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Thedinosaurs（恐龙）oncelivedhappilyontheearth.But65millionyearsago,theysuddenlydiedout.Whathappenedtothem?

Scientiststhinkthatachangeintemperaturemaybetoblame.Theyhavecomeupwithlotsofideastoexplaintheendofthedinosaurs.

Themostfamousoneistheminorplanet(小行星)idea.Let’sgobacktothatday65millionyearsagotoseewhathappened.EverythingwasOKbeforealargeminorplanetsuddenlyhittheearth.Whataterriblehit!Itcausedbigfires,storms,acidrain,andevenearthquakesandvolcanoeruptions.Thehitproducedalotofdust,whichflewupintotheairandblockedthesunformonths.Theearthbecameverycoldwithoutsunlight.Theplantsdiedfirst.Thenthegrass-eatinganimalsdiedofhunger.Thenthemeat-eatinganimalscouldnotfindfoodeither.Theybegantoeateachother,butafterawhiletheydiedouttoo.Thedinosaurs,eitherplant-eatersormeat-eaters,didnotlivethroughthedisaster（灾难）.Whatasadstory!

InApril,aBritishscientistthoughtofanewideaaboutthedeathofthedinosaurs.

Hethinksthataftertheminorplanethittheearth,thetemperaturechangeleftmoredinosaurboysthangirls!Withoutenoughfemaledinosaurstohatchtheeggs,thedinosaurpopulationbecamesmallerandsmaller.

Esopwasaverycleverman.helivedinGreecemanyyearsago.

Onedayavisitoraskedhim,"Kindman,canyoutellmehowlongitwilltakemetogettotown?"

"Go!"Esopanswered.

"IknowImustgo,"saidthevisitor,"butIwanttoknowhowsoonIcangetthere."

"Go!"Esopshoutedathim.

Thevisitorwasangry."Thismanmustbemad,"hethought.Thenhewalkedon.SuddenlyheheardEsopshouting."Youwillgetthereintwohours!"

Thevisitorturnedbackandasked,"Whydidnotyouyellmethatbefore?""HowcouldItellyouthatbefore?"answeredEsop."Ididnotknowhowfastyoucouldwork."

Strangethingshappenfromtimetotimewhenyoutravelbecausepeopledivide（划分）theearthintotwenty-fourtimezones（时区）,onehourapart．Youcanhavedayswithmoreorfewerthantwenty-fourhours,andweeksmoreorlessthansevendays．Ifyoumakeafive-daytripacrosstheAtlanticOcean（大西洋）,yourshipentersadifferenttimezoneeveryday．Asyouentereach