可不这么肯定，特里，”我说，“因为那只长得有点像你。”“你说得对，”特里说。 “那个看起来很多