VOA慢速英语:'African' Dinosaur Discovered in Morocco

短语讲解：

1.Researchers say the bone belonged to a creature they are calling Chenanisaurus Barbaricus.

belong to 属于
例句：Earls, princes, and kings belong to the nobility.
伯爵、亲王和国王属于贵族。

2.Then they died out.

die out （指物种、家族、习惯、观念等） 绝迹，消失; 绝种;
例句：How did the dinosaurs die out?
恐龙是如何灭绝的？

3.They believe this event led to the disappearance of dinosaurs on our planet.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句：Her poor French often lead to misunderstandings when she visits France.
她的法语很差劲，因而她访问法国时常引起误会。

4. So I think there is no evidence as far as I'm concerned of a decline in dinosaur diversity approaching the extinction, and if it hadn't been for this asteroid, we'd probably still have dinosaurs here today.

as far as 只要; 远到…; 据…; 直到…为止;
例句：As far as I know, he has gone to town.
就我所知，他到镇子上去了。