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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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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“8 Ancient Animals Scarier Than Dinosaurs”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：dinosaur, creature, predators, beast, massive。这段视频共有 88 个句子、1205 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 8:30。说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 142 个词，很适合跟读。只有 76% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
dinosaur 名词	/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/	恐龍 /恐龙
predator 名词	/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/	掠食者, 天敵 /天敌
weigh 动词	/weɪ/	稱重 /称重
ancestor 名词	/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/	祖先
mammoth 名词	/ˈmæməθ/	猛獁 /猛犸, 長毛象 /长毛象
prehistoric 形容词	/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/	史前的
primate 名词	/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/	靈長目動物 /灵长目动物, 靈長目 /灵长目
scorpion 名词	/ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/	蠍子 /蝎子
gigantic 形容词	/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/	巨大的
armor 名词	/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/	盔甲, 鐵甲 /铁甲
horn 名词	/hɔɹn/	гә, җүә
fearsome 形容词	/ˈfɪɹsəm/	可怕的
intimidate 动词	/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/	威脅 /威胁, 恐嚇 /恐吓
unicorn 名词	/ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn/	獨角獸 /独角兽
apex 名词	/ˈeɪ.pɛks/	頂 /顶, 尖

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
check out 动词	退房
run away 动词	逃跑

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	was known · be fooled · were believed
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	have ever existed · have actually stood

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 13 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 weren't, aren't, didn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“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/
长单词——注意重音位置: prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/, ankylosaurus /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/, armadillo /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/, exterminator /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: curve /kɚv/, herbivore /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/, shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, velociraptor /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/, venomous /ˈvɛnəməs/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: mammoth /ˈmæməθ/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, primate /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/, gigantic /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: ankylosaurus /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/, armadillo /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/, battleground /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/, fiercely /ˈfɪɹsli/, velociraptor /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 dinosaur, predator, weigh 这类单词。

什么是跟读法？

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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