中英對照讀新聞》New York museum unveils ’Apex’ - an almost complete Stegosaurus紐約博物館展示「巔峰」：1具幾乎完整的劍龍（化石）

紐約博物館展示劍龍「巔峰」化石。（法新社）

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The American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest resident - "Apex," one of the most complete specimens ever discovered of the plant-eating dinosaur Stegosaurus.

美國自然史博物館揭示其最新居民的身分：「巔峰」，迄今發現植食性恐龍劍龍最完整的標本之一。

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To excited gasps from an audience of school children, the museum pulled back a beige curtain to reveal the 3.4-meter tall, 6-meter long skeleton of the Jurassic Period dinosaur.

館方拉開褐色布幕，揭開這具3.4米高、6米長的侏儸紀時代恐龍骨骼，引發學童興奮不已。

"People are really excited about this fossil because Stegosaurus is an iconic dinosaur," said the museum’s dinosaur curator Roger Benson.

「人們真的對這具化石感到興奮，因為劍龍是標誌性恐龍」，博物館的恐龍館館長羅傑‧班森說。

Stegosaurus walked on four legs and lived in North America around 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. Its fossils were first discovered in the 1870s.

劍龍以4條腿行走，生存在大約1.5億年前侏儸紀時期的北美洲。其化石首次在1870年代發現。

This Stegosaurus fossil was found in Colorado and fetched a record $44.6 million at a Sotheby’s auction in July. The buyer has loaned it to the New York museum.

這具劍龍化石是在科羅拉多州發現，7月間在蘇富比拍賣會上以創紀錄的4460萬美元成交。買家將其出借給這家紐約博物館。

新聞辭典

iconic：代表性的、標誌性的。例句：John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.（約翰‧藍儂死後獲得偶像級地位）。

loan：借出、借調。例句：She loaned me fifty dollars.（她借給我50美元）。

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