零起点美语-The Dinosaur Who Thought It Was a Bird

The Dinosaur Who Thought It Was a Bird

(BBC News) American scientists have discovered a fossil of a duck-sized, flightless dinosaur, which was apparently covered in feathers.
The team believes that this proves that feathers were developed for insulation, not flight.
The scientists believe it means that modern-day birds are actually living dinosaurs.
The fossil is believed to be of a dromaeosaur. It could mean experts have to rewrite natural history books.
自认是鸟的恐龙
【英国国家广播公司报导】美国科学家发现了一个鸭子大小的化石，那是一只无法飞行的恐龙，身上很明显布满了羽毛。
研究小组相信，这证明动物长出羽毛的进化目的是保温，而不是飞行。
科学家相信，这表示当今的鸟类其实是活恐龙。
据信这件化石是一只奔龙。这可能意味着专家必须改写自然历史书了。