媒體英語
Terrifying prehistoric lizard discovered 科學家發現史前巨型海蜥蜴化石
科學家們稱，他們發現了一個 “如噩夢似的” 海蜥蜴化石，這種名為 “ Khinjaria acuta ” 的海蜥蜴 6600 萬年前在海洋中捕食。它們長約 26 英尺（ 8 米），與虎鯨的大小不相上下，還長著 “匕首般的” 牙齒。
Huge teeth like daggers and positively demonic, that's how one researcher describes the giant sea lizard that lived alongside dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, just before they went extinct.
長有匕首大小的巨大牙齒，猶如惡魔。這是一位研究人員對這種巨型海蜥蜴的描述，大約 6600 萬年前，就在恐龍滅絕之前，這種海蜥蜴曾與恐龍生活在一起。
The creature was some eight metres long with powerful jaws able to swallow and rip apart even enormous prey. The lizard was the top predator of the ocean in warm seas full of food, and was an ancient relative of today's komodo dragons and anacondas. The findings are based on a skull and skeletal remains uncovered at a phosphate mine southeast of Casablanca in Morocco.
這種巨型海蜥蜴長約八米，長有強大的顎部，能夠吞下并撕裂巨大的獵物。在食物豐盈的溫暖海域，它們是海洋中的頂級掠食者，也是生活在今日的科莫多巨蜥和水蚺的遠古親戚。上述發現是基于從摩洛哥卡薩布蘭卡東南部磷酸鹽礦區出土的一個頭骨和骨骼殘骸。
詞匯表
daggers 匕首
demonic 惡魔般的
extinct 滅絕
jaws 顎，鄂部
rip apart 撕裂
prey 獵物
predator 捕食者，掠食者
uncovered 被發現， 出土的
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。
1. What feature of Khinjaria acuta is described as being like knives?
2. When did Khinjaria acuta live?
3. Which modern animals are related to Khinjaria acuta?
4. Where was the creature's skull found?
答案
1. What feature of Khinjaria acuta is described as being like knives?
Its teeth. The creature is described as having 'dagger-like' teeth.
2. When did Khinjaria acuta live?
Khinjaria actua was alive 66 million years ago.
3. Which modern animals are related to Khinjaria acuta?
Komodo dragons and anacondas are relatives of Khinjaria acuta.
4. Which country was the creature's skull found in?
The skull was found in Morocco.
