历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集08:巨大的飞跃

Wolves are ruthlessly efficient pack hunters.

狼是高效冷酷的杀手

Just like us.

和我们一样

In this frozen world,

在这个天寒地冻的世界里

mankind makes a great leap forward.

人类有了巨大的飞跃

Fire turns caves into homes.

火的诞生使洞穴变了家

We sharpen animal bones into the first needles,

我们第一次将动物的骨头磨成针

And make tailored clothes for the first time.

也是第一次剪裁成衣

Clothing for us is fashion,

衣服对于我们来说是种时尚

but for a man in the Ice Age, you have to keep your skin warm,

但对生活在冰河世纪的人们而言 你得保暖

you have to maintain a microclimate against your skin.

你得保持局部气候的温暖

And if you don't, you start to fall apart.

如果不这样 就会面临死亡

On the walls of the cave,

在洞穴的墙上

The most uniquely human invention of all.

出现了人类所有发明中最为独特的一种

Images of our lives and our world.

那就是我们的生命和所生活的世界的图像

Some of the first works of art.

其中有人类最早的艺术品

They're saying, "I lived."

它们仿佛在说"我曾存在过"

"I have a sense of my own identity. I am somebody."

"我是有身份的人 我是个人物"

That's really the beginning of humans

这实际上是人类

moving farther away from our animal roots

渐渐脱离我们作为动物的本来特性

into a new kind of creature.

而进化成一种新生物的起点

It might have been the first example of individuality.

也许这就是最早的个性的体现

We know we survived that period.

我们知道我们闯过了那段艰难时期

But it's good see tangible physical evidence of that.

但能看到有形的实体证据真是太好了

重点讲解

1、maintain

a、维持;保持

The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.

这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.

要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。

b、断言;宣称;坚称

He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.

他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

Prosecutors maintain no deal was made.

原告坚持说不存在任何交易。

c、保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）

The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.

要求采取行动确保标准维持在尽量高的水平上。

d、维修;保养

The house costs a fortune to maintain...

维修这幢房子花销不菲。

2、against

a、紧靠；倚；碰

She leaned against him.

她紧靠着他。

On a table pushed against a wall there were bottles of beer and wine.

在一张靠墙的餐桌上有啤酒和葡萄酒。

b、反对（计划、政策、制度等）

Taxes are unpopular — it is understandable that voters are against them.

税收不受欢迎——选民们反对是可以理解的。

Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment.

琼极力反对进行药物治疗。

c、与…竞争；与…对阵

The tour will include games against the Australian Barbarians.

这次巡回赛将包括和澳大利亚野人队的比赛。

Billy Hardy has pulled out of his second fight against Noel Carroll after a training accident.

一次训练事故之后，比利·哈迪退出了和诺埃尔·卡罗尔的第二次比赛。