历史频道《人类:我们的故事》第一集10:农耕之母

Snow turns to rain.

雪融化成雨

Four hundred generations ago, in the Middle East,

在人类四百代以前的中东

A woman whose name we'll never know,

一位我们从未得知其名的女性

Nurtures into life the future of humanity.

将培植技术带进了人类未来的生活

Scientists call her: our farming mother.

科学家们把称她为:我们的农耕之母

What she invents changes the pace of the human story,

她的创造改变了人类故事的进程

Gives rise to cities,

带来了城市

New technology, science and empires.

新技术 科学和国家的兴起

But also crime, poverty, disease...and war.

但同时 也带来了犯罪 穷困 疾病和战争

10,000 years ago, in the fertile hills of the Middle East,

一万年以前 在中东富饶的丘陵一带

An idea gives birth to the world we live in today.

一个想法的诞生产生了我们现如今生活的世界

Ice Age snow turns to summer rain.

冰河世纪的雪转化成夏雨

Earth is the only known planet

地球是我们已知的唯一存在

Where water exists in liquid form,

液态水的星球

Covering more than 70% of the globe

其覆盖地表超过百分之七十

And essential for life.

是生命产生必不可少的元素

重点讲解

1、Nurture

a、养育;培育

Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

父母希望知道养育孩子长大成人的最佳方法。

The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.

这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

b、发展，孕育(计划、想法等);培养(人等)

She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。

parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties.

政治观点形成于60年代的父母一辈

2、essential

a、绝对必要的;必不可少的;基本的

It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture.

将庄稼和放牧区分开绝对必要。

As they must also sprint over short distances, speed is essential.

由于他们也必须进行短跑，因此速度至关重要。

b、必需品;不可或缺之物

The flat contained the basic essentials for bachelor life.

那套公寓配有单身生活的基本必需品。

c、基本的;本质的；根本的

Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child's development.

大多数权威人士都同意，玩耍在孩子成长过程中起着非常重要的作用。

In this trial two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.

在这次审讯中，必须证明两个基本因素：动机和时机。

d、（某学科的）基础，基本知识

the essentials of everyday life, such as eating and exercise.

饮食、锻炼等日常生活的要素。

This has stripped the contest down to its essentials.

这就使比赛精简到最基本的环节。