large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland .

据说在苏格兰尼斯湖中的巨大象蛇或蛇颈龙的水生怪物。

Some claimed a series of vertebrae uncovered on the shores of Loch Ness were ` proof ` that there was a living plesiosaur in the Loch .

一些人表示，在尼斯湖岸边发现的一系列椎骨便是证据：湖内确实有活的蛇颈龙。

Nessie enthusiasts believe the creature is a plesiosaur - an aquatic reptile that appeared at the start of the Jurassic period and is widely believed to be extinct .

尼斯湖水怪迷认为，这种动物应该是一种蛇颈龙。蛇颈龙是一种水生爬行动物，生活在侏罗纪初期，很多人认为它们早已灭绝。

Excited archaeologists discovered the Loch Ness-style creature on the beach and have spent months piecing together a giant jigsaw composed of dozens of old bones to reveal the12ft-long plesiosaur .

考古学家正是在侏罗纪海岸的石灰石岩中发现了类似尼斯湖怪的生物化石，这令他们兴奋不已。考古学家花费数月时间把数十块骨骼化石拼装起来，试图还原这只长12英尺（约3.6米）的蛇颈龙。

The fact that Mr Malick \'s Leviathan is a beached plesiosaur will draw fire from anti-Darwinians . Though “ The Tree of Life ” is a Christian film , it is not for filmgoers with narrow views .

实际上，马利克版的利维坦是一只在海滩上的蛇颈龙，这会引起反达尔文主义的不满，虽然《生命之树》是一部基督教电影，它并不会限制影迷的视野。