单词australopithecus
n.: 南方古猿（一百万年前生活在非洲，与人类和类人猿相似）
网络: 南方古猿属；南猿；南猿属
南方古猿（一百万年前生活在非洲，与人类和类人猿相似）:
a creature similar to humans and apes that existed over one million years ago in Africa
南方古猿属
Australopithecus was a group of early hominids that is reckoned to be the ancestral genus of Homo, to which modern man belongs.
南方古猿是早期原始人类的一部分，被认为是祖先人种，现代人就由此而来。
The consensus had been that habilis was a transitional form between Australopithecus and Homo erectus.
人们一致认为“能人”是南方古猿和直立人之间的过渡物种。
But White would say there"s a better question to ask: Would it be possible to derive Australopithecus from Ardipithecus parts?
但怀特表示，还有一种更好的提问方式，即我们能否从地猿派生出南猿？
Lucy, also found in Africa, thrived a million years after Ardi and was of the more human-like genus Australopithecus.
同样在非洲出土的“露西”化石，年代比“阿蒂”晚100万年，属于与人类更相近的南方古猿。
On one side of that date in the fossil timeline are the various species of Australopithecus, the first great apes to walk on two feet.
在化石时间轴的一端是一些属于南方古猿的物种，南方古猿是首次通过双脚直立行走的类人猿（Greatapes）。
Many anthropologists attribute the Laetoli prints to Australopithecus afarensis, the species that includes the partial skeleton dubbed Lucy.
许多人类学家将拉多里脚印归属为南方古猿（Australopithecusafarensis），该物种包括被命名为露西的局部骨架。
There"s nothing like a good steak. And our Australopithecus afarensis ancestors apparently felt the same way.
对于我们来说，没有什么比一块肉排更好了，显然，我们的阿法南方古猿祖先们也这样想。
She belongs to the species known as Australopithecus afarensis. You don"t need to remember that.
她属于南方古猿阿法种，你不需要记住这个。
Dart christened the fossil Australopithecus Africanus, meaning the "Southern African ape" .
达特给化石命名为非洲南猿，意即“南非类人猿”。
The most likely toolmaker is Australopithecus garhi, the name given a skull found in 1997.
石器制造者最为可能是南方奇异古猿（Australopithecusgarhi），1997年发掘出的头骨以此命名。