Huxley reasoned that flying vertebrates must have been warm-blooded because flying implies a high rate of metabolism, which in turn implies a high internal temperature.

赫胥黎推断，会飞的脊椎动物一定是温血动物，因为飞行意味着较高的新陈代谢率，而新陈代谢率又意味着较高的内部温度。

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He found that, for dinosaurs weighing from a few kilograms to tonnes, the power their muscles needed was far too high for the animals to have been cold-blooded.

他发现，对体重从几公斤至几吨的恐龙来说，它们的肌肉所需要的能量极其高，是冷血动物所无法提供的。

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Most dinosaurs have erect postures and therefore it has been suggested that this indicates that they had high activity levels and were warm-blooded .

大多数恐龙也具有这样的身体姿态，说明它们具有较高的运动水平，而且是温血的。

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No firm has combined such red-blooded dedication to profit and high pay with so little appreciation of the state's generosity, in saving it from following Lehman and in propping up finance with subsidies and guarantees (which are now being reconsidered see article).

ECONOMIST: Goldman Sachs and the SEC