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Surely the first thing that happened in the change to a modern kind of diet
飲食方式向現代化的轉變 最初肯定是這樣的
was when people controlled fire
人們學會了控制火源
and then probably just accidentally dropped food in it.
然后很可能是無意間 將食物掉進火里
And then they'd have tried that food
接著 他們嘗了嘗火燒過的食物
and they'd have found it was delicious.
發(fā)現它們美味可口
That set us off on a whole new direction,
從此人類有了新的進化方向
because the acquisition of cooking
因為如果說學會烹飪
was probably the most important increase
有可能是人類歷史上
in the quality of diet in the history of life,
飲食質量最重要的提高
but certainly in the history of human evolution.
那在人類進化史上 這點毋庸置疑
Many scientists do not agree that cooking
許多科學家都認為烹飪
could have been the cause of such a dramatic step.
不可能帶來如此引人注目的飛躍
They think that the ability to adapt to new environments
他們認為適應新環(huán)境
and to interact successfully with those around them
以及與環(huán)境和諧共存的能力
are also important influences.
也都是重要的影響因素
One of the major ideas is
他們的主要觀點之一就是
that we evolved our large, complex brains
我們進化出大而復雜的大腦
to cope with our social environment.
以適應社會環(huán)境的變化
What we find in primate societies
在靈長類動物社群中 我們發(fā)現
is not necessarily the biggest, strongest individuals
最高大 最強壯的個體
which have the highest reproductive success,
不一定是最高產的
it's often the cleverest -
但常是最聰明的
those that can manipulate others, form coalitions
它們能夠操縱其他同類 建立聯盟
and get themselves into a higher position of social standing.
以提高自己的社會地位
