A tourist was visiting New Mexico and was amazed at the dinosaur bones lying about.
How old are these bones? the tourist asked an elderly Native American, who served as a guide.
Exactly one hundred million and three years old.
How can you be so sure? inquired the tourist.
Well, replied the guide, a geologist came by here and told me these bones were one hundred million years old, and that was exactly three years ago.
一位游客在新墨西哥游览。他对随处可见的恐龙化石甚感惊奇。
这些化石有多长的历史?游客问一个上了年纪的当地美国人。他是作向导的。
整整十亿零三年了。
你怎么这么肯定?游客问道。
哦,向导回答道,一个地质学家来过这儿,他告诉我说这些化石有十亿年了,再加上那是整整三年前的事了。
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