the cambrian explosion

基本解釋

The Burgess Shale came soon after a period of time known as the Cambrian explosion, when most major groups of complex animals arose over a surprisingly short period.
在寒武紀大爆發(fā)時期，主要生物種群的祖先在極短的時間內相繼出現(xiàn)，布爾吉斯葉巖就是在這之后的不久形成的。
Some excited people have likened this technological upheaval to the Cambrian explosion 500m years ago, when evolution on Earth speeded up in part because the cell had been perfected and standardised.
一些樂觀的人士將這種技術的繁榮比作是5億年前寒武紀的大爆炸，當時地球上的進化在某種程度上呈爆發(fā)態(tài)勢，因為細胞已經(jīng)開始完善和正?；?。
To be born during this, the Cambrian Explosion—why, I couldn't imagine a better period, really.
在寒武紀生物大爆發(fā)這時候降生-我實在沒法設想一個更好的時代了，真的。

Usually, these things happens in what seems like moments (traditional bank runs) or on the scale of eons (the Cambrian explosion).
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