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The piece of meat processed by the more recent human ancestor
在晚些出现的人类祖先咬过的肉上
has a hole virtually all the way through it,
可以清楚地看到一个几乎穿透的洞
whereas the piece of meat processed by Australopithecus
而南方古猿咬过的肉上
barely has an indentation.
几乎未留痕迹
The teeth of our meat-eating ancestors
我们食肉祖先的牙齿
had become smaller and sharper,
已变得更小 更锋利
just like our own.
就像我们的牙一样
Evidence reveals that the eating of meat
证据显示 食肉永远地改变了
changed our evolution forever.
我们的进化历程
Our ancestors learnt to hunt,
我们的祖先学会了打猎
developed sharper teeth,
进化出了更锋利的牙齿
and, above all, grew bigger brains.
特别是 更大的大脑
But if meat provided a powerful impetus for change,
若肉类为这种改变提供了强大推动力
it was nothing compared to what happened next.
相比接下来发生的 它就微不足道了
Cooking is huge.
烹饪作用巨大
I think it's arguably the biggest increase
我认为在整个生命长河之中
in the quality of the diet in the whole of the history of life.
它带来了饮食质量的最大飞跃
Cooked food lights up all our senses.
熟食唤醒了我们所有感官
The smell, the sight,
嗅觉 视觉
the touch
触觉
and of course, the taste
当然还有味觉
are amongst the great pleasures of existence.
都沉浸在极大的愉悦之中

重点解释

Our ancestors learnt to hunt,我们的祖先学会了打猎

learn to学习

I must learn to snatch at every chance to meet him.

我必须学会抓住一切机会同他见面。

A mountaineer must learn to stand the gaff.

一个登山运动员必须学会吃苦。

it was nothing compared to what happened next.相比接下来发生的它就微不足道了

compare to把 ... 比作

Compare to other vehicle, car is really quite convenient.

同其他车辆相比，汽车确实很方便。

Can you tell me how this compare to that?

你能告诉我这个和那个比较起来如何？

Cooked food lights up all our senses.熟食唤醒了我们所有感官

light up点亮； 照亮；点燃

We had to light up very early in winter.

冬天我们得早些点灯。

Let us light up the world with our brainchild!

让我们的色彩为世间增添欢笑。