化石猎人

Tim and Dean were great fossil hunters. They were the very best at finding dinosaur bones. Although Tim and Dean were quite similar, they were outright enemies. The two men got into vicious arguments all the time. They couldn't coexist peacefully because their egos were too large. Tim thought he was the best fossil hunter, while Dean was sure that he was much better than Tim.

蒂姆和迪安是伟大的化石猎人，他们是最善于发现恐龙化石的猎人。虽然蒂姆和迪安非常相似，但他们是彻头彻尾的敌人。这两个人一直在进行激烈的争斗。他们无法和平共处，因为各自的自尊心太强了。蒂姆认为他是最好的化石猎人，而迪安确信他比蒂姆好得多。

One day, Tim was searching for fossils on the periphery of the city when he discovered a huge bone. He had never seen anything like it! He took his shovel and carefully excavated the dirt around it. As he dug, he uncovered more jagged bones. He realized that he had found an entire dinosaur skeleton! Tim couldn't conceive a plan to remove the huge skeleton all by himself. Such an endeavor would be too arduous. He needed help. He tried to think of people who would be capable of helping him remove the skeleton without breaking it. The only person Tim could think of was Dean, his enemy.

一天，蒂姆在郊区寻找化石时，发现了一块巨大的骨头。他从来没有见过这样的东西!他拿起铁锹，小心地挖开铁锹周围的泥土。他在挖掘的过程中发现了更多的参差不齐的骨头。他意识到他发现了一具完整的恐龙骨架!蒂姆无法设想一个独自移除巨大骨架的计划。那样的话太辛苦了。他需要帮助。他试着去想那些能够帮助他在不破坏骨骼的情况下移除它的人。蒂姆唯一能想到的人是他的敌人迪安。

Tim ran into the city to find Dean.Tim found him and said, "Dean, I've found the skeletal remains of a huge terrestrial animal. But I can't get the skeleton out by myself. Will you please help me?

蒂姆跑到城里去找迪安。他说:“迪安，我发现了一具巨大陆地动物的骨骼。但我不能自己把骨架取出来。你能帮我吗?

Dean thought that Tim's claim might be dubious. He replied, "If you're serious about the skeleton, I'll help."

迪安对蒂姆的话半信半疑。但他回答说:“如果你说的是真的，我就帮你。”

Tim excitedly showed Dean the skeleton's locale. They worked together to carefully remove each bone. And to keep the bones together, they tied them with elastic strips. When they were finished, they had attained a perfect skeleton.They used plaster to make a mold of the dinosaur's skull. They engraved their initials into it and gave it to the curator of a local museum.

蒂姆兴奋地向迪安展示了骨架的位置。他们一起工作，小心翼翼地取出每块骨头。为了把骨头捆在一起，他们用松紧带把骨头捆起来。等他们挖掘完，他们已经有了一个完美的骨架。他们用石膏做了一个恐龙头骨的模型，把自己名字的首字母刻在上面，交给了当地博物馆的馆长。

Tim and Dean found out that they could work very well together. They decided to end their feud and become friends. By combining their talents, the men became even greater than they were before.

蒂姆和迪安发现他们能很好地合作，所以二人决定结束宿怨成为朋友。两人联手之后所能做的事比之前更好了。

核心单词表

arduous adj.费力的

attain v. 达到

coexist v. 共存

conceive v. 设想

dubious adj.可疑的

ego n. 自我

elastic adj.有弹性的

endeavor n. 努力

engrave v. 雕刻

excavate v. 挖掘

jagged adj.参差不齐的

locale n. 地点

mold n. 模具

outright adj.完全的

periphery n. 外围

plaster n. 石膏

shovel n. 铁铲

skeletal adj.骨骼的

terrestrial adj. 地球的

vicious adj.恶毒的

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