原文视听

Bacon and eggs for breakfast.
早餐来一份培根加蛋
Steaming roast beef for lunch.
午饭来份烤蒸牛肉
Followed by a helping of apple crumble
接着再来点苹果酥
and a dollop of fresh cream.
加上一口新鲜奶油
We all have our favourite food.
人人都有自己最爱吃的食物
It's a feast for the eyes,
那是视觉的盛筵
a temptation for the nose
是香味扑鼻的诱惑
and pure pleasure for the mouth.
是唇齿留香的享受
But it might be that what we eat has done much more to make us what we are
而饮食对于人类进化的影响之大
than anyone could possibly have imagined.
可能超乎所有人想象
Food is absolutely critical to human evolution.
饮食对人类进化 绝对有着举足轻重的作用
What is on our plate is the most direct link we have with our ancestors.
我们的盘中餐 就是我们和祖先最直接的联系
We couldn't have become the dominant creatures we are without it.
没有它们 人类就不可能进化为优势物种
From a single ingredient that transformed us forever.
本节目将从奠定人类发展史的肉食开始

重点解释

But it might be that what we eat has done much more to make us what we are而饮食对于人类进化的影响之大

much more多得多

I enjoy singing, much more listening to music.

我喜欢唱歌，更不用说听音乐了。

She is much more mobile now that she has a car.

她现在出去方便多了，她有了一辆汽车。

Food is absolutely critical to human evolution.饮食对人类进化，绝对有着举足轻重的作用

critical to... 是关键性的

Your decision is critical to our future.

你的决定对我们的将来至关重要。

She was critical to the point of rudeness.

她挑剔得近乎无礼。