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Towns change humanity's nature, as well as its destiny.
城鎮(zhèn)改變?nèi)祟惐举|(zhì)和命運(yùn)。
The farmer becomes a craftsman, trader or peddler.
農(nóng)夫變成了工匠、商人和小販。
What the Earth gives the farmer, the city dweller buys, sells or barters.
農(nóng)夫收獲,城鎮(zhèn)居民購買,或是物物交換。
Goods change hands,along with ideas.
商品交易伴隨思想交流。
Humanity's genius is to have always had a sense of its weakness.
人類的天份在于經(jīng)常洞悉自已的弱點(diǎn)。
Humans tried to extend the frontiers of their territory,but they knew their limits.
他們很想擴(kuò)張領(lǐng)土,但明白自身局限。
The physical energy and strength with which nature had not endowed them...
大自然不曾賦予他們的能量和氣力。
was found in the animals they domesticated to serve them.
他們在動(dòng)物身上找到 并馴養(yǎng)它們?yōu)榧悍?wù)。
But how can you conquer the world on an empty stomach?
空著肚子怎去征服世界？
The invention of agriculture...transformed the future of the wild animals scavenging for food...that were humankind.
農(nóng)業(yè)的發(fā)明徹底改變了到處覓食的野獸本質(zhì)成為真正的人。
Agriculture turned their history on end.
農(nóng)業(yè)改寫了人類歷史。
Agriculture was their first great revolution.
農(nóng)業(yè)是人類的第一場偉大革命。
Developed barely 8,000 to 10,000 years ago,it changed their relationship to nature.
八千至一萬年前開始,農(nóng)業(yè)改變了人類與自然的關(guān)系。
It brought an end to the uncertainty of hunting and gathering.
它終結(jié)了人類不穩(wěn)定的狩獵和采集時(shí)代。
It resulted in the first surpluses...and gave birth to cities and civilizations.
第一次有了盈余,這催生了城市和文明。
For their agriculture,humans harnessed the energy of animal species and plant life,from which they at last extracted the profits.
為了農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)。人類利用動(dòng)物或植物的能量并從中受益。
The memory of thousands of years scrabbling for food faded.
數(shù)千年艱苦覓食的記憶逐漸淡忘。
They learned to adapt the grains that are the yeast of life...to different soils and climates.
他們學(xué)會(huì)將谷類適應(yīng)不同的土壤和氣候。
They learned to increase the yield and multiply the number of varieties.
他們學(xué)會(huì)增加農(nóng)作物的收成和種類。
Like every species on Earth,the principal daily concern of all humans is to feed themselves and their family.
像地球上所有動(dòng)物。人類每天的首要任務(wù)是喂飽自已和家人。
When the soil is less generous and water becomes scarce, humans deploy prodigious efforts to mark a few arid acres.
當(dāng)土瘠水稀的時(shí)候人類要為一點(diǎn)干燥土地。
With the imprint of their labor.
而拼命勞作。
