But the real whopper was the Permian extinction of about 245 million years ago, which raised the curtain on the long age of the dinosaurs.

但是，真正厉害的是大约24500万年前的二叠纪灭绝，它为漫长的恐龙时代揭开了序幕。

I returned to my seat. The signal for raising the curtain was given. Ernest came back to his place beside me.

我回到自己的座位。舞台上几声响，演出开始。埃奈斯特回到我的身边。

In a few minutes he was sleeping the sleep of a tired, satisfied and drunken man worn out with cold and weariness. Raisky went to the window, raised the curtain, and looked out into the dark, starlit night.

几分钟后，他睡着了，就像一个疲倦、满足、醉酒的人，因寒冷和疲倦而疲惫不堪。莱斯基走到窗前，掀开窗帘，望向窗外漆黑、星光璀璨的夜空。