the cambrian explosion

基本解释

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.
在寒武纪大爆发时期，主要生物种群的祖先在极短的时间内相继出现，布尔吉斯叶岩就是在这之后的不久形成的。
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.
一些乐观的人士将这种技术的繁荣比作是5亿年前寒武纪的大爆炸，当时地球上的进化在某种程度上呈爆发态势，因为细胞已经开始完善和正常化。
To be born during this, the Cambrian Explosion—why, I couldn't imagine a better period, really.
在寒武纪生物大爆发这时候降生-我实在没法设想一个更好的时代了，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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