VOA慢速英语:'One-in-a-Billion' Dinosaur Discovery

短语讲解：

1.If you are really lucky you'll have small bits of skin preserved and you really have to use your imagination to figure out what they would have looked like in life.

figure out 想出; 解决; 计算出; 弄明白
例句：Slow down, and figure out how to solve your problems.
慢慢来，找出解决问题的方法。

2.In this case you don’t need a lot of imagination, what you see in front of you is what the animal looked like while it was alive.

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面;
例句：A doctor has the title 'Dr' in front of his name.
医生的名字前有“Dr”这个称呼。

3.And that’s because of how well preserved it is. Even though the eye is not preserved anymore.

because of 因为，由于; 基于;
例句：It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。

4. It was covered in sediment that later turned into stone.

turn into 成为; （使） 变成; 译成
例句：The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad.
这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。

5.They will study their chemical and light properties to find out what they are.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚;
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。