Lichtman changed his prediction after the pandemic and social unrest.

在新冠疫情和社会动荡之后，利希特曼改变了他的预测。

Lichtman: Dan was the first to scientifically describe the fossil.

Lichtman：Dan 是第一个对化石进行科学描述的人。

Lichtman: Dan didn't find the fossil.

Lichtman：Dan 没有找到化石。

Lichtman: Alicia wanted to investigate this.

Lichtman：Alicia 想对此进行调查。

Lichtman: These different lineage s—the ostriches, the rheas, the elephant birds—split roughly when Gondwana did.

Lichtman：这些不同的谱系——鸵鸟、美洲鸵、象鸟——在冈瓦纳古文明时期大致分裂了。

Lichtman: Dan named it Pelagornis sandersi in honor of Al Sanders, the unknowing keeper of this truly massive discovery.

Lichtman：Dan 将它命名为 Pelagornis sandersi 以纪念 Al Sanders，Al Sanders 是这个真正巨大发现的不知不觉的守护者。

Lichtman: But Alicia had an idea.

Lichtman：但是 Alicia 有个主意。

Lichtman: This is paleontologist and thunderbird expert Trevor Worthy.

Lichtman：我是古生物学家和雷鸟专家 Trevor Worthy。

Lichtman: This is elephant bird expert and paleontologist James Hansford … Hansford: Just absolute titans of the bird world.

Lichtman：我是象鸟专家和古生物学家 James Hansford… … Hansford：鸟类世界的绝对泰坦。

Lichtman: And if they're related to geese , I mean, we all know how terrifying geese can be.

Lichtman：如果它们与鹅有关，我的意思是，我们都知道鹅有多可怕。

Lichtman: I'm Flora Lichtman, and this is Scientific American's Science, Quickly.

Lichtman：我是 Flora Lichtman，这是《科学美国人》的科学快报。

Lichtman: This is paleontologist Sara Bertelli.

Lichtman：我是古生物学家 Sara Bertelli。

Lichtman: Dino is an avian paleontologist in Argentina, and he has a special relationship with terror birds.

Lichtman：Dino是阿根廷的一名鸟类古生物学家，他与恐鸟有着特殊的关系。

Lichtman: This bone ring method is a feather in Anusuya's cap—she developed it when she was just a fledgling Ph.D.

Lichtman：这种骨环方法是 Anusuya 的锦上添花——她在还是一名初出茅庐的博士时就开发了它。

Lichtman: I'm Flora Lichtman, with Scientific American's Science, Quickly, and this is Episode Two of my homage to Earth's real big birds.

Lichtman：我是 Flora Lichtman，来自《科学美国人》的 Science，Quickly，这是我向地球上真正的大鸟致敬的第二集。

" Benghazi certainly doesn't help the president. And if the vote really is one or two votes, the influence of Benghazi could be a tip point, " Lichtman said.

“班加西当然帮不上总统的忙，如果投票只是一两张，那么班加西的影响是微乎其微的。”