Mesozoic names a long stretch of Earth's past, from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago.

Mesozoic names a long stretch of Earth's pastMesozoic指的是地球歷史上一段很長的時期 from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago大約從兩億五千萬年前到六千五百萬年前

This is the age of the dinosaurs. Birds appear. Plants with flowers start to grow. The land and the seas slowly become a world we would half-recognise.

This is the age of the dinosaurs這是恐龍的時代 Birds appear鳥類出現了 Plants with flowers start to grow開花植物開始生長 The land and the seas slowly become a world we would half-recognise陸地和海洋漸漸變成一個我們多少認得出來的世界

Scientists cut Earth's story into big chapters. The Mesozoic is the middle chapter of the time when animal life leaves an easy trail in the rocks. Before it comes the Paleozoic; after it comes the Cenozoic, the chapter we still live in. Inside the Mesozoic sit three smaller ages: Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous.

Scientists cut Earth's story into big chapters科學家把地球的歷史切成幾個大章節 The Mesozoic is the middle chapter of the time when animal life leaves an easy trail in the rocksMesozoic是「動物在岩石裡留下明顯痕跡」這段時期裡的中間章節 Before it comes the Paleozoic在它之前是Paleozoic（古生代） after it comes the Cenozoic, the chapter we still live in在它之後是Cenozoic（新生代），也就是我們現在還活在其中的章節 Inside the Mesozoic sit three smaller agesMesozoic裡面又分成三個比較小的時期 Triassic, Jurassic, CretaceousTriassic（三疊紀）、Jurassic（侏羅紀）、Cretaceous（白堊紀）

Films often say 'Jurassic' for all dinosaurs; though actually Jurassic is only the middle slice.

Films often say 'Jurassic' for all dinosaurs電影常常用「Jurassic」來泛指所有恐龍 though actually Jurassic is only the middle slice但其實Jurassic只是中間那一段而已

The chapter ends with a famous dying-out, often linked to a huge rock from space. The giant dinosaurs disappear. Though actually, birds are still here, and many scientists now say birds are dinosaurs — so 'the dinosaurs all died' is a clean sentence that is not quite true.

The chapter ends with a famous dying-out這個章節是以一次很有名的大滅絕結束的 often linked to a huge rock from space常被認為跟一顆從太空來的巨大岩石有關 The giant dinosaurs disappear巨大的恐龍就此消失 Though actually, birds are still here不過鳥類其實還在 many scientists now say birds are dinosaurs現在很多科學家會說鳥類其實就是恐龍 so 'the dinosaurs all died' is a clean sentence that is not quite true所以「恐龍全滅絕了」這句話雖然講起來乾脆，但並不完全正確

You will see Mesozoic in science books and museum signs, usually as Mesozoic Era. It is a specialist word, not café talk, but school texts use it. Capital M.

You will see Mesozoic in science books and museum signs你會在科學書籍和博物館的說明牌上看到Mesozoic這個字 usually as Mesozoic Era通常寫成Mesozoic Era It is a specialist word, not café talk這是個專業用字，不是聊天會用到的字 but school texts use it但學校課本裡會用 Capital M字首M要大寫