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How does the blue whale compare in size to the largest known dinosaurs that ever lived? 藍鯨與曾經生活過的已知最大恐龍相比,體型如何?

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  1. A It is smaller than most medium-sized herbivorous dinosaurs. 它比大多數中型草食性恐龍還要小
  2. B It is roughly the same size as a Tyrannosaurus rex. 它的體型大致與暴龍相當
  3. C It is larger and heavier than any known dinosaur to have ever lived on Earth. 它比地球上任何已知存在過的恐龍都要更大、更重
  4. D It is about half the length of a Brachiosaurus. 它大約是腕龍長度的一半

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It is larger and heavier than any known dinosaur to have ever lived on Earth. 它比地球上任何已知存在過的恐龍都要更大、更重。 The blue whale is the largest known animal ever to have lived on Earth—heavier even than giant sauropods like Argentinosaurus. 藍鯨是地球上有史以來已知最大的動物——甚至比阿根廷龍等巨大蜥腳類恐龍還要重 The blue whale is vastly larger than medium-sized dinosaurs. 藍鯨比中型恐龍大得多 A T-rex was around 12 meters long and weighed about 8–9 tons, whereas a blue whale can reach over 30 meters and 150+ tons. 暴龍長約12公尺、重約8-9噸,而藍鯨可以達到30公尺以上、體重超過150噸。 A blue whale can rival or exceed the length of the longest sauropods while being significantly heavier. 藍鯨的長度可以匹敵甚至超過最長的蜥腳類恐龍,同時重量更重。

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