Eventually, these connect to the carapace by sutures.

并最终与背甲边缘连接起来。

So it becomes almost like a protective carapace over the surface of the polymer.

它几乎就像一个保护性的甲壳覆盖在聚合物的表面上。

The outer layer of skin cells produces the scales, known as scutes, that cover the carapace.

最外层的皮肤细胞长成鳞甲，将背甲覆盖住。

In the state of Maine you can't keep a lobster that's over five inches on the carapace.

在缅因州，你不能捕捉甲壳长度超过五英寸的龙虾。

I also saw immense carapaces more than fifteen feet in diameter.

我还看到了直径超过十五英尺的巨大甲壳。

Puentemys, that had a carapace some 1 and a half meters across.

名叫 Puentemys 的海龟，其甲壳宽约 1 米半。

A ring of bone solidifies the carapace’s edges.

一圈骨头巩固了甲壳的边缘。

And it becomes a sort of protective carapace, too.

它也成为一种保护性甲壳。

By the time Christmas Eve arrived, I had grown a hard shell, a carapace.

平安夜到来时，我已经长出了一个坚硬的外壳，一个甲壳。

And it didn't have a carapace It was a shell-less turtle!

而且它没有甲壳 是一只无壳的乌龟！