“Dr. Smith, what is this?” “That is a time machine, Sally.
With this machine, we can go back in time.”
“Wow! Can we try it?”
“Of course! Where do you want to go?”
“I want to see the dinosaurs.”
“No problem. Let’s go! Hop in, Tim! Hop in, Sally!”
“Here we are. One million years ago.”
“Wow! It looks very different. Everything is so big.”
“Yes, many of the plants are very big.”
“Dr. Smith, I don’t see the dinosaurs.” “Look up.”
“Wow! It is huge and scary looking. Will it eat me?”
“No, he will not eat you, Tim. He is a plant-eater.”
“Whew! That’s good.”
“Besides, he is only a baby. Look over there.
That is his mother.” “WOW!”
“That dinosaur sure is big.”
“That is one of the biggest dinosaurs ever, Sally.
It is called a Brontosaurus. It weighs more than28 tons and is over 30 meters long.”
“I hope he does not step on me.”
“That would be very bad.”
“Let’s explore more! But be careful.”
“Look at that dinosaurs. He is smaller than the other ones.”
“Yes, he is an Iguanodon. He is a plant-eater too.”
“If he is a plant-eater, he will not hurt me.
Hello, Iguanodon. How are you today?”
“Tim, watch out!”
“That was close. He almost hit with his tail.”
“Yes, the Iguanodon has a very powerful tail. He can usehis tail when he is attacked.” “He also uses it to hit small
boys.” “Ha! Ha! Ha!” “Maybe we should leave him alone.”
“That’s a good idea, Tim.”
“Ah! Look over there. Look at that dinosaur.
He has a very large head. What’s his name, Dr. Smith?”
“He is a Triceratops. His head is very big
and it has three horns.”
“His horns look very sharp.” “Yes, they are. You can seeone horn on his nose and the other two above his eyes.
He uses the horns to protect himself.”
“I hope he doesn’t poke me.”
“There’s a very interesting dinosaur. He is very big,but he has a very small mouth. I wonder how he eats?”
“That is a Stegosaurus. He is a plant-eater, too.You are right. He does have a very small mouth.”
“Look at his back. It is bumpy.” “Those are called backplates, Tim. The Stegosaurus uses them for protection.”
“Dr. Smith, I think that all plant-eaters have some way toprotect themselves.” “Yes, Sally, you are right.”
“Look over there. What’s that?” “It looks like a giant egg.”
“Oh, don’t touch it. It is a dinosaur egg.Soon, a baby dinosaur will hatch from it.”
“Really? Do all dinosaurs hatch from eggs?”
“Why are the animals running away?
They look very scared.”
“Oh my! That is a Tyrannosaurus.”
“He looks dangerous.” “He is. He’s a meat-eater.”
“What does that mean?” “It means we should run.”
“That’s right! Run, Tim! Run, Sally!
Let’s get out of here.”
“Hop in! Come on, we have to be quick.”
“Oh, no! Here comes the Tyrannosaurus.”
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!” “Now, where is the present button?”
“Hurry!” “Here we are, safe and sound.” “That was fun!”
“Dr. Smith, what happened to the dinosaurs?”
“They became extinct, Tim.”
“Really! How did that happen?”
“A very large rock crashed into the earth.
There was a lot of smoke and the sun went away.”
“Without the sun, all the dinosaurs died?” “Right.”
“Dr. Smith, we have to go.
Our mother said to be home by 5:00.”
“You had better go quickly.”
“Thank you, Dr. Smith. Good-bye.” “Good-bye.”
在恐龍漫步的時候
“史密斯博士,這個是什么?”“那是一臺時間機器,薩利。
用這臺時間機器,我們能回到過去。”
“哇!我們能試試它么?”
“當然!你們想要去哪里?”
“我想要去看恐龍。”
“沒有問題。讓我們出發(fā)!跳進來,提姆!跳進來,薩里!”
“我們到了。一百萬年以前。”
“哇!看上去很不一樣。每一樣?xùn)|西都是如此的大。”
“是的,許多植物非常巨大。”
“史密斯博士,我沒有看到恐龍。”“往上看。”
“哇!外形巨大和可怕。它會吃我么?”
“不,提姆,他不會吃你。他是食草動物。”
“唷!那就好。”
“此外,他只是一只小家伙。看那邊。
那只是他的媽媽。”“哇!”
“那只恐龍一定是巨大的。”
“薩利,那曾經(jīng)是最大的恐龍之一。
被稱作雷龍。體重超過28噸
身長超過30米。”
“我可不希望他踏在我身上。”
“那會變得很糟糕的。”
“讓我們做更多的探索!但是要小心。”
“看那只恐龍。他比其他的恐龍要小。”
“是的,他是一只禽龍。他也是食草動物。”
“如果他是食草動物,他將不會傷害我。
哈羅,禽龍。你今天怎么樣?”
“提姆,小心!”
“太近了。他的尾巴幾乎擊中你。”
“是的,禽龍有一條非常有力的尾巴。當他受到
攻擊的時候,他能使用他的尾巴。”“他也使用
它擊打小男孩。”“哈!哈!哈!”“也許我們
不應(yīng)該打擾他。”
“提畝,好主意。”
“啊!看那邊??茨侵豢铸?。
他有一個非常巨大的腦袋。史密斯博士,他的名字是什么?”
“他是三角恐龍。他的腦袋非常大
而且腦袋上有三支角。”
“他的角看起來非常尖利。”“是的。你能看到
一支角在他的鼻子上,另外兩支角在他的眼睛上方。
他使用角來保護他自己。”
“我可不希望他刺中我。”
“有一只非常有趣的恐龍。他非常大,
但是他有一張非常小的嘴巴。我奇怪他怎樣吃(東西)?”
“那就是劍龍。他也是食草動物。
你是對的。他確實有一張非常小的嘴巴。”
“看他的背部。是不平的。”“提畝,那些被稱作
背甲。劍龍用它們來保護。”
“史密斯博士,我認為所有的食草動物都有一些
保護他們自己的辦法。”“是的,薩利,你是正確的。”
“看那邊。那是什么?”“看起來象是一顆巨大的蛋。”
“哦,不要碰它。它是一顆恐龍蛋。
很快,一只小恐龍將從里面孵化出來。”
“真的?所有的恐龍都是從蛋里面孵化出來的?”
“為什么這些動物在逃跑?
他們看上去非常恐慌。”
“哦,上帝!那是暴龍。”
“他看上去是危險的。”“是的。他是食肉動物。”
“那表示什么?”“那表示我們應(yīng)該跑。”
“沒錯!提姆,跑!薩利,跑!
讓我們離開這里。”
“跳進來!上來,我們要快。”
“哦,不!暴龍來了。”
“快,快,快!”“此刻,啟動按鈕在哪里?”
“快!”“我們在這里安全和可靠了。”“太有趣了!”
“史密斯博士,什么發(fā)生在恐龍身上了?”
“提姆,他們滅絕了。”
“真的!怎樣發(fā)生的?”
“一塊非常大的石頭撞擊了地球。
產(chǎn)生了很多煙,沒有陽光了。”
“沒有陽光,所有的恐龍死掉了? ”“對。”
“史密斯博士,我們要走了。
我們的媽媽說要5點鐘回家。”
“你們最好快走。”
“史密斯博士,謝謝你。再見。”
“再見。”