Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's very satisfying to see so many of you here.
各位女士各位先生,早上好,在这里见到你们大家使人感到非常满意。
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.
即使是在最有利的环境中,死去的生物中也只有一小部分能在开始腐烂前,或更可能在被食腐动物吃掉之前,被这样保存下来。