历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集03:天生的运动健将

Every man alive today shares a portion of his DNA.

如今每个人都有着他的部分基因

Two inches taller than a modern american,

他比现代的美国人高两英寸(约5厘米)

A natural athlete, a born hunter.

是天生的运动健将和猎手

This is his home.

这里是他的家园

The Rift Valley of East Africa.

东非大裂谷

A fertile laboratory for life.

是一座丰富的生命研究室

In his sights, a thousand pounds of meat.

在他的眼中 这是一千磅的肉

Enough to feed his family of six for a month.

足够他一家六口吃上一个月

Soon there will be seven,

不就他们就会迎来第七个家庭成员

The woman he shares his life with

与他共度一生的女人

Is expecting their first child.

正迎来自己第一个孩子的降临

Stereoscopic vision to accurately judge distance.

立体的视觉让他们准确判断距离

Dexterous hands.

他们还有一双灵巧的手

Speed on two legs.

两条速度惊人的腿

But he has none of the natural weapons

但是他没有非洲其他捕食者

of Africa's other predators.

所拥有的天然武器

He can't outrun a cheetah.

他没有猎豹的速度

Nowhere near the strength of a lion.

没有狮子的力量

Or the bone-crushing jaws of a hyena.

也没有土狼那碎骨有力的下颚

So he invents.

所以他开始发明创造

Tools make me better.

工具在手 天下我有

Weapons make me more powerful.

武器一出 谁与争锋

You have to be on two feet.

你必须双脚站立

You have to free up your hands.

腾出双手

And freeing up your hands to work with tools

而腾出双手制造武器这一举动

changes the game.

改变了游戏规则

And there's no other species on this planet

这个星球上没有任何物种比人类

that committed to weapon use and tool use like us.

对使用武器和工具更加情有独钟

重点讲解

1、share

a、股份;股票

For some months the share price remained fairly static.

有那么几个月，股票价格一直非常地稳定。

b、相互动词共享;共有;合用

the small income he had shared with his brother from his father's estate.

他兄弟二人从父亲那里继承的一小笔遗产

Two Americans will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine.

两名美国人将共同摘得今年的诺贝尔医学奖。

c、共同承担，分担，分摊(任务、责任等)

You can find out whether they are prepared to share the cost of the flowers with you...

你可以弄清楚他们是否愿意和你一起分担买花的费用。

The republics have worked out a plan for sharing control of nuclear weapons.

一些共和国已经制订出共同控制核武器的计划。

d、同意;和…观点一致;赞同

We share his view that business can be a positive force for change...

我们同意他的观点，认为商业可以是促进变革的一种积极力量。

Prosperity and economic success remain popular and broadly shared goals.

经济繁荣昌盛一直是各国普遍追求的共同目标。

2、Dexterous

（双手）灵巧的，熟练的

As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.

随着年龄的增长，人通常会变得不再那么手巧。

a dextrous blues pianist.

指法纯熟的布鲁斯钢琴演奏者