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We often think of dinosaurs as some of the most terrifying creatures that have ever existed.

But what if I told you that there were some ancient creatures that were even more terrifying than dinosaurs?

Ones with dagger-like teeth, massive horns, and gigantic sizes that would put T-Rex to shame.

There were even some insects that were as big as you.

Let's travel through time as we take a look at creatures scarier and more dangerous than dinosaurs.

Megalodons.

Ready to come face to face with one of the scariest aquatic predators of all time?

Meet the Megalodon.

The name of this prehistoric shark literally means big tooth.

So you can count on the fact that these were some of the most terrifying animals ever to exist.

especially during their time on Earth, between 3.6 to 23 million years ago.

Megalodons were the largest sharks and one of the biggest fish ever.

Measuring a staggering 18 m long and weighing over 70 tons,

these sea creatures were mythologically gigantic and dangerous.

They had massive jaws that could swallow you and a friend whole at the same time.

even without clamping down on you with one of their many massive teeth

that were bigger than dinner plates and perfectly designed to tear through your flesh with ease.

Megalodons ate whales, dolphins, and possibly other sharks.

And if we put them up against the scariest dinosaurs of all time, they'd certainly be a contender for the most apex of all apex predators.

Wooly mammoths

Okay, let's move on to a beast that our earliest human ancestors used to encounter thundering through frozen landscapes, wooly mammoths.

These colossal creatures were a testament to nature's ability to adapt to and thrive in even the harshest of living conditions.

They roamed the Earth during the Ice Age, from about 400,000 to 4,000 years ago.

And then they went extinct.

If they hadn't, who knows if humans would have gone on to become the dominant species we are today.

Woolly mammoths weighed between 6 and 8 tons and stood at the imposing height of nearly 4 m.

It just so happens that they had gigantic curved tusks that were also nearly 4 m long.

But while their absolutely intimidating size might make them as fiercely scary as the dinosaurs, these fuzzy giants were herbivores.

Lucky for us, that means they wouldn't need to hunt us down for dinner.

This brings us to one of the most formidable predators of the Pleistocene epoch, maybe even of all time, the saber-toothed tiger.

These prehistoric cats stalked the land like silent assassins between 10,000 and 2.5 million years ago.

They hunted everything from mammoths to mastodons.

And yes, it's possible that an ancient relative of yours might have had a close encounter with one of the beasts.

Sabertooths weren't your average house cat, either.

They could be as long as 2 m from head to toe and weigh up to 300 kg.

Plus, as the name suggests, they had two massive and sharp canine teeth that resembled long, curved swords.

These made them truly fearsome predators.

They would ambush their prey and take them out with bite after fatal bite.

Not that I'd want to be anywhere near this battleground, but these are definitely animals that could take on even the most dangerous dinos, like velociraptors.

Early primates Okay, this one might not send the same shiver down your spine.

But if you look further back into our own gene pool, there are some intimidating specimens.

Like this ancestor of ours.

Look no further than the early primate known as Dinopithecus.

These baboon-like primates lived between half a million to two and a half million years ago.

And even though they aren't huge by today's standards, at around 50 kg, they were one of the largest primates of the time.

And considering that they would have had to compete with the previous mentioned beasts and even early humans,

there's no doubt that these monkeys knew how to fend off other large predators.

Elasmatherium.

This next ancient animal might have the most beautiful and least scary-sounding name of them all.

It was known as the Siberian unicorn.

But don't be fooled, they were not rare, magical horses.

Actually, they were an ancestor to the rhinoceros.

And you better believe that they were big, and had one very large horn protruding from their head.

They were believed to have weighed around 4.5 tons.

But that didn't make them slow by any stretch.

They had long legs that allowed them to run across open grasslands at stunning speeds.

And while there isn't any evidence of one in our fossil records, it's possible that their mythologized unicorn horns measured up to 2 meters in length.

Glyptodon.

From here on out, some of the animals from the past could seem a little weird.

And in terms of a scary weirdo that might be able to give a dinosaur a run for its money, check out the armored mammal known as the glyptodon.

These were basically prehistoric armadillos, which, to be honest, makes them sound kind of cute.

Except they weren't that.

Covered in a bony armored shell, glyptodons were up to 3 m in length and weighed over a ton.

Their shell was an excellent protective shield from predators, but that's not all they had going for them.

Their tails were equipped with a spiky, club-like end that was a powerful weapon against anyone who dared step in their way.

If an ankylosaurus tried to mess with this beast, well, yeah, good luck.

Glypto would club him right in the ankles.

Giant cockroaches In today's world, cockroaches are seen as pests,

but also as a symbol of how life can survive even in the grossest, least hospitable conditions.

Well, their prehistoric ancestors took resilience to an entirely new level.

Approximately 359 to 299 million years ago, these critters were some of Earth's earliest inhabitants.

And okay, compared to some of the other creatures on this list, they weren't huge.

But at lengths of up to 9 cm, they were large for their time, and bigger than any roach you'd want to find in your kitchen.

And while they may not stand much of a chance against dinosaur predators, they had armored exoskeletons that would have done a pretty good job protecting them.

Yeah, good luck calling an exterminator on these bad boys.

Pulmonoscorpius Imagine a scorpion.

Okay, you're already running away screaming, but brace yourself for something even worse.

A scorpion with a tail that's bigger than you.

Yeah, that's the nightmare reality of the pulmonoscorpius.

Using this gigantic tail, they could deliver a deadly venomous sting.

Not to mention they could attack and grab enemies with their imposing pincers.

With most dinosaurs, you need to worry about confronting a towering beast with massive teeth.

But with this giant scorpion, you need to worry about all that, and the potential that they could poison you.

Yikes!

Any creature that co-existed with them about 300 million years ago would have been best to steer clear of these killer scorpions.

Okay, these are a lot of terrifying creatures, but would they have actually stood a chance against some of the most fearsome dinosaurs?

Which ones were those again?

Well, that's a story for another What If?

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“8 Ancient Animals Scarier Than Dinosaurs”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：dinosaur, creature, predators, beast, massive。這段影片共有 88 個句子、1205 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 8:30。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 142 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 76% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
dinosaur 名詞	/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/	恐龍 /恐龍
predator 名詞	/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/	掠食者, 天敵 /天敵
weigh 動詞	/weɪ/	稱重 /稱重
ancestor 名詞	/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/	祖先
mammoth 名詞	/ˈmæməθ/	猛獁 /猛獁, 長毛象 /長毛象
prehistoric 形容詞	/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/	史前的
primate 名詞	/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/	靈長目動物 /靈長目動物, 靈長目 /靈長目
scorpion 名詞	/ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/	蠍子 /蠍子
gigantic 形容詞	/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/	巨大的
armor 名詞	/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/	盔甲, 鐵甲 /鐵甲
horn 名詞	/hɔɹn/	гә, җүә
fearsome 形容詞	/ˈfɪɹsəm/	可怕的
intimidate 動詞	/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/	威脅 /威脅, 恐嚇 /恐嚇
unicorn 名詞	/ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn/	獨角獸 /獨角獸
apex 名詞	/ˈeɪ.pɛks/	頂 /頂, 尖

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
check out 動詞	退房
run away 動詞	逃跑

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was known · be fooled · were believed
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	have ever existed · have actually stood

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 13 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 weren't, aren't, didn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: mammoth /ˈmæməθ/, tooth /tuθ/, mythologize /mɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪz/, thrive /θɹajv/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, flesh /flɛʃ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/, ankylosaurus /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/, armadillo /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/, exterminator /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: curve /kɚv/, herbivore /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/, shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, velociraptor /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/, venomous /ˈvɛnəməs/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: mammoth /ˈmæməθ/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, primate /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/, gigantic /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: ankylosaurus /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/, armadillo /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/, battleground /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/, fiercely /ˈfɪɹsli/, velociraptor /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 dinosaur, predator, weigh 這類單詞。

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