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1995年9月我来到美国首都华盛顿,开始参观这里著名的博物馆群的时候,我才知道这庞大的博物馆群都属于一个已有近150年历史的史密松学会。学会有一本著名刊物《史密松》(Smithsonian),是一本高级文化综合期刊。可巧9月号的封面竟是背上坐着好几个人的一只巨大的恐龙,他正稳步行走在大街上。这使我感到惊讶,这是怎么回事?我一向对恐龙很感兴趣,迫不及待地打开杂志后才知道这是科学家和美术家合作描述远古恐龙的一本科幻著作中的插图。这本书曾在《纽约时报》的畅销书栏目中保持久售不衰的记录,以百万册的销售量递增。这时我才感觉到美国恐龙热的温度的确是很高的。这又使我回忆起不久前我在纽约参观美国自然博物馆时的情景。这个馆可能是美国最大的恐龙研究、教育和普及中心。它的恐龙展厅经过重大修改于1995年6月重新开放,我在时正好赶上参观
When I first came to Washington, the capital of the United States in September 1995, to visit the famous museum complex here, I learned that this huge museum complex belonged to the Smithsonian Institution, which has a history of nearly 150 years. Learn to have a famous publication “Smithsonian” is a comprehensive journal of advanced culture. The clever September cover is actually a huge dinosaur sitting on the back of several people, he is walking steadily in the street. It surprised me, what happened? I was so interested in dinosaurs that I could not wait to open the magazine until I realized that this was an illustration of a science-fiction book in which scientists and artists collaborated on ancient dinosaurs. This book has maintained an indefinite record in the New York Times bestseller column, increasing by millions in volume. At this moment, I just realized that the temperature of dinosaurs in the United States is indeed very high. This in turn reminds me of my recent visit to the Museum of Natural History in New York. This pavilion may be the largest dinosaur research, education and popularization center in the United States. Its dinosaur exhibition hall was reopened after a major revision in June 1995, and I was there just in time for a visit