本日の語句です。
◆They’ve ended the age of the dinosaurs, and changed the very map of the cosmos."
They = cosmic collisions
very map = 地図そのもの
cosmos = universe
◆even those in a massive cluster,
cluster = 塊、集団。ここでは星雲を指す。
◆corresponds exactly to space.
corresponds は、the motion and placement of every single starに続く述語動詞。
◆that do the simulations,
thatはsuper computersを先行詞とする関係代名詞。
◆not the cartoons, not the imagination of astronomers or graphic artists, but what computers tell us
not 〜 but … = 〜でなくて…である
◆and turn this into captivating images.
this = what computers tell us
◆Things that really show
= Those are things that really show
things = images
◆how some life forms met their demise.
meet one’s demise = 絶滅する
◆baking it for one hour at 500 degrees.
bakingは結果をあらわす分詞構文。= and how it baked
◆But among the survivors were man's ancient ancestors,
among the survivorsという副詞句が文頭に出たため、次のS-Vが倒置している。
◆who might also have been wiped out,
might have +過去分詞 =(過去の推量を示し)〜だったかもしれない
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