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NEW SPECIAL DINOSAUR PLANET RETURNS

VIEWERS TO THE EXCITING WORLD

OF PREHISTORIC CREATURES

－Combines the latest Research, award-winning CGI and dramatic－

－storytelling for an up-close, vivid view of dinosaur life－

－Christian Slater narrates series－

Following in the tradition of its hugely popular, critically acclaimed mini-series WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED, the Discovery Channel presents the animation special DINOSAUR PLANET. This new breed of natural history programming blends cinematic storytelling with the latest paleontological evidence to take viewers on a colorful, dramatic journey into the life of these fascinating creatures. Narrated by actor Christian Slater, DINOSAUR PLANET premieres from March 29 to April 01, 2004 in Discovery time slot on 23 provincial and municipal level TV stations all over China. For further information, please visit or regional TV guide.

In each episode of DINOSAUR PLANET, viewers follow the adventures of one dinosaur character on a different continent in the prehistoric world. Each program is designed to intimately involve the viewer in the life of a particular dinosaur, its environment and the struggles it would likely have faced during the end of the Cretaceous period (85-65 million years ago).

In Asia, a lone female Velociraptor (White Tip) searches for a new pack in the brutal landscape of the Gobi Desert. In North America, a small male Daspletosaurus (Little Das), dominant predator of the time, has problems hunting with his pack while a volcano threatens ①in the distance. In South America, viewers follow the life of a female long-necked Saltasaur (Alpha) who must grow up quickly if she is to survive long enough to reproduce. And lastly, in Europe, a young adult Pyroraptor (Pod) is ②swept away by a tidal wave to an island of dwarf dinosaurs. Although he becomes the apex predator, he is a social pack animal who must face a life alone.

Throughout each special, paleontologist Scott Sampson reveals the facts and finds on which each story is based. He explains how paleontologists use fossil clues to deduce various aspects of the appearance and behavior of dinosaurs. For example, recent discoveries of feathered dinosaurs in China have dramatically changed our conception of small predatory dinosaurs, a look that animators have painstakingly re-created on similar creatures such as White Tip and Pod. Similarly, paleontologists originally dubbed Oviraptor the "egg thief" because the first specimen was found over what was thought to be a Protoceratops nest. Recently, however, scientists discovered that a similar clutch of eggs contained Oviraptor embryos. It thus appears that the supposed "egg thief" was, ③in reality, a protective parent and this is the view portrayed in DINOSAUR PLANET.

Writers even used fossil finds to begin and end their stories. In Argentina, paleontologists discovered what was once a huge nesting colony of Saltasaurs, long-necked herbivores who returned to the same nesting area year after year. It is this colony where the character Alpha is born and returns to when it comes time to lay her eggs. One of the most remarkable fossil discoveries known ever gave writers and animators the basis for a dramatic end to one episode. Paleontologists found fossils of a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops locked in combat as if frozen in time. Careful analysis of the fossils revealed that the animals were most likely fighting on a rain-soaked sand dune, which collapsed, preserving them mid-battle. Viewers will be able to see a careful reenactment of how this amazing find was created.

DINOSAUR PLANET was co-produced by Discovery Channel and Evergreen Films. Tomi Landis is the executive producer for Discovery Channel. Pierre de Lespinois and Frances LoCascio are the executive producers for Evergreen Films.

全新特别专辑《恐龙星球》

将带领观众深入探访史前生物的精彩世界

——融最新研究发现、获奖电脑绘画技术与曲折动人的故事情节为一体——

——恐龙的生活将栩栩如生地再现荧屏——

——特邀著名影星克里斯汀·斯莱特担任本片解说——

Discovery探索频道全力秉承迷你系列专辑《恐龙纪元》的诠释风格与成功心得，倾情打造又一部恐龙系列专辑《恐龙星球》。在这部宏伟浩大的自然历史巨片中，戏剧性的故事演绎将与古生物学的最新发现融为一体。观众将踏上一段多姿多彩、跌宕起伏的精彩旅程，亲眼见证远古巨兽的生活经历。本片特邀著名影星克里斯汀·斯莱特担任解说。精彩系列专辑《恐龙星球》将从3月29日（周一）至4月1日（周四），每天晚上在全国23家省及直辖市电视台探索科技栏目隆重首映。具体播出时间请查阅当地的电视报或登录Discovery探索频道中文网站了解详情。

在系列专辑《恐龙星球》的每集节目中，我们将分别涉足史前世界的不同大陆，跟随一条恐龙展开一段不同寻常的冒险。观众仿佛置身于白垩纪末期（8500万年到6500万年前），亲身体验恐龙的生活点滴——它的居住环境，它的喜怒哀乐，以及它为生存所作的抗争。

在亚洲，形单影只的雌性伶盗龙“白点”正在荒芜严酷的戈壁沙漠中四处寻觅新的族群。在北美，身材矮小的雄性惧龙“达斯”及其族群正处于火山喷发的威胁之中，尽管它们是那个时代所向无敌的掠食者，但危机却在步步逼近。在南美，观众将亲眼见证雌性萨尔塔龙“阿尔法”的生活，如果它想生存下去并生儿育女，就必须以最快的速度长大成年。最后，在欧洲，刚成年的火盗龙“波德”被潮汐大浪卷到一座小岛上，那里是矮驰龙的天下。虽然“波德”一跃成为岛上最强悍的掠食者，但早已习惯群居生活的它，如今却不得不孤独终老。

在每集节目中，古生物学家斯科特·桑普森都将为观众揭示每个故事所依据的事实和发现。他将为观众解释，古生物学家是如何利用化石残骸发掘蛛丝马迹，从而推断出迥然各异的恐龙外貌与习性。例如，在中国新近发掘出一种身披羽毛的恐龙，这一发现极大地改变了科学界对小型食肉恐龙的认识，我们的动画设计师正是据此绘制出类似的恐龙，如“白点”和“波德”。同样，古生物学家以前一直认为，窃蛋龙性喜偷蛋，因为它们的第一块化石就出土于原角龙的巢穴中。但最近，科学家却发现，窃蛋龙紧紧抓住的蛋，其实是它自己的胚胎。由此可见，窃蛋龙所谓的“偷蛋”，实际上是在保护自己的后代。这些古生物学的新观点与新见解，都将在系列专辑《恐龙星球》中一一得到展现。

编剧甚至用化石的发现，作为每个故事的开头与结尾。在阿根廷，古生物学家发现萨尔塔龙的一大片巢穴，这种长颈食草恐龙每年都会回到同一处栖息地产蛋育仔。而我们的主角“阿尔法”就是在这里诞生的。它将和同伴一样，每年都会回到这里生儿育女。一块惊人的化石残骸，成为编剧和动画设计师创作的依据，同时也给本集节目带来一个戏剧性的结局。古生物学家发掘出一块伶盗龙与原角龙相互扭打的化石。经过仔细分析后发现，这两条恐龙很可能是在一个雨天在一片沙地上进行决斗，结果沙地突然坍塌，将它们一起埋没。它们就这样保持着厮杀的姿态，永久地封存在历史长河中。观众将亲眼目睹，这一伟大发现是如何被栩栩如生地搬上荧屏。

系列专辑《恐龙星球》由Discovery探索频道与常青电影公司联合制作。Discovery探索频道委派托米·兰迪斯担任执行制片人，而常青电影公司则委派皮埃尔·德莱斯皮诺伊斯与弗朗西斯·洛卡西奥担任执行制片人。

关键词

critically /`kritik9li/ adv.吹毛求疵地；重要地

acclaim /9`kleim/ v.欢呼；称赞

dinosaur /`dain9s5/ n.恐龙

paleontological /`peili4n`t4l9_ik9l/ adj. 古生物学的

narrate /n2`reit/ v. 叙述

prehistoric /`pr1his`t4rik/ adj. 史前的；太古的

brutal /`br6tl/ adj. 残忍的；严酷的

好用句

①in the distance 在远处

A:Can you imagine what it is on the hill in the distance.

你能想像远处山上有什么东西吗？

B:Of course I can"t.

我当然想像不出了。

关键词

apex /`eipeks/ n.顶点；最高点

paleontologist /`peili4n`t4l9_ist/ n.古生物学家

fossil /`f4sl/ n. 化石

painstakingly /`peinz`teikiMli/ adv.苦干地；刻苦地

clutch /kl7C/ n.一窝蛋

embryo /`embri9u/ n.胚胎

combat /`k4mb9t/ v. 搏斗；格斗

reenactment /rii`n2ktm9nt/ v. 再展现

好用句

②sweep away 卷走；扫掉

A:Have you swept away the bits of paper on the floor, son?

你把地上的碎纸屑扫掉了吗，孩子？

B:Yes, Mum.

扫了，妈妈。

③in reality事实上；实际上

A:The house looks very old.

这房子看起来好旧哦。

B:But in reality it"s quite new.

但实际上是挺新的。

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