人類(lèi)獨(dú)特的“恐龍情結(jié)”

導(dǎo)讀：電影《侏羅紀(jì)世界2》的熱映再次掀起了一股恐龍熱。多年來(lái)，影視劇恐龍主題經(jīng)久不衰。那么，為什么我們會(huì)對(duì)這一滅絕已久的遠(yuǎn)古生物如此著迷呢？

Its no secret that kids love dinosaurs. Many of them have even gone through whats called a “dinosaur phase”—a period of time when they cant stop talking about dinosaurs， cant sleep without hearing a dinosaur bedtime story， and use a backpack with a dinosaur pattern on it.

眾所周知，孩子們都喜歡恐龍。許多孩子甚至還經(jīng)歷過(guò)一段“恐龍時(shí)期”。在那段時(shí)間里，他們?nèi)湓挷浑x恐龍，不聽(tīng)恐龍的故事就睡不著覺(jué)，還要背印有恐龍圖案的書(shū)包。

Adults may have long grown out of their dinosaur phase， but somehow the appeal is still there.

對(duì)于成年人來(lái)說(shuō)，那段恐龍時(shí)期可能已經(jīng)很遙遠(yuǎn)了，但恐龍的吸引力仍然以某種方式存在。

The proof is in the success of Steven Spielbergs 1993 film Jurassic Park， and every following installment of the series. And in Jurassic World： Fallen Kingdom these ancient beasts are taking over the modern world once again.

1993年由史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格執(zhí)導(dǎo)的電影《侏羅紀(jì)公園》，以及后來(lái)的每部續(xù)集都大獲成功，就是最好的證明。而在《侏羅紀(jì)世界2：失落王國(guó)》中，這些遠(yuǎn)古巨獸再一次席卷了現(xiàn)代世界。

National Geographic has an explanation behind the animals popularity： Dinosaurs are “where science and imagination meet”， which is probably what makes them so appealing， to kids and adults alike.

《國(guó)家地理》雜志解釋了恐龍大受歡迎的原因：恐龍?zhí)幵凇翱茖W(xué)和想象的交匯處”，或許這便是它們對(duì)于男女老少都極具吸引力的原因。

Dinosaurs are often compared to dragons， but are seen as cooler because theyre real. The huge skeletons in museums prove their existence millions of years ago on the same Earth that we now live on. Meanwhile， new discoveries have been made in different parts of the world that open up a bigger picture of these ancient species. And how they went extinct is also a popular subject of scientific studies.

恐龍常常被拿來(lái)與龍作比較，但人們覺(jué)得恐龍更酷，因?yàn)樗鼈冊(cè)鎸?shí)存在。博物館里的巨型骨架證實(shí)了它們?cè)跀?shù)百萬(wàn)年前就生活在我們當(dāng)今居住的地球上。與此同時(shí)，全球各地關(guān)于這些遠(yuǎn)古物種的新發(fā)現(xiàn)向人們展現(xiàn)了一幅更大的圖景。而它們?nèi)绾螠缃^也是科學(xué)研究中的一大熱門(mén)主題。

However， we still seem to know so little about dinosaurs， and have to rely on our imagination when it comes to questions like “How did they live？” “What did they sound like？” and “How fast could they run？”. Its this sense of mystery that adds to dinosaurs attraction compared to other fierce animals like lions and tigers—animals that can easily be seen in todays zoos.

然而，我們似乎仍對(duì)恐龍知之甚少，在面對(duì)諸如“它們?nèi)绾紊睿俊薄八鼈兊慕新暿鞘裁礃拥?？”以及“它們能跑多快？”這些問(wèn)題時(shí)，我們只能依賴于想象力。和獅子、老虎等其他在動(dòng)物園里輕易可見(jiàn)的猛獸相比，正是這種神秘感增加了恐龍的吸引力。

But theres more to this dinosaur appeal.

但恐龍的吸引力遠(yuǎn)不止于此。

According to Guardian reporter Brian Switek， humans are fascinated by dinosaurs not just because were interested in their history， but also because were trying to have a better understanding of human history.

《衛(wèi)報(bào)》記者布萊恩·斯維特克表示，人們對(duì)恐龍著迷的原因不光在于我們對(duì)它們的歷史感興趣，還因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)O(shè)法更好地了解人類(lèi)的歷史。

“Dinosaurs can be Hollywood monsters， objects of scientific fascination and everything in between， but at the root of it， our fascination with them stems from wanting to know more about the prehistory we share，” he wrote.

“恐龍可以是好萊塢式的怪獸，科幻魅力的主題，或者居于兩者之間的任何事物，但究其根源，我們對(duì)恐龍的著迷源于想更多地了解我們與恐龍共享的史前時(shí)代?！彼麑?xiě)道。

“The dinosaur story is part of our own.”

“恐龍的故事也是我們自己故事的一部分?！?/p>