A brontosaurus is a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a small head, a very long neck, a long heavy body, and a long tail. The name was built to mean thunder lizard, from the idea that something so big would shake the ground when it walked. Children know it from toys, picture books, and films; it is the classic long-necked giant.

A brontosaurus雷龍 is是 a huge plant-eating dinosaur一種巨大的草食恐龍 with a small head有小小的頭 a very long neck非常長的脖子 a long heavy body又長又重的身體 and a long tail還有長長的尾巴 The name這個名字 was built to mean thunder lizard本來的意思是雷之蜥蜴 from the idea that something so big would shake the ground when it walked因為這麼大的動物走路時會震動地面 Children小朋友 know it from toys, picture books, and films會從玩具、繪本和電影認識牠 it is the classic long-necked giant牠是那種經典的長頸巨獸

Though actually, the tidy school picture is tidier than the science. For many years specialists said Brontosaurus was not a separate dinosaur at all, only another name for Apatosaurus; later some researchers argued the old name should come back. In ordinary talk, people still say brontosaurus for that famous shape, and they are understood.

Though actually不過其實 the tidy school picture課本上那個整整齊齊的形象 is tidier than the science比科學上的實際情況要工整 For many years有很多年 specialists said專家都說 Brontosaurus was not a separate dinosaur at all雷龍根本不是獨立的一種恐龍 only another name for Apatosaurus只是雷龍屬的另一個名字 later後來 some researchers argued有些研究者主張 the old name should come back應該把舊名字用回來 In ordinary talk在日常說法裡 people still say brontosaurus大家還是會說brontosaurus for that famous shape來指那個有名的體型 and they are understood而且別人聽得懂

The usual plural in everyday English is brontosauruses; brontosauri sounds more Latin and a bit showing-off.

The usual plural in everyday English日常英文裡常見的複數 is brontosauruses是brontosauruses brontosauribrontosauri這種說法 sounds more Latin and a bit showing-off聽起來比較拉丁文、有點在炫耀